Dirty air is never good in sailing

Great Britain is the leading Olympic Sailing nation, a status fueled by significant funding with an elite training base along the English Channel. It was the site for Sailing at the London 2012 Olympics, but now new neighbors are causing concern:

Olympic kitesurf champion Ellie Aldridge says “no-one will want to train” at the National Sailing Academy in Dorset if an incinerator is built nearby. Plans for the energy recovery facility at Portland were agreed by the government in September but the decision is being challenged in the High Court.

Aldridge claims pollution from the plant will blow straight across the bay, where academy sailors train most of the year. Portland Powerfuel said the plant would result in cleaner air because it would allow visiting ships to use shore power rather than diesel engines. – Full report

Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Sailing Program*:
Men’s One Person Dinghy – ILCA 7
Women’s One Person Dinghy – ILCA 6
Mixed Two Person Dinghy – 470
Men’s Skiff – 49er
Women’s Skiff – 49erFX
Men’s Kiteboard – Formula Kite Class
Women’s Kiteboard – Formula Kite Class
Men’s Windsurfing – iQFOiL
Women’s Windsurfing – iQFOiL
Mixed Multihull – Nacra 17

Venue: Long Beach, CA
Dates: July 21-August 6

* World Sailing voted to keep the Paris 2024 Sailing Program for Los Angeles 2028, but the program is not final until the IOC approves all events, which usually occurs between December 2024 and January 2025. At that time, the IOC will also confirm the quota for sailing and how many medals.