August 17, 2019
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Day #1 Morning Report - Ready Steady Tokyo
Racing commences today at Ready Steady Toyko - Sailing as 355 athletes from 47 nations are gearing up to prepare for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in one year's time.
Racing commences today at Ready Steady Toyko – Sailing as 355 athletes from 47 nations are gearing up to prepare for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in one year’s time.
All 10 Olympic events will be in action on Day 1 of racing, with fleet sizes ranging from 20 (470 Women and RS:X Women) to 40 (Laser Radial).
With Typhoon Krosa passing through the island yesterday, today will see extropical cyclone conditions, with relatively strong south-southwesterly winds gradually decreasing throughout the day.
Early winds are expected to be between 16-20 knots, with gusts of up to 24, but by the time racing begins, this will have lowered to 15-17 knots, with gusts of up to 21.
In terms of sea state, this morning will start with 2.5m waves, but this will decrease to 2m and then further still to 1.5m this afternoon.
Today’s temperature is expected to be around 32°C, with possible highs of 35°C.
Racing begins at 13:00, an hour later than originally scheduled to allow for more time for the wind to die down into more suitable racing conditions.
The day’s schedule is as follows:
| Event – Class | Area | Warning | Races |
| Men’s Windsurfer – RS:X | Enoshima | 14:00 | 3 |
| Men’s One Person Dinghy – Laser | Sagami | 13:00 | 2 |
| Men’s One Person Dinghy (Heavyweight) – Finn | Fujisawa | 13:00 | 2 |
| Men’s Two Person Dinghy – 470 | Hayama | 13:00 | 2 |
| Men’s Skiff – 49er | Kamakura | 13:00 | 3 |
| Women’s Windsurfer – RS:X | Enoshima | 15:30 | 3 |
| Women’s One Person Dinghy – Laser Radial | Sagami | 13:10 | 2 |
| Women’s Two Person Dinghy – 470 | Hayama | 13:10 | 2 |
| Women’s Skiff – 49erFX | Kamakura | 15:00 | 3 |
| Mixed Multihull – Nacra 17 | Zushi | 13:00 | 3 |
EVENT WEBSITE
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ENTRIES
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