Six sailors from Ontario, along with three from Wisconsin and one from Illinois are in Japan and ready for the Olympic sailing competition.
Great Lakes Now Host Ward Detwiler spoke with three of them in advance of their travels:
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Sail/Voile Canada Olympic Homepage
Links to Live Coverage:
CBC Streaming Schedule for Sailing Events: https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/summer/sailing/streaming-schedule
NBC Olympics Streaming Site for Sailing Events:
https://www.nbcolympics.com/schedule/sport/sailing
Events and Schedules for the Great Lakes Sailors – start times for sailing events are 11 p.m. ET unless noted:
Saturday, July 24: Women’s Laser Radial – Sarah Douglas (Toronto, Ontario)
Here’s more on Sarah Douglas from GLN: “From Lake Ontario to the Tokyo Olympics”
Sunday, July 25: Women’s Laser Radial – Sarah Douglas (Toronto, Ontario)
Monday, July 26: Women’s Laser Radial – Sarah Douglas (Toronto, Ontario); Men’s Finn – Tom Ramshaw (Toronto, Ontario) Women’s 49erFX – Ali ten Hove (Kingston, Ontario) and Mariah Millen (Toronto, Ontario) AND Stephanie Roble (East Troy, Wisconsin) and Maggie Shea (Wilmette, Illinois); Men’s 49er – William Jones (Jerseyville, Ontario) and Evan DePaul (Burlington, Ontario) AND Finn Rowe and Harry Melges IV (Fontana, Wisconsin)
Tuesday, July 27: Men’s Finn – Tom Ramshaw (Toronto, Ontario); Women’s 49erFX – Ali ten Hove (Kingston, Ontario) and Mariah Millen (Toronto, Ontario) AND Stephanie Roble (East Troy, Wisconsin) and Maggie Shea (Wilmette, Illinois); Men’s 49er – William Jones (Jerseyville, Ontario) and Evan DePaul (Burlington, Ontario) AND Finn Rowe and Harry Melges IV (Fontana, Wisconsin)
Wednesday, July 28: Men’s Finn – Tom Ramshaw (Toronto, Ontario); Women’s Laser Radial – Sarah Douglas (Toronto, Ontario)
Thursday, July 29: Women’s Laser Radial – Sarah Douglas (Toronto, Ontario); Women’s 49erFX – Ali ten Hove (Kingston, Ontario) and Mariah Millen (Toronto, Ontario) AND Stephanie Roble (East Troy, Wisconsin) and Maggie Shea (Wilmette, Illinois); Men’s 49er – William Jones (Jerseyville, Ontario) and Evan DePaul (Burlington, Ontario) AND Finn Rowe and Harry Melges IV (Fontana, Wisconsin)
Friday, July 30: Men’s Finn – Tom Ramshaw (Toronto, Ontario); Women’s 49erFX – Ali ten Hove (Kingston, Ontario) and Mariah Millen (Toronto, Ontario) AND Stephanie Roble (East Troy, Wisconsin) and Maggie Shea (Wilmette, Illinois); Men’s 49er – William Jones (Jerseyville, Ontario) and Evan DePaul (Burlington, Ontario) AND Finn Rowe and Harry Melges IV (Fontana, Wisconsin)
Saturday, July 31: Men’s Finn – Tom Ramshaw (Toronto, Ontario); Women’s Laser Radial – Medal Race
Sunday, Aug. 1: Women’s 49erFX and Men’s 49er – Medal Races
Tuesday, Aug. 3: Finn – Medal Race at 1:30 a.m.
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Featured image: Sailors Maggie Shea and Stephanie Roble will represent the U.S. at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Sailing)
