It’s not unusual. Success in our sport, more so than many, is dictated by the weather, or more importantly wind and water conditions. The equipment chosen, the Athletes that each NOC choose to send, the tuning or selection of an individuals’ equipment, even the way that equipment is sailed, can all be influenced by what is expected to happen on the field of play over the weeks that sailing medals will be contested.

Some nations spend massive time and resources on weather forecasting, and some nations even send boats out onto the race courses months before the event in order to beef up their data on the area.

The Athens Organizing Committee (ATHOC) will be providing a forecasting service throughout the months of July and August courtesy of the Hellenic National Meteorological Service. As well as this service, details of the weather and historical data on Athens and the sailing area is readily available from a number of sources.