As the Summer 2012 Olympics starts in full force this weekend, a Bayport Olympic athlete and her sailing team will take to the waters of Weymouth Bay and Portland Harbour where the Games' 10 sailing contests will take place over the next two weeks.
The action for 31-year-old Debbie Capozzi, competing for the U.S. as part of the three-person Team Maclaren sailing squad in the Women's Match Racing (Elliott 6m) event, kicks off Sunday, July 29. Capozzi is one of 16 athletes representing the U.S. sailing team.
Unfortunately for local supporters and friends unable to head to London to watch, the sailing events are not being televised by NBC. But the broadcast station’s website does state that the coverage schedule could change and provides a link to keep checking.
The good news is that there are many other ways, thanks to social media tools, that can help community supporters and friends and family stay updated on Team Maclaren's progress.
Let Patch save you time. Get great local stories just like this delivered right to your inbox or smartphone everyday with our free newsletter. Fast signup here.A good place to track Capozzi and her team's performance is US Sailing Team website and the Team Maclaren website blog. Here's the latest posting:
2012 London Olympic Games Begin In Weymouth, UK
July 26, 2012
Weymouth, UK
Today was the first official practice day of the 2012 Olympic Games for the Womens Match Racing fleet. It was a beautiful day to test out the boats and our new sails. It was a very exciting day for us; a day we have been looking forward to and worked very hard for, for a long time.
Another good resource is the official US Sailing team's website.
You can follow Team Maclaren team on twitter and on its Facebook site.
And to get some background on Capozzi and her team here's a terrific indepth profile .
Quarterfinal races for Capozzi’s racing category are August 7 and August 8 with gold racing competition taking place August 11.
Here’s a quick look at sailing competition dates and times:
July 29
7:00 a.m. Men's Finn - Race 1
8:30 a.m. Men's Finn - Race 2
8:30 a.m. Women's Elliott 6m - Round Robin
July 30
7:00 a.m. Men's 49er - Race 1
7:00 a.m. Men's Laser - Race 1
7:05 a.m. Women's Laser Radial - Race 1
7:45 a.m. Men's 49er - Race 2
8:15 a.m. Men's Laser - Race 2
8:20 a.m. Women's Laser Radial - Race 2
9:00 a.m. Men's Finn - Race 3
9:00 a.m. Women's Elliott 6m - Round Robin
9:05 a.m. Men's Star - Race 3
10:15 a.m. Men's Finn - Race 4
10:20 a.m. Men's Star - Race 4
July 31
7:00 a.m. Men's Finn - Race 5
7:00 a.m. Men's 49er - Race 3
7:00 a.m. Men's RS-X - Race 1
7:00 a.m. Women's Laser Radial - Race 3
7:05 a.m. Men's Star - Race 5
7:45 a.m. Men's 49er - Race 4
7:45 a.m. Men's RS-X - Race 2
8:15 a.m. Men's Finn - Race 6
8:20 a.m. Men's Star - Race 6
8:30 a.m. Women's Elliott 6m - Round Robin
9:00 a.m. Men's Laser - Race 3
9:00 a.m. Women's RS-X - Race 1
9:05 a.m. Women's Laser Radial - Race 4
9:45 a.m. Women's RS-X - Race 2
10:15 a.m. Men's Laser - Race 4
Aug. 1
7:00 a.m. Men's RS-X - Race 3
7:00 a.m. Men's 49er - Race 5
7:00 a.m. Women's Laser Radial - Race 5
7:05 a.m. Men's Laser - Race 5
7:45 a.m. Men's RS-X - Race 4
7:45 a.m. Men's 49er - Race 6
7:15 a.m. Women's Laser Radial - Race 6
7:20 a.m. Men's Laser - Race 6
8:00 a.m. Women's RS-X - Race 3
8:00 a.m. Women's Elliott 6m - Round Robin
8:45 a.m. Women's RS-X - Race 4
Aug. 2
7:00 a.m. Men's Finn - Race 7
7:00 a.m. Men's 470 - Race 1
7:00 a.m. Men's 49er - Race 7
7:05 a.m. Men's Star - Race 7
7:45 a.m. Men's 49er - Race 8
8:15 a.m. Men's Finn - Race 8
8:20 a.m. Men's Star - Race 8
8:30 a.m. Men's 470 - Race 2
8:30 a.m. Women's Elliott 6m - Round Robin
9:00 a.m. Women's RS-X - Race 5
9:45 a.m. Women's RS-X - Race 6
11:00 a.m. Men's RS-X - Race 5
11:45 a.m. Men's RS-X - Race 6
Aug. 3
7:00 a.m. Men's Finn - Race 9
7:00 a.m. Men's Laser - Race 7
7:00 a.m. Women's 470 - Race 1
7:05 a.m. Men's 470 - Race 3
7:05a.m. Men's Star - Race 9
8:15 a.m. Men's Finn - Race 10
8:15 a.m. Women's 470 - Race 2
8:20 a.m. Men's 470 - Race 4
8:20 a.m. Men's Star - Race 10
8:30 a.m. Men's Laser - Race 8
8:30 a.m.Men's 49er - Race 9
8:35 a.m. Women's Laser Radial - Race 7
9:15 a.m. Men's 49er - Race 10
9:50 a.m. Women's Laser Radial - Race 8
10:00 a.m. Men's 49er - Race 11
Aug. 4
7:00 a.m. Men's Laser - Race 9
7:00 a.m. Women's RS-X - Race 7
7:05 a.m. Women's Laser Radial - Race 9
7:45 a.m. Women's RS-X - Race 8
8:15 a.m. Men's Laser - Race 10
8:20 a.m. Women's Laser Radial - Race 10
9:00 a.m. Men's 470 - Race 5
9:00 a.m. Men's RS-X - Race 7
9:00 a.m. Women's Elliott 6m - Round Robin
9:05 a.m. Women's 470 - Race 3
9:45 a.m. Men's RS-X - Race 8
10:15 a.m. Men's 470 - Race 6
10:20 a.m. Women's 470 - Race 4
Aug. 5
7:00 a.m. Men's 49er - Race 12
7:00 a.m. Women's RS-X - Race 9
7:45 a.m. Men's 49er - Race 13
7:45 a.m. Women's RS-X - Race 10
8:00 a.m. Men's Star - Medal Race
9:00 a.m. Men's Finn - Medal Race
9:00 a.m. Women's 470 - Race 5
9:00 a.m. Men's RS-X - Race 9
9:45 a.m. Men's RS-X - Race 10
10:30 a.m. Women's 470 - Race 6
Aug. 6
7:00 a.m. Men's 470 - Race 7
8:00 a.m. Women's Laser Radial - Medal Race
8:15 a.m. Men's 470 - Race 8
9:00 a.m. Men's Laser - Medal Race
10:00 a.m. Men's 49er - Race 14
10:45 a.m. Men's 49er - Race 15
Aug. 7
7:00 a.m. Men's 470 - Race 9
7:05 a.m. Women's 470 - Race 7
8:00 a.m. Men's RS-X - Medal Race
8:15 a.m. Men's 470 - Race 10
8:20 a.m. Women's 470 - Race 8
9:00 a.m. Women's RS-X - Medal Race
10:00 a.m. Women's Elliott 6m - QF Match #99
10:00 a.m. Women's Elliott 6m - QF Match #10
10:05 a.m. Women's Elliott 6m - QF Match #30
10:30 a.m. Women's Elliott 6m - QF Match #50
10:35 a.m. Women's Elliott 6m - QF Match #70
Aug. 8
7:00 a.m. Women's 470 - Race 9
8:00 a.m. Men's 49er - Medal Race
8:15 a.m. Women's 470 - Race 10
9:00 a.m. Women's Elliott 6m - QF Match #98
9:00 a.m. Women's Elliott 6m - QF Match #10
9:05 a.m. Women's Elliott 6m - QF Match #30
9:30 a.m. Women's Elliott 6m - QF Match #50
9:35 a.m. Women's Elliott 6m - QF Match #70
Aug. 9
7:00 a.m. Women's Elliott 6m - SF Match #50
7:00 a.m. Women's Elliott 6m - SF Match #60
7:05 a.m. Women's Elliott 6m - SF Match #80
8:00 a.m. Men's 470 - Medal Race
10:00 a.m. Women's Elliott 6m - Sail Off
10:00 a.m. Women's Elliott 6m - Sail Off
10:05 a.m. Women's Elliott 6m - Sail Off
Aug. 10
8:00 a.m. Women's 470 - Medal Race
9:00 a.m.Women's Elliott 6m - SF
9:00 a.m. Women's Elliott 6m - SF Match #10
9:05 a.m. Women's Elliott 6m - SF Match #30
Aug. 11
7:00 a.m. Women's Elliott 6m - Medal Race
7:00 a.m. Women's Elliott 6m - Bronze Match
7:00 a.m. Women's Elliott 6m - Bronze Match
8:05 a.m. Women's Elliott 6m - Gold Match
8:05 a.m. Women's Elliott 6m - Gold Match
