470 Etimes Issue: November 2008

LONDON 2012 MALCOLM PAGE —GIVE A MONTH, AND I WILL SAY MORE. I CANNOT TELL WITH WHOM, BUT IT WILL BE DEFINITELY IN 470S“ LOBKE BERKHOUT —I HAVE NO DESIRE TO SAY GOOD- BYE AND LEAVE IT ALL BEHIND ME“ - —MY FIRST THOUGHTS ARE WITH THE 470S“ 470 ETIMES ISSUE: NOVEMBER 2008 —Photo: Getty Images WWW.470.ORG 470 ETIMES The eTimes is the official ezine of 470 Internationale. All rights reserved © DISTRIBUTION - National Class Associations - Sailing Federations VICTOR KOVALENKO : “ I CHALLENGE ANYONE TO MENTION ME - 470 sailors & spectators - (Sailing) Sport Media OTHER OLYMPIC SPORTS PERFORMED BY WOMEN WHERE 33 COUNTRIES The 470 eTimes is distributed ARE REPRESENTED IN A WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP“ :: PAGE 2/3 through 470 Internationale‘s emailing list, and through the official 470 Class web site: www.470.org 470 INTERNATIONALE SAILORS‘ SUPPORT PRORAMMES ETIMES INDEX INTERVIEW VICTO R KO VALENKO 4 YEARS SUPPORT TO ASPIRED ATHLETES PHOTOGRAPHY ñ INTERVIEW MALCO LM PAGE In total, over the 4 years, 39 crews from 25 countries have been helped With many thanks to: ñ INTREVIEW LO BKE BERKH O U T through the 470 Internationale‘s Sailors‘ Support Programmes. - David Bell - Getty Images ñ 470 INTERNATIO NALE ñ MASTER’S CU P ñ INVITIO N TO CU RACAO :: PAGE 5/7 DITORIAL ñ 470 ATH LETES E : If you have any publications, articles or information for the 470 470 ATHLETES World‘s best performing Men‘s and Women‘s Two eTimes, please contact [email protected] Top players in the international 470 person Dinghy Sailors, Olympic medalists and three times World Champions look into the future onto class. Why do they race and what ADVERTISEMENTS makes them go for more? Maybe you London 2012. For advertisements, or information can learn something from them for MALCOLM PAGE about advertisements, please your own racing! —Give a month, and I will say more. I cannot tell with contact: [email protected] whom, but it will be definitely in 470s“ - Page 3 In this issue an interview with NEXT ISSUE: Sylvia Vogl (AUT), and future athlete LOBKE BERKHOUT FEBRUARY 2008 Tina Lutz (GER) —I have no desire to say goodbye and leave it all Editorial deadline: 20 January 2008 behind me“ - —My first thoughts are with the 470s“ Page 4 Production: :: PAGE 11/12 Sailing1st.com Productions PAGE 1 INTERVIEW WITH VICTOR KOVALENKO 5 Olympic Gold Medals, 3 times Bronze, 12 World Titles / MEDAL MAKER“ VICTOR KOVALENKO HAS DONE IT AGAIN. /A sailor reaching the top in the 470 Class, can sail BY RICK V AN W IJNGAARDEN any boat or class available.“ Victor KOVALENKO added two Golden medals to his portfolio in Qingdao, now cumulated in five times Olympic Gold, three times the Bronze, not to speak of twelve World Titles and nine victories in the Open Europeans as a coach. KOVALENKO seems to have the magic ability to support an athlete to turn a dream into reality. In an interview with KOVALENKO, probably one of worlds‘ most successful —Sailing a 470 on Olympic levels requires everything that justifies a sports coaches in history, he shares experiences and thoughts since sportsman calling himself an athlete. It needs fitness, analytic abilities, Sydney 2000, and shares his vision about the Olympic sailing movement. technical and tactical skills, knowledge of equipment and aerodynamics. Besides his wish to make an athlete‘s dream come true and manage their Making speed in a 470 needs full use of brain and body. campaigns, KOVALENKO maintains his own personal ambition to raise the With all the skills and knowledge developed in a competitive 470 number of Olympic medals and titles on his name as a coach, in other campaign, one can sail any boat or class and win. words: making medals. About a month ago, Nicholas CHARBONNIER (bronze medalist Olympic No medals were brought to Australia in 2004, although Nathan WILMOT sailing regatta 2008) participated in a multihull event in Valencia and and Malcolm PAGE won their first World Title in the 470 Class just a few became second. There are so many examples of events where 470 months prior to the Olympics. sailors have been, and continue to be successful in other classes such as —We had bad luck. WILMOT and PAGE were disqualified in a race during the 49er, Star and Tornado. With the 470, these are all high the start of the event. In such a situation, you start to take risks to get performance classes. back into a position with perspective for medals. Nathan Outeridge, a very talented sailor, successful in 420‘s, continued Belinda STOWELL got sick at the start of the event, and gave the virus to in 470‘s and moved on to the 49ers and became 49er World Champion Jenny ARMSTRONG. She got sick in the final phase. this year. Of course I also have my personal objectives. Especially after Athens, Nathan WILMOT has set his mind on the Star class, and Malcolm PAGE? there was a big challenge.— KOVALENKO said. We‘ll see. And success came. In heavy conditions at the ISAF Worlds in Cascais, the I want to go on with 470‘s onto London 2012. It‘s an amazing boat and Australian men won their third World title. RECHICHI and PARKINSON my favorite class. made it to the medal race, but the power of Dutch duo DE KONING and I like one-designs. There are classes where it is difficult to buy a boat BERKHOUT, World Champions of 2006 in light conditions and now because they have significant differences, or that they are equipped with becoming undefeatable World Champions for the third time in a row, like exclusive riggings and fittings. in 2005 in heavy conditions, kept the Australian women in the shadow of predictions for Olympic Gold. The 470 is built by just a few licensed and dedicated builders, who have to be competitive to build the best boat within very small margins of One month later, WILMOT and PAGE claim the Gold medal at the last Test flexibility within the strict class rules. The boats are fitted with Event in Qingdao in the Men‘s Two Person Dinghy, as well as Elise equipment that you can buy just by walking into any store. I remember RECHICHI and Tessa PARKINSON in the Women‘s. this time where we just borrowed a mast from the Austrian team, and Victor KOVALENKO, hardly ever talking about himself, or claiming we won the race. That is sportsmanship and one-design.“ he said successes of athletes under his wings, lists the points, in his vision, what it takes a coach to support athletes on their way to success. CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE >> —When I work with people, I try to look into their minds, try to explore their unique abilities and develop those. As a coach you also need to be able to design a program, and there are a lot of criteria to take into account. The year 2007 was the toughest. We prepared to peak at two top events. A heavy wind event at the ISAF Sailing World Championships in Cascais, and a light wind event the month after at the last Test Event in Qingdao. In 2008 this was a lot easier.“ he said Five Olympic Gold Medals, three time Bronze, 12 World Titles PAGE 2 CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE >> INTERVIEW WITH VICTOR KOVALENKO INTERVIEW WITH MALCOLM PAGE CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS PAGE << KOVALENKO: —The 470 will have the Olympic status Malcolm PAGE; —Give a month, and I will say more. for Men as well as for Women for a long time, wait I cannot tell with whom, but it will be definitely in and see!“ 470‘s“ :+hen 470 sailors grow too heavy, or they need a new challenge after a successful 470 career, they have the opportunity to start a 49er campaign with all their skills and knowledge gained in 470‘s. Both classes add value, it should not be a choice. WILMOT and PAGE could be very successful in a 49er campaign, so HEAVY WIND WORRIERS, LIGHT WIND WINNERS would the COSTER brothers from The Netherlands. Nathan WILMOT and Malcolm PAGE have written history with their exceptional results in the past four years in the Men‘s 470. Gold at the The discussion about which boat is more interesting for the public is World Championships of 2004,2005 and 2007, a silver medal at the useless. The 49er medal race in Qingdao was painful! A disaster for the Worlds of 2006, and finally Gold at the Olympic Sailing Regatta in 2008. sport! Think of a Formula 1 race where all the favorite cars crash. Maybe spectacular for the public, but what is a sport without a winner It was already known that the Australian men had decided not to go on of the game itself. as a team in another Olympic campaign after Qingdao 2008. Will these sailing sport heroes leave the Olympic sailing arena? A 470 can be sailed in all conditions, light and heavy. The 470 medal races would have been very exciting in the heavy conditions of the day Malcolm PAGE; —Give a month, and I will say more. I cannot tell with of the 49er‘s medal race. Maybe only one would have capsized, and the whom, but it will be definitely in 470s“ best would have been the winner.— he said WILMOT and PAGE started sailing 470s together shortly before the Olympics of Sydney 2000, with hopes to make their Olympic debut in —What is a high performance boat for women? their home country. The 470 is! — —We had some good times together, however with ups and downs.“ —And about the 470 Women.

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