NUDE Olympic Sailing

[jl1962]

OK - You poor slobs don't deserve this but here is a GREAT shot of 2008 Olympic Gold Medalist Anna Tunnicliffe sailng her Laser off of Fort Lauderdale au naturale......

http://www.sailingworld.com/racing/olympic/naked-ambition

The shot is part of ESPN's The Body Magazine featuring 27 other female Olympians in the buff.

Anna is (and has been) a world class sailor for many years and I cannot overstate the level of conditioning required to sail any of the Olympic classes at an international level. Anna is also a favorite to medal in this year's games as well.

Enjoy (and if there is just one off color remark, I will beat the living crap out of you - or Anna will!) :wink:

:boat:

[pipnit]

That's cool! Man, it really shows what all is needed to really hike out, huh? Cool pic and really not sexy at all IMO.

BTW, I shared this with my sister who coincidentally won the Laser World's last year! (2011)

[jl1962]

Wow - that's awesome! Is Erika your sister? She's probably already seen the picture.

We hosted a very light air Laser North American Championship several years with lots of time on land to kill. The top sailors could hold a wall-sit for nearly 1 hour.

The level of training and dedication and sacrifice at this level is unreal. Hats off to all our Olympians.

[silverghost]

Now don't get too carried away and start posting similar photos of the Olympic Women's Super-Hevyweight Weight Lifting Team.
We all have enough nightmares already !


Just for fun~~~ I used to race Laser, Lightning , and the old Star One-Class boats at Ocean City Yacht Club when I was in my 20s in the 1970s.
Was not an OCYC member; but I had many friends who were club members in those days..

OCYC phased out the old Star Class boats many years ago.
I could have gotten one for almost nothing at this time.
Also saw many old wooden Limpincott-built Lasers & Lightnings sawed-up by chainsaws at this same time also.

I'd like to find an old used, & lightly abused, Lightnng, or Flying Scot, with rigging, just to use as a fun day, & afternoon, sailer today.

[jl1962]

Here you go-

Used Lightnings: http://www.lightningclass.org/marketplace/classifieds/boats.asp

Used Scots: http://www.fssa.com/node/3635

Plenty of them out there. Great daysailors.