Olympic Sailing 2016: Dates, Start Times, TV Schedule, Live Stream

There’s no telling which way the wind will blow in Rio de Janeiro.

Sailing, which made its Olympic debut in 1900, is one of the oldest sports in the Summer Games, and 2016 should feature another intense competition. Countries will compete across several different boat classes that include windsurfers (RS:X), dinghies (laser, laser radial, finn, 470), skiffs (49er, 49er FX) and multihulls (mixed nacra 17).

Team USA holds the most overall medals in Olympic sailing history with 59, but Great Britain has won the most overall gold medals (25) and Australia captured the most medals (four, including three gold) at the 2012 Olympics in London.

Here’s how to get your sailing fix from Rio:

Live stream
NBCOlympics.com

Schedule (all times ET)
Monday, Aug. 8
Men’s RS:X, Race 1 (12:05 p.m.)
Men’s laser, Race 1 (12:05 p.m.)
Women’s RS:X, Race 1 (12:15 p.m.)
Women’s laser radial, Race 1 (12:15 p.m.)
Men’s RS:X, Race 2 (1:05 p.m.)
Women’s RS:X, Race 2 (1:15 p.m.)
Men’s laser, Race 2 (1:30 p.m.)
Women’s laser radial, Race 2 (1:40 p.m.)
Men’s RS:X, Race 3 (2:05 p.m.)
Women’s RS:X, Race 3 (2:15 p.m.)

Tuesday, Aug. 9
Men’s finn, Race 1 (12:05 p.m.)
Women’s RS:X, Race 4 (12:05 p.m.)
Women’s laser radial, Race 3 (12:05 p.m.)
Men’s laser, Race 3 (12:15 p.m.)
Men’s RS:X, Race 4 (12:15 p.m.)
Women’s RS:X, Race 5 (1:05 p.m.)
Men’s RS:X, Race 5 (1:15 p.m.)
Women’s laser radial, Race 4 (1:30 p.m.)
Men’s finn, Race 2 (1:30 p.m.)
Men’s laser, Race 4 (1:40 p.m.)
Women’s RS:X, Race 6 (2:05 p.m.)
Men’s RS:X, Race 6 (2:15 p.m.)

Wednesday, Aug. 10
Men’s finn, Race 3 (12:05 p.m.)
Mixed nacra 17, Race 1 (12:05 p.m.)
Men’s laser, Race 5 (12:05 p.m.)
Men’s 470, Race 1 (12:05 p.m.)
Women’s 470, Race 1 (12:15 p.m.)
Women’s laser radial, Race 5 (12:15 p.m.)
Mixed nacra 17, Race 2 (1:05 p.m.)
Men’s finn, Race 4 (1:30 p.m.)
Men’s laser, Race 6 (1:30 p.m.)
Men’s 470, Race 2 (1:30 p.m.)
Women’s 470, Race 2 (1:40 p.m.)
Women’s laser radial, Race 6 (1:40 p.m.)
Mixed nacra 17, Race 3 (2:05 p.m.)

Thursday, Aug. 11
Women’s 470, Race 3 (12:05 p.m.)
Men’s RS:X, Race 7 (12:05 p.m.)
Men’s finn, Race 5 (12:05 p.m.)
Mixed nacra 17, Race 4 (12:05 p.m.)
Women’s RS:X, Race 7 (12:15 p.m.)
Men’s 470, Race 3 (12:15 p.m.)
Mixed nacra 17, Race 5 (1:05 p.m.)
Men’s RS:X, Race 8 (1:05 p.m.)
Women’s RS:X, Race 8 (1:15 p.m.)
Men’s finn, Race 6 (1:30 p.m.)
Women’s 470, Race 4 (1:30 p.m.)
Men’s 470, Race 4 (1:40 p.m.)
Mixed nacra 17, Race 6 (2:05 p.m.)
Men’s RS:X, Race 9 (2:15 p.m.)
Women’s RS:X, Race 9 (2:15 p.m.)

Friday, Aug. 12
Men’s 49er, Race 1 (12:05 p.m.)
Women’s 49er FX, Race 1 (12:05 p.m.)
Women’s RS:X, Race 10 (12:05 p.m.)
Women’s laser radial, Race 7 (12:05 p.m.)
Men’s 470, Race 5 (12:05 p.m.)
Women’s 470, Race 5 (12:15 p.m.)
Men’s laser, Race 7 (12:15 p.m.)
Men’s RS:X, Race 10 (12:15 p.m.)
Women’s RS:X, Race 11 (1:05 p.m.)
Men’s 49er, Race 2 (1:05 p.m.)
Women’s 49er FX, Race 2 (1:05 p.m.)
Men’s RS:X, Race 11 (1:15 p.m.)
Women’s laser radial, Race 8 (1:30 p.m.)
Men’s 470, Race 6 (1:30 p.m.)
Women’s 470, Race 6 (1:40 p.m.)
Men’s laser, Race 8 (1:40 p.m.)
Women’s RS:X, Race 12 (2:05 p.m.)
Women’s 49er FX, Race 3 (2:05 p.m.)
Men’s 49er, Race 3 (2:05 p.m.)
Men’s RS:X, Race 12 (2:15 p.m.)

Saturday, Aug. 13
Mixed nacra, Race 7 (12:05 p.m.)
Men’s laser, Race 9 (12:05 p.m.)
Men’s finn, Race 7 (12:05 p.m.)
Men’s 49er, Race 4 (12:05 p.m.)
Women’s 49er FX, Race 4 (12:05 p.m.)
Women’s laser radial, Race 9 (12:15 p.m.)
Women’s 49er FX, Race 5 (1:05 p.m.)
Men’s 49er, Race 5 (1:05 p.m.)
Mixed nacra, Race 8 (1:05 p.m.)
Men’s finn, Race 8 (1:30 p.m.)
Men’s laser, Race 10 (1:30 p.m.)
Women’s laser radial, Race 10 (1:40 p.m.)
Women’s 49er FX, Race 6 (2:05 p.m.)
Men’s 49er, Race 6 (2:05 p.m.)
Mixed nacra, Race 9 (2:05 p.m.)

Sunday, Aug. 14
Mixed nacra, Race 10 (12:05 p.m.)
Men’s RS:X, medal race (12:05 p.m.)
Men’s finn, Race 9 (12:05 p.m.)
Women’s 470, Race 7 (12:05 p.m.)
Men’s 470, Race 7 (12:15 p.m.)
Mixed nacra, Race 11 (1:05 p.m.)
Women’s RSX, medal race (1:05 p.m.)
Women’s 470, Race 8 (1:30 p.m.)
Men’s finn, Race 10 (1:30 p.m.)
Men’s 470, Race 8 (1:40 p.m.)
Mixed nacra, Race 12 (2:05 p.m.)

Monday, Aug. 15
Men’s 49er, Race 7 (12:05 p.m.)
Women’s 49er FX, Race 7 (12:05 p.m.)
Men’s 470, Race 9 (12:05 p.m.)
Women’s laser radial, medal race (12:05 p.m.)
Women’s 470, Race 9 (12:15 p.m.)
Men’s 49er, Race 8 (1:05 p.m.)
Women’s 49er FX, Race 8 (1:05 p.m.)
Men’s laser, medal race (1:05 p.m.)
Men’s 470, Race 10 (1:30 p.m.)
Women’s 470, Race 10 (1:40 p.m.)
Women’s 49er FX, Race 9 (2:05 p.m.)
Men’s 49er, Race 9 (2:05 p.m.)

Tuesday, Aug. 16
Men’s 49er, Race 10 (12:05 p.m.)
Women’s 49er FX, Race 10 (12:05 p.m.)
Men’s finn, medal race (12:05 p.m.)
Mixed nacra 17, medal race (1:05 p.m.)
Men’s 49er, Race 11 (1:05 p.m.)
Women’s 49er FX, Race 11 (1:05 p.m.)
Women’s 49er FX, Race 12 (2:05 p.m.)
Men’s 49er, Race 12 (2:05 p.m.)

Wednesday, Aug. 17
Women’s 470, medal race (12:05 p.m.)
Men’s 470, medal race (1:05 p.m.)

Thursday, Aug. 18
Men’s 49er, medal race (12:05 p.m.)
Women’s 49er FX, medal race (1:05 p.m.)

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