August 2, 2024 • 5 mins
More chances of medals tonight in the Paris games – this time in sailing.
Isaac McHardie and Will McKenzie are competing in the medal race for the men’s 49er FX.
And windsurfer Josh Armit is also poised for a medal.
Former Olympic sailor and gold medalist Barbara Kendall joined Andrew Dickens to unpack the medal chances.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
And to something a bit more cheery, more chances of
medals tonight in the Olympics, and this time it's in
the sailing disciplines. Isaac McCarty and Willim mackenzie competing in
the men's forty nine er FX the skiffs. They're in
the medal race. We've got a foiler. Josh Armatt looks
poised for possible medal. Barbara Kendall is a former Olympian
and gold gold medalist, a medal winner multiply and is
(00:24):
with us now. Hello Barbara, morning, oh afternoon.
Speaker 2 (00:28):
Not quite sure what it is there at the moment.
Speaker 1 (00:30):
This, ladies and gentlemen, is because Barbara Kendall isn't a
heity at the surfing competition of the Olympics. Now, why
are you there? You're a windsurfer, you don't need waves.
Speaker 2 (00:42):
That's correct. I actually joined the International Surfing Association as
a vice president, was elected in twenty fourteen. So I've
been here now for ten years, helping the Surfing Association
with its governance and athletes commissions and in behind the
background the whole time for ten years. And it's been
so rewarding to be here in Tahiti to watch it.
So yeah, I've been I've been a lucky one.
Speaker 1 (01:04):
How good is this wave? It's just the most perfect wave. Now, look,
we're here actually to talk about sailing because we've got
a whole lot of races tonight. Now, first we're going
to talk about Joe La and Molly Meach who can't
win a medal? Can they no points?
Speaker 2 (01:19):
Wise? It's it's quite it's impossible because the medal race
is worth double points, so and the girls that are
in front of them, even if they get maximum points
from their race races, Joe and Molly can't reach that
the metal position, which is a shame. But you know,
they have given it absolutely everything that they've got. And
even if they could win the medal race, which is
(01:40):
absolutely a possibility, that would be amazing way for them
to bow out of the competition. You know, they've had
ups and downs all through the competition. I think it
sounds like it's been quite shifty and gusty and changeable
conditions out there and hard, long days. But I know
that both of them are really strong Wahini, and they've
both got really good attitudes, and I know that they'll
(02:02):
be really looking forward to this last race for sure.
Speaker 1 (02:04):
You've been a flag bearer, so as Joe Lay, does
being a flag bearer distract?
Speaker 2 (02:11):
I know it did me, to be honest, you know
when I think back, but I was twenty eight when
I carried was the flag bearer for New Zealand and Atlanta,
and it was a bit of a distraction because you
become the team leader and the icon and a role model,
and it just puts that little bit of pressure and
expectation on. That was my opinion. I think Joe's probably
(02:32):
handled it really really well. Yeah, but it did for
me a little bit of a distraction, but it also
was an incredible honor to be a flag bearer, so
they weighed each other out really.
Speaker 1 (02:44):
Now to the forty nine Xes and this skiff, we've
got Isaac McCarty and Will mackenzie. Any chance there.
Speaker 2 (02:51):
Definitely those boys have been sailing incredibly well. They've done
a lot of work mentally, physically and technically. They've put
in some serious hours over the life four years. And
you know, the metal race sometimes has that element of luck,
and so if they've definitely got that lucky star there,
I know that they've got enough skill and speed to
be able to crack into the one of those metals
(03:11):
and that would be amazing for sailing. New Zealand sailing
really needs some metals to carry us through into the
next Olympics.
Speaker 1 (03:18):
And finally, I want to move on to the foiling. Now,
the foiling replaces your event, which was the sail boarding
or the windsurfing as we knew it on a board.
Now they're actually they've got a parachute and wires and
they're on a foil. It's bizarre quite a part.
Speaker 2 (03:31):
It's still exactly like windsurfing, so it's exactly windsurfing. They
just have the foils underneath. It's the it's the kite
foiling that has the parachute.
Speaker 1 (03:40):
This is good to know. This is why you're on
the program, by the way.
Speaker 2 (03:45):
So there's four classes. There's four so there's two classes.
One is kite foiling, which is the parachute on the
wires and they're on tiny little boards with foils. And
then there's windsurfing, which is exactly what I did, but
they're on foils and going as fast as what we
used to go.
Speaker 1 (04:01):
Would you have been able to cope with the foils?
Speaker 2 (04:04):
Oh, I would have loved I would have loved. I would.
I would love to have done it. I'd love to
live my whole Olympic career again. It's such a blast.
I've actually I do foil myself on a on a
smaller board and winging it's called and the speed and
the freedom and the quietness of flying above the water
is incredible. So yes, I love these new these new,
(04:27):
this new equipment.
Speaker 1 (04:28):
This interview is going far too long because it's far
too much fun, and I've got to finish it off
by saying we've got to foiler Josh Ammittt who will
advance directly into the semi finals. So this is looking good, this.
Speaker 2 (04:38):
Is looking really good. But v also has a chance
because and the metal race is very different to the
IQ foiling, and even if you're in tenth place, because
the scores go to zero for everybody coming into the
final races, and we have three semi final, two semi
finals and then a final, and so the girl who
got tenth could actually work her way all the way
(04:59):
through to face the top three and then take a
metal still, so it's up to anybody in the IQ foil.
It's a different format to other sailing.
Speaker 1 (05:07):
Fantastic, really looking forward to it. And it's been a
delight talking to you, Barbara, Thank you so much.
Speaker 2 (05:12):
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And to something a bit more cheery, more chances of
medals tonight in the Olympics, and this time it's in
the sailing disciplines. Isaac McCarty and Willim mackenzie competing in
the men's forty nine er FX the skiffs. They're in
the medal race. We've got a foiler. Josh Armatt looks
poised for possible medal. Barbara Kendall is a former Olympian
and gold gold medalist, a medal winner multiply and is
(00:24):
with us now. Hello Barbara, morning, oh afternoon.
Speaker 2 (00:28):
Not quite sure what it is there at the moment.
Speaker 1 (00:30):
This, ladies and gentlemen, is because Barbara Kendall isn't a
heity at the surfing competition of the Olympics. Now, why
are you there? You're a windsurfer, you don't need waves.
Speaker 2 (00:42):
That's correct. I actually joined the International Surfing Association as
a vice president, was elected in twenty fourteen. So I've
been here now for ten years, helping the Surfing Association
with its governance and athletes commissions and in behind the
background the whole time for ten years. And it's been
so rewarding to be here in Tahiti to watch it.
So yeah, I've been I've been a lucky one.
Speaker 1 (01:04):
How good is this wave? It's just the most perfect wave. Now, look,
we're here actually to talk about sailing because we've got
a whole lot of races tonight. Now, first we're going
to talk about Joe La and Molly Meach who can't
win a medal? Can they no points?
Speaker 2 (01:19):
Wise? It's it's quite it's impossible because the medal race
is worth double points, so and the girls that are
in front of them, even if they get maximum points
from their race races, Joe and Molly can't reach that
the metal position, which is a shame. But you know,
they have given it absolutely everything that they've got. And
even if they could win the medal race, which is
(01:40):
absolutely a possibility, that would be amazing way for them
to bow out of the competition. You know, they've had
ups and downs all through the competition. I think it
sounds like it's been quite shifty and gusty and changeable
conditions out there and hard, long days. But I know
that both of them are really strong Wahini, and they've
both got really good attitudes, and I know that they'll
(02:02):
be really looking forward to this last race for sure.
Speaker 1 (02:04):
You've been a flag bearer, so as Joe Lay, does
being a flag bearer distract?
Speaker 2 (02:11):
I know it did me, to be honest, you know
when I think back, but I was twenty eight when
I carried was the flag bearer for New Zealand and Atlanta,
and it was a bit of a distraction because you
become the team leader and the icon and a role model,
and it just puts that little bit of pressure and
expectation on. That was my opinion. I think Joe's probably
(02:32):
handled it really really well. Yeah, but it did for
me a little bit of a distraction, but it also
was an incredible honor to be a flag bearer, so
they weighed each other out really.
Speaker 1 (02:44):
Now to the forty nine Xes and this skiff, we've
got Isaac McCarty and Will mackenzie. Any chance there.
Speaker 2 (02:51):
Definitely those boys have been sailing incredibly well. They've done
a lot of work mentally, physically and technically. They've put
in some serious hours over the life four years. And
you know, the metal race sometimes has that element of luck,
and so if they've definitely got that lucky star there,
I know that they've got enough skill and speed to
be able to crack into the one of those metals
(03:11):
and that would be amazing for sailing. New Zealand sailing
really needs some metals to carry us through into the
next Olympics.
Speaker 1 (03:18):
And finally, I want to move on to the foiling. Now,
the foiling replaces your event, which was the sail boarding
or the windsurfing as we knew it on a board.
Now they're actually they've got a parachute and wires and
they're on a foil. It's bizarre quite a part.
Speaker 2 (03:31):
It's still exactly like windsurfing, so it's exactly windsurfing. They
just have the foils underneath. It's the it's the kite
foiling that has the parachute.
Speaker 1 (03:40):
This is good to know. This is why you're on
the program, by the way.
Speaker 2 (03:45):
So there's four classes. There's four so there's two classes.
One is kite foiling, which is the parachute on the
wires and they're on tiny little boards with foils. And
then there's windsurfing, which is exactly what I did, but
they're on foils and going as fast as what we
used to go.
Speaker 1 (04:01):
Would you have been able to cope with the foils?
Speaker 2 (04:04):
Oh, I would have loved I would have loved. I would.
I would love to have done it. I'd love to
live my whole Olympic career again. It's such a blast.
I've actually I do foil myself on a on a
smaller board and winging it's called and the speed and
the freedom and the quietness of flying above the water
is incredible. So yes, I love these new these new,
(04:27):
this new equipment.
Speaker 1 (04:28):
This interview is going far too long because it's far
too much fun, and I've got to finish it off
by saying we've got to foiler Josh Ammittt who will
advance directly into the semi finals. So this is looking good, this.
Speaker 2 (04:38):
Is looking really good. But v also has a chance
because and the metal race is very different to the
IQ foiling, and even if you're in tenth place, because
the scores go to zero for everybody coming into the
final races, and we have three semi final, two semi
finals and then a final, and so the girl who
got tenth could actually work her way all the way
(04:59):
through to face the top three and then take a
metal still, so it's up to anybody in the IQ foil.
It's a different format to other sailing.
Speaker 1 (05:07):
Fantastic, really looking forward to it. And it's been a
delight talking to you, Barbara, Thank you so much.
Speaker 2 (05:12):
For more from Hither Duplessy Allen Drive, listen live to
news talks it'd be from four pm weekdays, or follow
the podcast on iHeartRadio.
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