Trusting the Process: Zajac & Matz – Scuttlebutt Sailing News

Published on July 20th, 2020

In a World Sailing feature titled Trusting the Process, they check in on the Olympic sailors to find out how the coronavirus pandemic has impacted their preparation for the postponed Tokyo Olympic Games in 2021.

In this episode Nacra 17 sailors Thomas Zajac and Barbara Matz (AUT) explain how their focus on Tokyo 2020 and trust in each other helped while training apart during lockdown.

Video uploaded Jul 20, 2020.


Tokyo Olympic Sailing Program
Men’s One Person Dinghy – Laser
Women’s One Person Dinghy – Laser Radial
Men’s Two Person Dinghy – 470
Women’s Two Person Dinghy – 470
Men’s Skiff – 49er
Women’s Skiff – 49erFx
Men’s One Person Dinghy Heavy – Finn
Men’s Windsurfing – RS:X
Women’s Windsurfing – RS:X
Mixed Multihull – Nacra 17

Original dates: July 24 to August 9, 2020
Revised dates: July 23 to August 8, 2021

Details: https://tokyo2020.org/en/games/schedule/olympic/