Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing will be held from August 9 to 21. The competition will take place in Quingdao, at Qingdao International Marina.

The events consist of four classes for men, four for women, and three mixed classes that are open to both men and women. Since the 2004 Games, three events will be competed on new equipment. The Neil Pryde RS:X has been selected to replace the Mistral for both Men's and Women's sailboard, and the Laser Radial will replace the Europe (dinghy) as the Women's single-handed dinghy.

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[edit] Competition Format

Races in all events are sailed in a fleet racing format. The contestants race around the course in a group, and each boat earns a score equal to its finishing position. The scores are summed up over the series of races, with the lowest total score the winner. Contestants are allowed to drop their worst score. Most classes race 11 times and drop the worst score, except the 49er which races 16 times and drops the lowest two scores.

[edit] Qualification

Approximately 75% of the spots in each sailing class will be awarded to the top finishers at the 2007 ISAF Sailing World Championships. The remaining 25% will be awarded to the top finishers at the 2008 World Championships for each sailing class.

Men Equipment Host Nation 2007 World Championships 2008 World Championships
Windsurfer RS:X CHN People's Republic of China Top 25 finishers Top 9 finishers
One Person Dinghy Laser CHN People's Republic of China Top 29 finishers Top 10 finishers
Two Person Dinghy 470 CHN People's Republic of China Top 21 finishers Top 8 finishers
Keelboat Star CHN People's Republic of China Top 11 finishers Top 4 finishers
Women Equipment Host Nation 2007 World Championships 2008 World Championships
Windsurfer RS:X CHN People's Republic of China Top 20 finishers Top 7 finishers
One Person Dinghy Laser Radial CHN People's Republic of China Top 19 finishers Top 6 finishers
Two Person Dinghy 470 CHN People's Republic of China Top 13 finishers Top 5 finishers
Keelboat Yngling CHN People's Republic of China Top 10 finishers Top 4 finishers
Open Equipment Host Nation 2007 World Championships 2008 World Championships
Heavyweight Dinghy Finn CHN People's Republic of China Top 19 finishers Top 6 finishers
Skiff 49er CHN People's Republic of China Top 13 finishers Top 5 finishers
Multihull Tornado CHN People's Republic of China Top 11 finishers Top 4 finishers

[edit] Qualification Timeline

Date Event Location
June 28-Jul. 13, 2007 [2007 ISAF Sailing World Championships] (All Events) Cascais, POR
Jan. 2-9, 2008 2008 49er World Championships Sydney, AUS
Jan. 21-28, 2008 2008 470 World Championships Melbourne, AUS
TBD 2008 RS:X World Championships TBD
TBD 2008 Laser World Championships TBD
TBD 2008 Laser Radial World Championships TBD
TBD 2008 Star World Championships TBD
TBD 2008 Yngling World Championships TBD
TBD 2008 Finn World Championships TBD
TBD 2008 Tornado World Championships TBD

[edit] External Links

International Sailing Federation

US Sailing

International Olympic Committee - Sailing

[edit] References

http://www.sailing.org/olympics2008


Events at the 2008 Summer Olympics (Beijing)
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See also: List of Olympic medalists in sailing
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