Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Finn
| Mixed Finn[1] at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad | ||||||||||
 Line drawing of the Finn | ||||||||||
| Venue | Qingdao International Sailing Centre | |||||||||
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| Dates | First race: August 9, 2008 Last race: August 16, 2008 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 26 from 26 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics  | |||||
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| RS:X | Men | Women | |||
| Laser Radial | Women | ||||
| Laser | Men | ||||
| Finn | Open | ||||
| 470 | Men | Women | |||
| 49er | Open | ||||
| Tornado | Open | ||||
| Yngling | Women | ||||
| Star | Men | ||||
The Finn was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics program in Qingdao International Sailing Centre.[2] Eleven races (last one a medal race) were scheduled. Only nine races were completed including the medal race due to lack of wind. 26 sailors, on 26 boats, from 26 nations competed.[3] Ten boats qualified for the medal race.[4]
Race schedule[1][5]
| ● | Practice race | ● | Race on Yellow | ● | Race on Pink | ● | Medal race on Yellow |
| Date | August | |||||||||||||||||
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| 7 Thu | 8 Fri | 9 Sat | 10 Sun | 11 Mon | 12 Tue | 13 Wed | 14 Thu | 15 Fri | 16 Sat | 17 Sun | 18 Mon | 19 Tue | 20 Wed | 21 Thu | 22 Fri | 23 Sat | 24 Sun | |
| Mixed Finn | ● | 2 | 2 | 2 | Spare day |
1 | No wind |
1 | No wind |
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Course areas and course configurations [6]
For the Finn course areas A (Yellow) and E (Pink) were used. The location (36°2'23"N, 120°23'12"E) points to the center of the 0.6 nm radius Yellow course area and the location (36°2'44"N, 120°28'9"E) points to the center of the 0.75 nm radius Pink course area. The target time for the course was about 75 minutes for the races and 30 minutes for the medal race. The race management could choose from several course configurations.
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Course Areas
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70° Trapezoid Outer Course (O)
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70° Trapezoid Inner Course (I)
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Windward - Leeward Course (W)
Outer courses
- O1: START – 1 – 2 – 3s/3p – 2 – 3p – FINISH
- O2: START – 1 – 2 – 3s/3p – 2 – 3s/3p – 2 – 3p – FINISH
- O3: START – 1 – 2 – 3s/3p – 2 – 3s/3p – 2 – 3s/3p – 2 – 3p – FINISH
Inner courses
- I1: START – 1 – 4s/4p – 1 – 2 – 3p – FINISH
- I2: START – 1 – 4s/4p – 1 – 4s/4p – 1 – 2 – 3p – FINISH
- I3: START – 1 – 4s/4p – 1 – 4s/4p – 1 – 4s/4p – 1 – 2 – 3p – FINISH
Windward-Leeward courses
- W2: START – 1 – 4s/4p – 1 – FINISH
- W3: START – 1 – 4s/4p – 1 – 4s/4p – 1 – FINISH
- W4: START – 1 – 4s/4p – 1 – 4s/4p – 1 – 4s/4p – 1 – FINISH
Weather conditions
In the lead up to the Olympics many questioned the choice of Qingdao as a venue with very little predicted wind. During the races the wind was pretty light and quite unpredictable. Due to lack of wind (< 1.6 knots) one racing day had to be cancelled and the medal race needed to be postponed to the next day.[7]
Final results[8][9]
 Rank | Country | Helmsman | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Race 4 | Race 5 | Race 6 | Race 7 | Race 8 | Medalrace | Total | Total – discard | |||||||||
| Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | |||||
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 Great Britain |
Ben Ainslie  | | | 1 | 1.0 | 4 | 4.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 10 | 10.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 2.0 | 33.0 | 23.0 |
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 United States |
Zach Railey | 2 | 2.0 | 5 | 5.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 7 | 7.0 | 8 | 8.0 | 7 | 7.0 | | | 6 | 12.0 | 64.0 | 45.0 |
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 France |
Guillaume Florent | 5 | 5.0 | 8 | 8.0 | 20 | 20.0 | 3 | 3.0 | 4 | 4.0 | 6 | 6.0 | 4 | 4.0 | | | 4 | 8.0 | 79.0 | 58.0 |
| 4 |  Sweden |
Daniel Birgmark | 14 | 14.0 | | | 1 | 1.0 | 6 | 6.0 | 12 | 12.0 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 3.0 | 5 | 5.0 | 7 | 14.0 | 75.0 | 58.0 |
| 5 |  Canada |
Christopher Cook | 8 | 8.0 | 3 | 3.0 | 7 | 7.0 | 10 | 10.0 | | | 5 | 5.0 | 15 | 15.0 | 3 | 3.0 | 8 | 16.0 | 90.0 | 67.0 |
| 6 |  Denmark |
Jonas Høgh-Christensen | 16 | 16.0 | 6 | 6.0 | 12 | 12.0 | 16 | 16.0 | | | 4 | 4.0 | 5 | 5.0 | 7 | 7.0 | 2 | 4.0 | 95.0 | 70.0 |
| 7 |  Slovenia |
Gašper Vinčec | 9 | 9.0 | 11 | 11.0 | 6 | 6.0 | 5 | 5.0 | 3 | 3.0 | | | 8 | 8.0 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 20.0 | 85.0 | 72.0 |
| 8 |  Croatia |
Ivan Kljaković-Gašpić | 7 | 7.0 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 10.0 | 8 | 8.0 | | | 9 | 9.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 13 | 13.0 | 9 | 18.0 | 92.0 | 76.0 |
| 9 |  Spain |
Rafa Trujillo | 12 | 12.0 | 4 | 4.0 | 3 | 3.0 | 14 | 14.0 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 20.0 | | | 1 | 1.0 | 3 | 6.0 | 107.0 | 80.0 |
| 10 |  Poland |
Rafal Szukiel | 3 | 3.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 19 | 19.0 | 12 | 12.0 | 10 | 10.0 | 14 | 14.0 | | | 12 | 12.0 | 5 | 10.0 | 104.0 | 82.0 |
| 11 |  Italy |
Giorgio Poggi | 17 | 17.0 | 7 | 7.0 | 14 | 14.0 | | | 6 | 6.0 | 12 | 12.0 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 9.0 | - | - | 95.0 | 74.0 |
| 12 |  New Zealand |
Dan Slater | | | 19 | 19.0 | 18 | 18.0 | 4 | 4.0 | 9 | 9.0 | 7 | 7.0 | 13 | 13.0 | 6 | 6.0 | - | - | 97.0 | 76.0 |
| 13 |  Brazil |
Eduardo Couto | 6 | 6.0 | 16 | 16.0 | | | 7 | 7.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 17 | 17.0 | 14 | 14.0 | OCS | 27.0 | - | - | 116.0 | 89.0 |
| 14 |  Netherlands |
Pieter-Jan Postma | 19 | 19.0 | 15 | 15.0 | 16 | 16.0 | | | 15 | 15.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 10 | 10.0 | 16 | 16.0 | - | - | 115.0 | 93.0 |
| 15 |  Greece |
Emilios Papathanasiou | 1 | 1.0 | | | 5 | 5.0 | DNE | 27.0 | 18 | 18.0 | 15 | 15.0 | DNE | 27.0 | 8 | 8.0 | - | - | 128.0 | 101.0 |
| 16 |  Australia |
Anthony Nossiter | 11 | 11.0 | | | 8 | 8.0 | 17 | 17.0 | 13 | 13.0 | 21 | 21.0 | 11 | 11.0 | 20 | 20.0 | - | - | 123.0 | 101.0 |
| 17 |  Russia |
Eduard Skornyakov | | | 20 | 20.0 | 17 | 17.0 | 13 | 13.0 | 8 | 8.0 | 18 | 18.0 | 12 | 12.0 | 14 | 14.0 | - | - | 126.0 | 102.0 |
| 18 |  Finland |
Tapio Nirkko | 18 | 18.0 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 9.0 | 19 | 19.0 | | | 16 | 16.0 | 22 | 22.0 | - | - | 124.0 | 102.0 |
| 19 |  Norway |
Peer Moberg | 23 | 23.0 | | | 11 | 11.0 | 19 | 19.0 | 22 | 22.0 | 1 | 1.0 | DSQ | 27.0 | 4 | 4.0 | - | - | 134.0 | 107.0 |
| 20 |  Turkey |
Ali Kemal Tufekc | 20 | 20.0 | | | 13 | 13.0 | 18 | 18.0 | 14 | 14.0 | 19 | 19.0 | 6 | 6.0 | 17 | 17.0 | - | - | 128.0 | 107.0 |
| 21 |  Ireland |
Tim Goodbody | 22 | 22.0 | 13 | 13.0 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 15.0 | 17 | 17.0 | 16 | 16.0 | | | 15 | 15.0 | - | - | 134.0 | 112.0 |
| 22 |  Cyprus |
Haris Papadopoulos | 13 | 13.0 | 18 | 18.0 | 21 | 21.0 | 11 | 11.0 | 24 | 24.0 | 11 | 11.0 | 17 | 17.0 | | | - | - | 142.0 | 115.0 |
| 23 |  India |
Nachhatar Singh Johal | 4 | 4.0 | | | 23 | 23.0 | 24 | 24.0 | 11 | 11.0 | 24 | 24.0 | 18 | 18.0 | 24 | 24.0 | - | - | 152.0 | 128.0 |
| 24 |  China |
Zhang Peng | 25 | 25.0 | 23 | 23.0 | 24 | 24.0 | 20 | 20.0 | 5 | 5.0 | | | 23 | 23.0 | 11 | 11.0 | - | - | 157.0 | 131.0 |
| 25 |  Czech Republic |
Michael Maier | 15 | 15.0 | 14 | 14.0 | 22 | 22.0 | | | 21 | 21.0 | 23 | 23.0 | 19 | 19.0 | 23 | 23.0 | - | - | 162.0 | 137.0 |
| 26 |  Venezuela |
Johnny Senen Bilbao Bande | | | 12 | 12.0 | 25 | 25.0 | 23 | 23.0 | 26 | 26.0 | 25 | 25.0 | 20 | 20.0 | 18 | 18.0 | - | - | 175.0 | 149.0 |
Legend: DNE – Non excludable disqualification; DNF – Did not finish; DSQ – Disqualified; OCS – On the course side of the starting line; |
Daily standings
Further reading
- "Digital Library Collection (Official Olympic Reports 1896 - 2008)". Digital Library Collection at la84.org. la84foundation. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
- "Beijing 2008". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Official Report of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games • Volume II Ceremonies and Competitions: Celebration of the Games (PDF). Retrieved 21 March 2014.
- ↑ Official Report of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games • Volume I Bid Documents and Analysis: Passion behind the Bid (PDF). Retrieved 21 March 2014.
- ↑ The 2008 Olympic scoring system was used.
- ↑ For the medal race the top ten boats qualified. Each position scored double points. All medal races were sailed on course area Yellow in front of the Qingdao International Sailing Centre.
- ↑ Official Report of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games • Volume III Preparation for the Games: New Beijing Great Olympics (PDF). Retrieved 21 March 2014.
- ↑ "The Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Sailing Competition: Sailing Instructions" (PDF). International Sailing Federation. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
- ↑ "Qingdao Report - Luke Van Der Kamp" (PDF). Team GBR. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
- ↑ Official Results book Part 3 (Sailing) (PDF). Retrieved 21 March 2014.
- ↑ "Sailing at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games: Mixed One Person Dinghy". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 24 March 2014.