Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Yngling

Women's Yngling[1]
at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad

Line drawing of the Yngling
VenueQingdao International Sailing Centre
DatesFirst race: August 9, 2008
Last race: August 17, 2008
Competitors30 from 15 nations
Teams15 boats
Medalists
   Great Britain
   Netherlands
   Greece
Sailing at the
 2008 Summer Olympics 
RS:X Men Women
Laser Radial Women
Laser Men
Finn Open
470 Men Women
49er Open
Tornado Open
Yngling Women
Star Men

The Women's Yngling 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. 30 sailors, on 15 boats, from 15 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
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
Women's Yngling ● 2 2 2 Spare
day 		1 No
wind 		1 No
wind 		●

Course areas and course configurations [6]

For the Yngling course areas A (Yellow) and E (Pink) were used. The location (36°1'26"’N, 120°26'52"E) points to the center of the 0.6nm radius Yellow course area and the location (36°2'44"N, 120°28'9"E) points to the center of the 0.75nm radius Pink course area. The target time for the course was about 60 minutes for the races and 30 minutes for the medal race. The race management could choose from several course configurations.

Outer courses

Inner courses

Windward-leeward courses

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 Crew 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.
1st Great Britain
Sarah AytonSarah Webb
Pippa Wilson		 2 2.0 3 3.0 4 4.0 7 7.0 4 4.0 2 2.0 2 2.0 5 5.0 1 2.031.024.0
2nd Netherlands
Mandy MulderAnnemieke Bes
Merel Witteveen		 9 9.0 1 1.0 2 2.0 13 13.0 1 1.0 5 5.0 4 4.0 1 1.0 4 8.044.031.0
3rd Greece
Sofia BekatorouVirginia Kravarioti
Sofia Papadopoulou		 10 10.0 12 12.0 9 9.0 3 3.0 2 2.0 OCS 16.0 3 3.0 3 3.0 3 6.064.048.0
4 Germany
Ulli SchuemannUte Hoepfner
Julia Bleck		 8 8.0 7 7.0 7 7.0 11 11.0 11 11.0 3 3.0 5 5.0 13 13.0 2 4.069.056.0
5 France
Anne le HelleyCatherine Lepesant
Julie Gerecht		 4 4.0 15 15.0 1 1.0 14 14.0 5 5.0 10 10.0 10 10.0 2 2.0 5 10.071.056.0
6 Russia
Ekaterina SkudinaDiana Krutskikh
Natalia Ivanova		 3 3.0 8 8.0 12 12.0 10 10.0 15 15.0 1 1.0 6 6.0 6 6.0 5 10.071.056.0
7 United States
Sally BarkowCarrie Howe
Deborah Capozzi		 14 14.0 2 2.0 8 8.0 5 5.0 6 6.0 11 11.0 1 1.0 10 10.0 9 18.075.061.0
8 China
Song XiaoqunYu Yanli
Li Xiaoni		 7 7.0 5 5.0 DSQ 16.0 4 4.0 13 13.0 6 6.0 8 8.0 4 4.0 8 16.079.063.0
9 Norway
Siren SundbyLise Birgitte Fredriksen
Alexandra Koefoed		 12 12.0 13 13.0 5 5.0 1 1.0 3 3.0 13 13.0 12 12.0 11 11.0 7 14.084.071.0
10 Australia
Krystal WeirKaryn Gojnich
Angela Farrell		 1 1.0 11 11.0 6 6.0 12 12.0 7 7.0 7 7.0 9 9.0 8 8.0 DSQ 22.083.071.0
11 Finland
Silja LehtinenMaria Klemetz
Livia Varesmaa		 6 6.0 6 6.0 3 3.0 8 8.0 10 10.0 OCS 16.0 15 15.0 12 12.0 - -76.060.0
12 South Africa
Dominique ProvoyeurKim Rew
Penny Alison		 13 13.0 10 10.0 11 11.0 2 2.0 12 12.0 8 8.0 13 13.0 7 7.0 - -76.063.0
13 Canada
Jennifer ProvanMartha Henderson
Katie Abbott		 5 5.0 4 4.0 10 10.0 15 15.0 9 9.0 12 12.0 11 11.0 15 15.0 - -81.066.0
14 Spain
Monica AzonSandra Azón
Graciela Pisonero		 11 11.0 9 9.0 14 14.0 6 6.0 14 14.0 4 4.0 14 14.0 9 9.0 - -81.067.0
15 Italy
Chiara CalligarisFrancesca Scognamillo
Giulia Pignolo		 15 15.0 14 14.0 13 13.0 9 9.0 8 8.0 9 9.0 7 7.0 14 14.0 - -89.074.0

    Legend: DSQ – Disqualified; OCS – On the course side of the starting line;
    QUA     – Qualified for next phase;
    Discard is crossed out and does not count for the overall result.

    Daily standings

    Graph showing the daily standings in the Yngling during the 2008 Summer Olympics

    Further reading

    References

    1. ↑ 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.
    2. ↑ Official Report of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games • Volume I Bid Documents and Analysis: Passion behind the Bid (PDF). Retrieved 21 March 2014.
    3. ↑ The 2008 Olympic scoring system was used.
    4. ↑ 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.
    5. ↑ Official Report of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games • Volume III Preparation for the Games: New Beijing Great Olympics (PDF). Retrieved 21 March 2014.
    6. ↑ "The Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Sailing Competition: Sailing Instructions" (PDF). International Sailing Federation. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
    7. ↑ "Qingdao Report - Luke Van Der Kamp" (PDF). Team GBR. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
    8. ↑ Official Results book Part 3 (Sailing) (PDF). Retrieved 21 March 2014.
    9. ↑ "Sailing at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games: Women's Three Person Keelboat". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 27 March 2014.