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Sailing at Beijing 2008
Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing will be
held from August 9 to 21. The competition will take place in Qingdao,
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.
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. 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.
| The Road to Beijing (Men) |
| Date |
Tournament |
Vacancies
|
Qualified |
| Neil Pryde RS:X |
|
|
|
| 28 Jun - 13 Jul 2007 |
ISAF Sailing World Championship, Cascais,
Portugal |
25 |
 |
| 10-20 Jan 2008 |
2008 RS:X World Championship, Auckland |
9 |
|
| |
Host Nation |
1 |
 |
| |
|
|
|
| Laser |
|
|
|
| 28 Jun - 13 Jul 2007 |
ISAF Sailing World Championship, Cascais,
Portugal |
29 |
|
| 4-13 Feb 2008 |
2008 Laser World Championship, Terrigal,
Australia |
10 |
|
| |
Host Nation |
1 |
|
| |
|
|
|
| 470 |
|
|
|
| 28 Jun - 13 Jul 2007 |
ISAF Sailing World Championship, Cascais,
Portugal |
21 |
 |
| 21-28 Jan 2008 |
2008 470 World Championship, Melbourne |
8 |
|
| |
Host Nation |
1 |
|
| |
|
|
|
| Star |
|
|
|
| 28 Jun - 13 Jul 2007 |
ISAF Sailing World Championship, Cascais,
Portugal |
11 |
|
| 7-18 Apr 2008 |
2008 Star World Championship, Miami |
4 |
|
| |
Host Nations |
1 |
|
| The Road to Beijing
(Women) |
| Date |
Tournament |
Vacancies
|
Qualified |
| Neil Pryde RS:X |
|
|
|
| 28 Jun - 13 Jul 2007 |
ISAF Sailing World Championship, Cascais,
Portugal |
20 |
|
| 10-20 Jan 2008 |
2008 RS:X World Championship, Auckland |
7 |
|
| |
Host Nation |
1 |
|
| |
|
|
|
| Laser Radial |
|
|
|
| 28 Jun - 13 Jul 2007 |
ISAF Sailing World Championship, Cascais,
Portugal |
19 |
|
| 16-21 Mar 2008 |
2008 Laser Radial World Championship,
Auckland |
6 |
|
| |
Host Nation |
1 |
|
| |
|
|
|
| 470 |
|
|
|
| 28 Jun - 13 Jul 2007 |
ISAF Sailing World Championship, Cascais,
Portugal |
13 |
|
| 21-28 Jan 2008 |
2008 470 World Championship, Melbourne |
5 |
|
| |
Host Nation |
1 |
|
| |
|
|
|
| Yngling |
|
|
|
| 28 Jun - 13 Jul 2007 |
ISAF Sailing World Championship, Cascais,
Portugal |
10 |
 |
| 9-15 Feb 2008 |
2008 Yngling World Championship, Miami |
4 |
|
| |
Host Nation |
1 |
|
| The Road to Beijing
(Mixed) |
| Date |
Tournament |
Vacancies
|
Qualified |
| Finn |
|
|
|
| 28 Jun - 13 Jul 2007 |
ISAF Sailing World Championship, Cascais,
Portugal |
19 |
|
| 10-20 Jan 2008 |
2008 Finn World Championship |
6 |
|
| |
Host Nation |
1 |
|
| |
|
|
|
| 49er |
|
|
|
| 28 Jun - 13 Jul 2007 |
ISAF Sailing World Championship, Cascais,
Portugal |
13 |
|
| 2-9 Jan 2008 |
2008 49er Radial World Championship, Sydney |
5 |
|
| |
Host Nation |
1 |
|
| |
|
|
|
| Tornado |
|
|
|
| 28 Jun - 13 Jul 2007 |
ISAF Sailing World Championship, Cascais,
Portugal |
11 |
|
| 22 Feb - 1 Mar 2008 |
2008 Tornado World Championship, Auckland |
4 |
|
| |
Host Nation |
1 |
|
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