Sailing_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics_–_49er

Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – 49er

Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – 49er

Sailing at the Olympics

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The mixed 49er was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics program in Qingdao International Sailing Centre.[2] Sixteen races (last one a medal race) were scheduled. Only thirteen races were completed including the medal race due to lack of wind. 38 sailors, on 19 boats, from 19 nations competed.[3] Ten boats qualified for the medal race.[4][5]

Race schedule[1][6]

 ● Practice race ● Race on Yellow ● Race on Red ● Medal race on Yellow
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Course areas and course configurations [7]

For the 49er course areas A (Yellow) and E (Red) 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°2'21"N, 120°25'32"E) points to the center of the 0.6nm radius Red course area. The target time for the course was about 30 minutes for all races. The race management could choose from several lengths of the course configuration.

  • Course Areas
  • Windward - Leeward Course (W)

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.[8]

Final results[9][10]

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    Scoring system: low-point system;
    Legend:   – Qualified for medal race(s); BFD – Black flag disqualification; DNE – Non excludable disqualification; DNF – Did not finish; DPI – Discretionary penalty imposed; OCS – On the course side of the starting line; † – Discarded race not counted in the overall result;

    Daily standings

    Graph showing the daily standings in the 49er during the 2008 Summer Olympics

    Notes

    The Danish team of Jonas Warrer and Martin Kirketerp Ibsen, who won the gold medal, almost failed to make it to the start of the Medal race, when their mast split shortly before the start. The Croatian team—who had not made the final race—donated their boat to the Danish team to use in the final, and the Danes subsequently went on to win Gold. The Spanish team filed a protest against the win due to the boat change, but the protest was dismissed and the race results stand. The protest was promoted to the International Olympic Committee but was again dismissed. A third protest was promoted by Italy and Spain to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), which was also dismissed.[11]

    Pavle Kostov, Petar Cupać and their coach Ivan Bulaja were rewarded the Pierre de Coubertin medal for lending their boat.[12][13]

    Further reading

    • "Digital Library Collection (Official Olympic Reports 1896 - 2008)". Digital Library Collection at la84.org. la84foundation. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
    • "Beijing 2008". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee.

    References

    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. [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. [3]
      The 2008 Olympic scoring system was used.
    4. [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. [5]
      "Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics: Skiff (49er), Open". Olympedia. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
    6. [6]
      Official Report of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games • Volume III Preparation for the Games: New Beijing Great Olympics (PDF). Retrieved 21 March 2014.
    7. [7]
      "The Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Sailing Competition: Sailing Instructions" (PDF). International Sailing Federation. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
    8. [8]
      "Qingdao Report - Luke Van Der Kamp" (PDF). Team GBR. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
    9. [9]
      Official Results book Part 3 (Sailing) (PDF). Retrieved 21 March 2014.
    10. [10]
      "Sailing at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games: Mixed Skiff". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
    11. [11]
      "Spain fails in fresh Dane protest". Sport: Olympics. BBC. 19 August 2008.
    12. [12]
      "Guld til 49'eren - dr.dk/Sporten/OL2008". Dr.dk. 17 August 2008. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
    13. [13]
      "Hrvatskim jedriličarima nagrada za fair play". tportal. 19 November 2008. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
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