Southampton Boat Show Opens in the UK

The 2008 PSP Southampton Boat Show was officially opened on September 12th by the highly successful Olympic sailing team from Great Britain.  Skandia Team GBR members Ben Ainslie, Paul Goodison, Iain Percy, Andrew Simpson, Sarah Ayton, Sarah Webb and Pippa Wilson cruised into the Show on board Mike Golding’s ECOVER 3 yacht to launch celebrations [...]

Sailing at the Olympics in Qingdao

Sailing venue for the 2008 Olympics in Qingdao

Sailing at the Olympics 2008

Olympic Sailing Medals

Rank
Country
Gold
Silver
Bronze
TOTAL

1
Great Britain
4
1
1
6

470 – Men’s Two Person Dinghy
0
1
0

Finn – Heavyweight Dinghy
1
0
0

Laser – Men’s One Person Dingh
1
0
0

RS:X – Women’s Windsurfer
0
0
1

Star – Men’s Keelboat
1
0
0

Yngling – Women’s Keelboat
1
0
0

2
Australia
2
1
0
3

470 – Men’s Two Person Dinghy
1
0
0

470 – Women’s Two Person Dingh
1
0
0

Tornado – Multihull
0
1
0

3
Spain
1
1
0
2

49er – Skiff
0
1
0

Tornado – Multihull
1
0
0

4
USA
1
1
0
2

Finn – Heavyweight Dinghy
0
1
0

Laser Radial – Women’s One Per
1
0
0

5
China
1
0
1
2

Laser Radial – Women’s One Per
0
0
1

RS:X [...]

USA WINS OLYMPIC GOLD – Tunnicliffe Sailing Laser Radial

Olympic Sailing – The crowds at the Olympics in Qingdao were treated to an incredible sailing race as Anna Tunnicliffe first looked out of the running for the Olympic sailing medal in the Laser Radial class, then in a super comeback, fought back and claimed the 2008 Laser Radial class Gold Medal for the USA!
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Olympic Sailing 2008

The Olympic sailing events consist of four classes for men, four for women, and three mixed classes (open to men and women – although only one women is competing).  Races in all Olympic events are a sailed in a fleet racing format of ten series races (fifteen for 49er), followed by the Olympic Medal Race. [...]