Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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 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. Most classes race 11 times with the lowest score removed. The 49er class will race 16 times and have the two lowest scores removed.
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 host nation will be awarded one boat for each event.
| Men | Equipment | Host Nation |
|---|---|---|
| Windsurfer | RS:X | China |
| One Person Dinghy | Laser | China |
| Two Person Dinghy | 470 | China |
| Keelboat | Star | China |
| Men | 2007 World Championships | 2008 World Championships |
|---|---|---|
| Windsurfer | Brazil Poland Great Britain Portugal Spain France Israel Greece Italy Switzerland New Zealand Netherlands Turkey Hungary Canada Denmark Ukraine Japan Germany Mexico Hong Kong, China Cyprus Argentina United States Belarus |
Australia Russia Thailand South Korea Slovakia Indonesia Croatia Estonia Venezuela |
| One Person Dinghy | Australia New Zealand Estonia Croatia Great Britain Sweden Chile France Portugal Germany Uruguay Spain Brazil Slovenia Denmark Finland Italy United States Canada Netherlands Greece Argentina Austria Poland Seychelles Turkey Czech Republic Norway Cyprus |
South Korea Switzerland Japan Malaysia Singapore Venezuela Dominican Republic Russia Hungary Guatemala |
| Two Person Dinghy | Australia Netherlands Israel Portugal Croatia France Great Britain Spain United States Argentina Belarus Japan Sweden Germany Slovenia Greece Italy Canada South Korea Singapore Ireland |
New Zealand Russia Brazil Poland Switzerland Austria Turkey Finland |
| Keelboat | Brazil France Great Britain New Zealand Italy Germany Poland Sweden Australia Portugal United States |
Switzerland Croatia Ireland Austria |
| Women | Equipment | Host Nation |
|---|---|---|
| Windsurfer | RS:X | China |
| One Person Dinghy | Laser Radial | China |
| Two Person Dinghy | 470 | China |
| Keelboat | Yngling | China |
| Women | 2007 World Championships | 2008 World Championships |
|---|---|---|
| Windsurfer | Poland New Zealand Australia Spain Italy Ukraine France Germany Great Britain Hong Kong, China Greece Norway Finland Israel Japan Bulgaria Belgium Canada Brazil Denmark |
Thailand Mexico Hungary Argentina Russia United States Cyprus |
| One Person Dinghy | Belarus Finland Germany Poland United States Mexico Israel New Zealand Great Britain France Australia Belgium Italy Canada Netherlands Lithuania Switzerland Norway Argentina |
Sweden Singapore Spain Greece Croatia Ireland |
| Two Person Dinghy | Netherlands France Great Britain Japan Sweden Italy Brazil Israel United States Slovenia Germany New Zealand Australia |
Austria Argentina Spain Switzerland Czech Republic |
| Keelboat | Great Britain United States Netherlands Russia New Zealand Spain Germany Australia Finland South Africa |
France Norway Greece Italy |
| Open | Equipment | Host Nation |
|---|---|---|
| Heavyweight Dinghy | Finn | China |
| Skiff | 49er | China |
| Multihull | Tornado | China |
| Open | 2007 World Championships | 2008 World Championships |
|---|---|---|
| Heavyweight Dinghy | Spain Netherlands Slovenia Denmark Greece Great Britain Canada Sweden Croatia Australia Finland France New Zealand Poland United States Czech Republic Brazil Ireland Norway |
Italy Russia Cyprus Austria Germany Turkey |
| Skiff | Great Britain Austria Australia Italy United States Spain France Denmark Germany Ukraine Poland Portugal Canada |
Brazil Norway Sweden Japan Croatia |
| Multihull | Spain Belgium Netherlands Australia Great Britain France Greece United States Italy Germany Argentina |
Canada Austria New Zealand Ukraine |
| Date | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 28 - Jul 13, 2007 | 2007 ISAF Sailing World Championships (All Events) | Cascais |
| January 2-9, 2008 | 2008 49er World Championships | Sydney |
| January 10-20, 2008 | 2008 RS:X World Championships | Auckland |
| January 23-29, 2008 | 2008 Finn Gold Cup | Melbourne |
| January 24-30, 2008 | 2008 470 World Championships | Melbourne |
| February 7-13, 2008 | 2008 Laser World Championships | Terrigal |
| February 10-15, 2008 | 2008 Yngling World Championships | Miami |
| Feb 25 - Mar 1, 2008 | 2008 Tornado World Championships | Auckland |
| March 15-20, 2008 | 2008 Laser Radial World Championships | Auckland |
| April 11-17, 2008 | 2008 Star World Championships | Miami |
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