Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's RS:X

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Women's RS:X[1]
at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
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Line drawing of the RS-X
VenueQingdao International Sailing Centre
DatesFirst race: 11 August 2008 (2008-08-11)
Last race: 20 August 2008 (2008-08-20)
Competitors27 from 27 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Yin Jian  China
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Alessandra Sensini  Italy
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bryony Shaw  Great Britain
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Sailing at the
2008 Summer Olympics
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The Women's RS:X 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 and completed. 27 sailors, on 27 boards, from 27 nations competed.[3] Ten boards qualified for the medal race.[4][5]

Race schedule[1][6][]

 ●  Practice race  ●  Race on Yellow  ●  Race on Red  ●  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 RS:X ● 2 2 Spare
day 		No
wind 		1 No
wind 		2 2 1 ●

Course areas and course configurations [7][]

For the RS:X course areas A (Yellow) and B (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 30–35 minutes for the races and 20 minutes for the medal race. The race management could choose from several course configurations.

  • Course Areas

  • 70° Trapezoid Outer Course (O)

  • 70° Trapezoid Inner Course (I)

  • Windward - Leeward Course (W)

  • Windward - Leeward Course (WS)

Outer courses[]

  • O1: START – 1 – 2 – 3s/3p – 2 – 3p – FINISH
  • O2: START – 1 – 2 – 3s/3p – 2 – 3s/3p – 2 – 3p – FINISH
  • O3: START – 1 – 2 – 3s/3p – 2 – 3s/3p – 2 – 3s/3p – 2 – 3p – FINISH

Inner courses[]

  • I1: START – 1 – 4s/4p – 1 – 2 – 3p – FINISH
  • I2: START – 1 – 4s/4p – 1 – 4s/4p – 1 – 2 – 3p – FINISH
  • I3: START – 1 – 4s/4p – 1 – 4s/4p – 1 – 4s/4p – 1 – 2 – 3p – FINISH

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

Windward-Leeward Slalom courses[]

  • WS1: START – 1 – 4s/4p – S1 – S2 – S3 – FINISH
  • WS2: START – 1 – 4s/4p – 1 – 4s/4p – S1 – S2 – S3 – FINISH
  • WS3: START – 1 – 4s/4p – 1 – 4s/4p – 1 – 4s/4p – S1 – S2 – S3 – 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) two racing days had to be postponed.[8]

Final results[9][10][]

Rank Country Helmsman Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Race 6 Race 7 Race 8 Race 9 Race 10 Medalrace Total Total
–
discard
Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts.
1st place, gold medalist(s)  China Yin Jian 1 1.0 1 1.0 1 1.0 3 3.0 3 3.0 13 13.0 7 7.0 8 8.0 8 8.0 1 1.0 3 6.0 52.0 39.0
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Italy Alessandra Sensini 6 6.0 2 2.0 9 9.0 1 1.0 DSQ 28.0 3 3.0 2 2.0 2 2.0 5 5.0 8 8.0 1 2.0 68.0 40.0
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Great Britain Bryony Shaw 4 4.0 3 3.0 11 11.0 6 6.0 OCS 28.0 6 6.0 5 5.0 3 3.0 1 1.0 2 2.0 2 4.0 73.0 45.0
4  Spain Marina Alabau 3 3.0 5 5.0 5 5.0 2 2.0 5 5.0 11 11.0 8 8.0 5 5.0 4 4.0 9 9.0 4 8.0 65.0 54.0
5  Australia Jessica Crisp 2 2.0 4 4.0 3 3.0 8 8.0 1 1.0 8 8.0 9 9.0 14 14.0 6 6.0 5 5.0 10 20.0 80.0 66.0
6  New Zealand Barbara Kendall 12 12.0 7 7.0 12 12.0 4 4.0 2 2.0 4 4.0 3 3.0 6 6.0 13 13.0 21 21.0 6 12.0 96.0 75.0
7  Poland Zofia Noceti-Klepacka 17 17.0 16 16.0 17 17.0 5 5.0 4 4.0 2 2.0 1 1.0 1 1.0 3 3.0 17 17.0 8 16.0 99.0 82.0
8  Ukraine Olha Maslivets 5 5.0 6 6.0 14 14.0 11 11.0 10 10.0 1 1.0 4 4.0 12 12.0 12 12.0 12 12.0 5 10.0 97.0 83.0
9  Hong Kong Wai Kei Chan 10 10.0 10 10.0 6 6.0 13 13.0 7 7.0 12 12.0 6 6.0 7 7.0 14 14.0 4 4.0 9 18.0 107.0 93.0
10  Israel Maayan Davidovich 13 13.0 9 9.0 20 20.0 9 9.0 13 13.0 14 14.0 16 16.0 4 4.0 9 9.0 10 10.0 7 14.0 131.0 111.0
11  France Faustine Merret 8 8.0 DSQ 28.0 10 10.0 7 7.0 11 11.0 19 19.0 17 17.0 18 18.0 7 7.0 3 3.0 - - 128.0 100.0
12  Bulgaria Irina Konstantinova 18 18.0 8 8.0 8 8.0 15 15.0 18 18.0 17 17.0 10 10.0 10 10.0 2 2.0 13 13.0 - - 119.0 101.0
13  Japan Yasuko Kosuge 9 9.0 12 12.0 4 4.0 17 17.0 14 14.0 18 18.0 18 18.0 11 11.0 10 10.0 7 7.0 - - 120.0 102.0
14  Norway Jannicke Stålstrøm 7 7.0 DSQ 28.0 2 2.0 12 12.0 9 9.0 10 10.0 15 15.0 13 13.0 21 21.0 18 18.0 - - 135.0 107.0
15  Greece Athina Frai 15 15.0 15 15.0 16 16.0 10 10.0 19 19.0 5 5.0 11 11.0 9 9.0 15 15.0 11 11.0 - - 126.0 107.0
16  Finland Tuuli Petäjä 14 14.0 11 11.0 7 7.0 16 16.0 16 16.0 16 16.0 12 12.0 16 16.0 11 11.0 14 14.0 - - 133.0 117.0
17  Canada Nikola Girke 11 11.0 14 14.0 13 13.0 14 14.0 12 12.0 15 15.0 13 13.0 DNF 28.0 18 18.0 15 15.0 - - 153.0 125.0
18  Brazil Patrícia Freitas 20 20.0 13 13.0 15 15.0 23 23.0 6 6.0 7 7.0 21 21.0 17 17.0 16 16.0 20 20.0 - - 158.0 135.0
19  Denmark Bettina Honore 21 21.0 18 18.0 21 21.0 18 18.0 20 20.0 9 9.0 14 14.0 15 15.0 22 22.0 6 6.0 - - 164.0 142.0
20  Thailand Napalai Tansai 16 16.0 17 17.0 18 18.0 24 24.0 8 8.0 22 22.0 19 19.0 23 23.0 23 23.0 23 23.0 - - 193.0 169.0
21  Cyprus Gavriella Chatzidamianou 19 19.0 22 22.0 23 23.0 22 22.0 15 15.0 23 23.0 25 25.0 22 22.0 20 20.0 16 16.0 - - 207.0 182.0
22  Hungary Diána Detre 22 22.0 20 20.0 19 19.0 21 21.0 22 22.0 25 25.0 26 26.0 20 20.0 17 17.0 19 19.0 - - 211.0 185.0
23  Mexico Demita Vega 23 23.0 21 21.0 25 25.0 25 25.0 17 17.0 21 21.0 20 20.0 19 19.0 19 19.0 26 26.0 - - 216.0 190.0
24  Russia Tatiana Bazyuk 24 24.0 23 23.0 24 24.0 19 19.0 21 21.0 20 20.0 22 22.0 21 21.0 25 25.0 24 24.0 - - 223.0 198.0
25  Argentina Florencia Gutiérrez 27 27.0 19 19.0 27 27.0 20 20.0 23 23.0 26 26.0 23 23.0 DNF 28.0 24 24.0 27 27.0 - - 244.0 216.0
26  United States Nancy Rios 25 25.0 24 24.0 22 22.0 26 26.0 24 24.0 27 27.0 DNF 28.0 DNF 28.0 26 26.0 22 22.0 - - 252.0 224.0
27  Turkey Sedef Köktentürk 26 26.0 25 25.0 26 26.0 27 27.0 OCS 28.0 24 24.0 24 24.0 DNF 28.0 27 27.0 25 25.0 - - 260.0 232.0

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

Daily standings[]

Graph showing the daily standings in the Women's RS:X during the 2008 Summer Olympics

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. ^ a b 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. ^ "Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics: Windsurfer (Neil Pryde RS:X), Women". Olympedia. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  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. ^ "The Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Sailing Competition: Sailing Instructions" (PDF). International Sailing Federation. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  8. ^ "Qingdao Report - Luke Van Der Kamp" (PDF). Team GBR. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  9. ^ Official Results book Part 3 (Sailing) (PDF). Retrieved 21 March 2014.
  10. ^ "Sailing at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games: Women's Windsurfer". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
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