Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Finn

Mixed Finn[1]
at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad

Line drawing of the Finn
VenueQingdao International Sailing Centre
DatesFirst race: August 9, 2008 (2008-08-09)
Last race: August 16, 2008 (2008-08-16)
Competitors26 from 26 nations
Medalists
   Great Britain
   United States
   France
Sailing at the
 2008 Summer Olympics 
RS:X men women
Laser Radial women
Laser men
Finn open
470 men women
49er open
Tornado open
Yngling women
Star men

The Finn 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. Only nine races were completed including the medal race due to lack of wind. 26 sailors, on 26 boats, from 26 nations competed.[3] Ten boats qualified for the medal race.[4]

Race schedule[1][5]

  Practice race   Race on Yellow   Race on Pink  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
Mixed Finn 2 2 2 Spare
day
1 No
wind
1 No
wind

Course areas and course configurations [6]

For the Finn course areas A (Yellow) and E (Pink) were used. The location (36°2'23"N, 120°23'12"E) points to the center of the 0.6 nm radius Yellow course area and the location (36°2'44"N, 120°28'9"E) points to the center of the 0.75 nm radius Pink course area. The target time for the course was about 75 minutes for the races and 30 minutes for the medal race. The race management could choose from several course configurations.

Outer courses

Inner courses

Windward-Leeward courses

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.[7]

Final results[8][9]


Rank
Country Helmsman Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Race 6 Race 7 Race 8 Medalrace Total Total

discard
Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts.
1st Great Britain Ben Ainslie 10 10.0 1 1.0 4 4.0 1 1.0 1 1.0 10 10.0 2 2.0 2 2.0 1 2.033.023.0
2nd United States Zach Railey 2 2.0 5 5.0 2 2.0 2 2.0 7 7.0 8 8.0 7 7.0 19 19.0 6 12.064.045.0
3rd France Guillaume Florent 5 5.0 8 8.0 20 20.0 3 3.0 4 4.0 6 6.0 4 4.0 21 21.0 4 8.079.058.0
4 Sweden Daniel Birgmark 14 14.0 17 17.0 1 1.0 6 6.0 12 12.0 3 3.0 3 3.0 5 5.0 7 14.075.058.0
5 Canada Christopher Cook 8 8.0 3 3.0 7 7.0 10 10.0 23 23.0 5 5.0 15 15.0 3 3.0 8 16.090.067.0
6 Denmark Jonas Høgh-Christensen 16 16.0 6 6.0 12 12.0 16 16.0 25 25.0 4 4.0 5 5.0 7 7.0 2 4.095.070.0
7 Slovenia Gašper Vinčec 9 9.0 11 11.0 6 6.0 5 5.0 3 3.0 13 13.0 8 8.0 10 10.0 10 20.085.072.0
8 Croatia Ivan Kljaković-Gašpić 7 7.0 10 10.0 10 10.0 8 8.0 16 16.0 9 9.0 1 1.0 13 13.0 9 18.092.076.0
9 Spain Rafa Trujillo 12 12.0 4 4.0 3 3.0 14 14.0 20 20.0 20 20.0 OCS 27.0 1 1.0 3 6.0107.080.0
10 Poland Rafal Szukiel 3 3.0 2 2.0 19 19.0 12 12.0 10 10.0 14 14.0 22 22.0 12 12.0 5 10.0104.082.0
11 Italy Giorgio Poggi 17 17.0 7 7.0 14 14.0 21 21.0 6 6.0 12 12.0 9 9.0 9 9.0 - -95.074.0
12 New Zealand Dan Slater 21 21.0 19 19.0 18 18.0 4 4.0 9 9.0 7 7.0 13 13.0 6 6.0 - -97.076.0
13 Brazil Eduardo Couto 6 6.0 16 16.0 DNF 27.0 7 7.0 2 2.0 17 17.0 14 14.0 OCS 27.0 - -116.089.0
14 Netherlands Pieter-Jan Postma 19 19.0 15 15.0 16 16.0 22 22.0 15 15.0 2 2.0 10 10.0 16 16.0 - -115.093.0
15 Greece Emilios Papathanasiou 1 1.0 DNF 27.0 5 5.0 DNE 27.0 18 18.0 15 15.0 DNE 27.0 8 8.0 - -128.0101.0
16 Australia Anthony Nossiter 11 11.0 22 22.0 8 8.0 17 17.0 13 13.0 21 21.0 11 11.0 20 20.0 - -123.0101.0
17 Russia Eduard Skornyakov 24 24.0 20 20.0 17 17.0 13 13.0 8 8.0 18 18.0 12 12.0 14 14.0 - -126.0102.0
18 Finland Tapio Nirkko 18 18.0 9 9.0 9 9.0 9 9.0 19 19.0 22 22.0 16 16.0 22 22.0 - -124.0102.0
19 Norway Peer Moberg 23 23.0 DSQ 27.0 11 11.0 19 19.0 22 22.0 1 1.0 DSQ 27.0 4 4.0 - -134.0107.0
20 Turkey Ali Kemal Tufekc 20 20.0 21 21.0 13 13.0 18 18.0 14 14.0 19 19.0 6 6.0 17 17.0 - -128.0107.0
21 Ireland Tim Goodbody 22 22.0 13 13.0 15 15.0 15 15.0 17 17.0 16 16.0 21 21.0 15 15.0 - -134.0112.0
22 Cyprus Haris Papadopoulos 13 13.0 18 18.0 21 21.0 11 11.0 24 24.0 11 11.0 17 17.0 OCS 27.0 - -142.0115.0
23 India Nachhatar Singh Johal 4 4.0 24 24.0 23 23.0 24 24.0 11 11.0 24 24.0 18 18.0 24 24.0 - -152.0128.0
24 China Zhang Peng 25 25.0 23 23.0 24 24.0 20 20.0 5 5.0 26 26.0 23 23.0 11 11.0 - -157.0131.0
25 Czech Republic Michael Maier 15 15.0 14 14.0 22 22.0 25 25.0 21 21.0 23 23.0 19 19.0 23 23.0 - -162.0137.0
26 Venezuela Johnny Senen Bilbao Bande 26 26.0 12 12.0 25 25.0 23 23.0 26 26.0 25 25.0 20 20.0 18 18.0 - -175.0149.0

    Legend: DNE – Non excludable disqualification; DNF – Did not finish; DSQ – Disqualified; OCSOn the course side of the starting line;
    QUA
    – Qualified for next phase;
    Discard is crossed out and does not count for the overall result.

    Gender: – male; – female;

    Daily standings

    Graph showing the daily standings in the Finn during the 2008 Summer Olympics

    Further reading

    References

    1. 1 2 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. Official Report of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games • Volume III Preparation for the Games: New Beijing Great Olympics (PDF). Retrieved 21 March 2014.
    6. "The Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Sailing Competition: Sailing Instructions" (PDF). International Sailing Federation. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
    7. "Qingdao Report - Luke Van Der Kamp" (PDF). Team GBR. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
    8. Official Results book Part 3 (Sailing) (PDF). Retrieved 21 March 2014.
    9. "Sailing at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games: Mixed One Person Dinghy". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
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