Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 470

Women’s 470[1]
at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad

Line drawing of the 470
VenueQingdao International Sailing Centre
DatesFirst race: August 11, 2008 (2008-08-11)
Last race: August 18, 2008 (2008-08-18)
Competitors38 from 19 nations
Teams19 boats
Medalists
   Australia
   Netherlands
   Brazil
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 Men's 470 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. 38 sailors, on 19 boats, from 19 nations competed.[3] Ten boats qualified for the medal race.[4]

Race schedule[1][5]

  Practice race   Race on Yellow  Race on Orange  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 470 2 2 2 Spare
day
2 2 Spare
day

Course areas and course configurations [6]

For the 470 course areas A (Yellow) and D (Orange) 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°1'10"N, 120°28'47"E) points to the center of the 0.75nm radius Orange course area. The target time for the course was about 60 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 but the Women’s 470 competition was executed as scheduled.[7]

Final results[8][9]


Rank
Country Helmsman Crew 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 Australia Elise RechichiTessa Parkinson 2 2.0 2 2.0 4 4.0 1 1.0 9 9.0 4 4.0 2 2.0 5 5.0 3 3.0 2 2.0 9 18.052.043.0
2nd Netherlands Marcelien de KoningLobke Berkhout 3 3.0 1 1.0 9 9.0 5 5.0 2 2.0 2 2.0 10 10.0 7 7.0 4 4.0 16 16.0 5 10.069.053.0
3rd Brazil Fernanda OliveiraIsabel Swan 11 11.0 16 16.0 5 5.0 10 10.0 7 7.0 6 6.0 6 6.0 2 2.0 7 7.0 4 4.0 1 2.076.060.0
4 Israel Nike KorneckiVered Buskila 8 8.0 13 13.0 1 1.0 2 2.0 8 8.0 19 19.0 3 3.0 1 1.0 11 11.0 15 15.0 2 4.085.066.0
5 Italy Giulia ContiGiovanna Micol 14 14.0 7 7.0 6 6.0 3 3.0 6 6.0 11 11.0 4 4.0 19 19.0 12 12.0 6 6.0 3 6.094.075.0
6 Great Britain Christina BassadoneSaskia Clark DSQ 20.0 8 8.0 3 3.0 4 4.0 15 15.0 13 13.0 8 8.0 3 3.0 15 15.0 5 5.0 4 8.0102.082.0
7 Czech Republic Lenka SmidovaLenka Mrzilkova 6 6.0 4 4.0 12 12.0 11 11.0 11 11.0 5 5.0 11 11.0 11 11.0 9 9.0 1 1.0 7 14.095.083.0
8 Austria Sylvia VoglCarolina Flatscher 9 9.0 DSQ 20.0 13 13.0 7 7.0 1 1.0 7 7.0 1 1.0 13 13.0 6 6.0 11 11.0 8 16.0104.084.0
9 Germany Stefanie RothweilerVivien Kussatz 7 7.0 6 6.0 11 11.0 9 9.0 5 5.0 12 12.0 OCS 20.0 8 8.0 8 8.0 12 12.0 6 12.0110.090.0
10 Spain Natalia Vía DufresneLaia Tutzo 4 4.0 5 5.0 2 2.0 6 6.0 13 13.0 10 10.0 13 13.0 17 17.0 2 2.0 17 17.0 10 20.0109.092.0
11 France Ingrid PetitjeanGwendolyn Lemaitre 1 1.0 11 11.0 16 16.0 8 8.0 17 17.0 9 9.0 9 9.0 9 9.0 13 13.0 9 9.0 - -102.085.0
12 United States Amanda ClarkSara Mergenthaler 12 12.0 12 12.0 10 10.0 14 14.0 4 4.0 17 17.0 7 7.0 6 6.0 17 17.0 7 7.0 - -106.089.0
13 Slovenia Vesna DeklevaKlara Maucec DSQ 20.0 3 3.0 8 8.0 16 16.0 12 12.0 3 3.0 15 15.0 18 18.0 14 14.0 3 3.0 - -112.092.0
14 Japan Ai KondoNaoko Kamata 13 13.0 15 15.0 14 14.0 15 15.0 14 14.0 1 1.0 12 12.0 10 10.0 1 1.0 13 13.0 - -108.093.0
15 Sweden Therese TorgerssonVendela Santen 10 10.0 14 14.0 18 18.0 DSQ 20.0 19 19.0 8 8.0 5 5.0 14 14.0 5 5.0 8 8.0 - -121.0101.0
16 Argentina Maria Fernanda SestoConsuelo Monsegur 16 16.0 18 18.0 17 17.0 12 12.0 10 10.0 16 16.0 14 14.0 4 4.0 10 10.0 14 14.0 - -131.0113.0
17 Switzerland Emmanuelle RolAnne-Sophie Thilo 15 15.0 9 9.0 7 7.0 13 13.0 3 3.0 15 15.0 OCS 20.0 15 15.0 18 18.0 19 19.0 - -134.0114.0
18 China Wen YimeiYu Chunyan 5 5.0 10 10.0 19 19.0 17 17.0 16 16.0 14 14.0 OCS 20.0 12 12.0 16 16.0 10 10.0 - -139.0119.0
19 Singapore Toh LiyingDeborah Ong Huimin 17 17.0 17 17.0 15 15.0 18 18.0 18 18.0 18 18.0 OCS 20.0 16 16.0 19 19.0 18 18.0 - -176.0156.0

    Legend: 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.

    Daily standings

    Graph showing the daily standings in the Women’s 470 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: Women's Two Person Dinghy". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
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