(21.08.2007) - August 20, 2007) At the 2007 Olympic Test Event in Qingdao (CHN), all fleets again were treated to the increasingly expected routine of arrive early, endure a lengthy postponement onshore to wait for wind, and finishing very late in the day. The 49er, 470 men and women, and the Laser and Laser Radial classes were the first to reach their races courses, ultimately getting in two races except for the Laser (1) and the 49er (3). The Yngling, Star, Finn and Tornado fleets were finally released from shore just after 1600hrs, and returned to the dock as darkness fell, after just one race. The RS:X men and women were the only fleets that were skunked on this day, making it the fourth of six race days where the boardsailors did not sail.
About the day, American 470 Women Amanda Clark and Sarah Mergenthaler comment, “At 2:30pm, a light thermal finally filled in and out we went for two races. Conditions began with 3-5 knots, current ebbing to the east at
1.3 knots, and a light swell with chop. By the last leg of the second race, the current finally shifted but the wind began to die. Needless to say, keeping momentum in the slop was key. We towed back to the harbor in darkness but happy we got some racing in.” Racing is scheduled through Thursday, August 23rd. -- Event site: http://www.2007qdregatta.com
Preliminary Results – Top Three plus North Americans in Top 10
RS:X Women
1. GBR - Bryony Shaw, 1-2-1-3, 7
2. FRA - Faustine Merret, 4-1-3-1, 9
3. CHN - Jian Yin, 3-3-2-4, 12
17. CAN - Nikola Girke, 18-17-16-15, 66
RS:X Men
1. CHN - Yuan Guo Zhou, 1-6-1-1, 9
2. NZL - Tom Ashley, 3-2-3-2, 10
3. FRA - Julien Bontemps, 2-8-4-7, 21
11. MEX - David Mier Y Teran, 9-13-11-14, 47
Laser
1. GBR - Paul Goodison, 3-4-1-(10)-7, 15
2. NZL - Andrew Murdoch, (21)-7-2-4-3, 16
3. SWE - Rasmus Myrgren, 8-3-6-(14)-5, 22
12. CAN - Michael Leigh, 4-6-18-11-(24), 39
Laser Radial
1. NZL - Jo Aleh, 9-1-3-1-7-4, 16
2. USA - Anna Tunnicliffe, 7-19-1-3-6-1, 18
3. CRO - Tina Mihelic, (15)-3-4-9-1-3, 20
5. MEX - Tania Elias-Calles, 4-(13)-7-4-8-5, 28
Finn
1. GBR - Ben Ainslie, 1-(2)-1-2-1, 5
2. CRO - Ivan Kljakovic Gaspic, 3-3-(7)-3-2, 11
3. NOR - Peer Moberg, 5-5-(18)-1-9, 20
7. USA - Zack Railey, (20)-18-2-11-6, 37
470 Men
1. ISR - Gidi Kliger/Udi Gal, 2-(13)-3-4-1-6, 16
2. AUS - Mathan Wilmot/Malcolm Page, (13)-1-6-1-13-3, 24
3. GBR - Nicholas Rogers/Joe Glanield, 4-5-5-9-2-(17), 25
13. USA - Michael Anderson-Mitterling/David Hughes, 14-14-13-2-(17)-8, 51
470 Women
1. AUS - Elsie Rechichi/Tessa Parkinson, 1-5-8-3-1-(12)-8, 26
2. UKR - Ruslana Taran/Olena Pakholchyk, 10-(13)-4-1-5-2-4, 26
3. JPN - Ai Kondo/Naoko Kamata, 9-2-1-4-2-11-(12), 29
9. USA - Amanda Clark/Sara Mergenthaler, 5-12-(18)-10-12-8-10, 57
Star
1. NZL - Hamish Pepper/ Carl Williams, 4-6-2-1, 13
2. FRA - Xavier Rohart/ Pascal Rambeau, 3-3-4-5, 15
3. SUI - Flavio Marazzi/ Christoph Christen, 7-1-1-9, 18
9. USA - John Dane/ Austin Sperry, 6-10-14-7, 37
Tornado
1. AUT - Roman Hagara/Han Peter Steinacher, 3-2-1-1, 7
2. AUS - Darren Bundock/Glenn Ashby, 1-9-2-3, 15
3. GBR - Leigh Mcmillan/Will Howden, 5-6-3-5, 19
9. USA - John Lovell/Charlie Ogletree, 13-13-4-7, 37
49er
1. DEN - Peter Hansen/Soren Hansen, 10-1-7-10-3-5-1-(12)-5, 42
2. GBR - Stevie Morrison/Ben Rhodes, 6-(19)-4-16-2-7-4-1-2, 42
3. AUS - Nathan Outteridge/Ben Austin, (18)-6-6-1-4-2-2-16-9, 46
4. USA - Morgan Larson/Peter Spaulding, (15)-3-5-2-5-3-8-10-12, 48
Yngling
1. GBR - Sarah Ayton/Sarah Webb/Pippa Wilson, 2-1-1-(7)-2, 6
2. USA - Sally Barkow/Carrie Howe/Debbie Capozzi, 1-3-2-(5)-3, 9
3. RUS - Ekaterina Skudina/Diana Krutskikh /Natalia Ivanova, (5)-4-4-2-1, 11
Complete results: http://www.2007qdregatta.com/node/node_8874.htm
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