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SailingSailing

Sailing is the skillful art of controlling the motion of a sailing ship or sailboat, across a body of water....
 at the 2008 Summer Olympics2008 Summer Olympics

The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, will be held in Beijing, China from Augu...
 in BeijingBeijing

Beijing [[[Media:Beijing pronounced in English way.ogg|English Pronunciation]]] , a city in northern [[China]], is the [[Capital of China|capital]]...
 will be held from August 9 to 21. The competition will take place in QingdaoQingdao

Qingdao, well-known to the West by its Postal System Pinyin transliteration Tsingtao, is a sub-provincial city in east...
, 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 has been selected to replace the MistralMistral

Mistral can refer to:* An atmospheric phenomenon;...
 for both Men's and Women's sailboard, and the Laser RadialLaser Radial Overview

The Laser Radial is a popular one-design class of small sailing dinghy built by Vanguard Sailboats....
 will replace the EuropeEurope (dinghy)

The Europe is a one-person dinghy....
 as the Women's single-handed dinghy.

Competition Format

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 49er49er (dinghy)

The 49er is a newer one-design class of small sailing dinghy....
 class will race 16 times and have the two lowest scores removed.

Qualification

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 2007 World Championships 2008 World Championships
Windsurfer































One Person Dinghy LaserLaser (dinghy)

The Laser is a popular one-design class of small sailing dinghy....




































Two Person Dinghy 470470 (dinghy)

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Keelboat StarStar (sailboat) Overview

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Women Equipment Host Nation 2007 World Championships 2008 World Championships
Windsurfer
























One Person Dinghy Laser RadialFacts About Laser Radial

The Laser Radial is a popular one-design class of small sailing dinghy built by Vanguard Sailboats....






















Two Person Dinghy 470470 (dinghy)

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Keelboat Yngling











Open Equipment Host Nation 2007 World Championships 2008 World Championships
Heavyweight Dinghy FinnFinn (dinghy)

The Finn dinghy is the men's single-handed Olympic class for sailing....






















Skiff 49er49er (dinghy)

The 49er is a newer one-design class of small sailing dinghy....















Multihull TornadoTornado (sailboat)

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Qualification Timeline

Date Event Location
Jun 28 - Jul 13, 2007 (All Events)CascaisCascais

Cascais is a town on the Atlantic Ocean about 30 kilometres west of Lisbon, Portugal....
January 2-9, 2008 SydneySydney

Sydney is the most populous city in Australia with a metropolitan area population of over 4.2 million people ....
January 10-20, 2008 AucklandAuckland

The Auckland Metropolitan Area, or Greater Auckland, in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest urban area in ...
January 23-29, 2008 MelbourneMelbourne

Melbourne is the state capital and largest city in the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-largest city in Australi...
January 24-30, 2008 MelbourneMelbourne

Melbourne is the state capital and largest city in the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-largest city in Australi...
February 7-13, 2008
February 10-15, 2008
Feb 25 - Mar 1, 2008 AucklandAuckland

The Auckland Metropolitan Area, or Greater Auckland, in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest urban area in ...
March 15-20, 2008 AucklandAuckland Overview

The Auckland Metropolitan Area, or Greater Auckland, in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest urban area in ...
April 11-17, 2008

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