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Olympic Regatta Day 1:
Finn and Yngling Start with a Bang
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USA Yngling sailors Sally Barkow, Carrie Howe and
Deborah Capozzi lead the Netherlands and
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Qindao, China (August 9) - USA Finn sailor Zach Railey sailed a smashing opener on the first day of the Olympic Sailing Regatta in Qingdao, China. In string current and patchy winds averaging six knots, Railey pulled off a second and a fifth place in today's two races, putting him in second place overall in this 26-boat Olympic fleet.
Railey's most impressive move today was on the final run of the first race, when he passed thirteen boats. After rounding a minute and nine seconds behind the first place boat on the last leg, he shaved almost the whole gap, finishing only five seconds behind Greek sailor Emilios Papathanasiou. On a day with inverting fleets and frequent lead changes, Railey's consistency between the two races is what brings him to the top of the fleet. He currently sits two points behind Rafal Szukiel of Poland and four points ahead of three-time Olympic medalist Ben Ainslie of Great Britain.
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Latest Results
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Finn
1. POL
2. USA
3. GBR
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Yngling
1. GBR
2. CAN
3. NED
9. USA
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49er
Racing starts August 10
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470 Men
Racing starts
August 11
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470 Women
Racing starts August 11
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RS:X Men
Racing starts August 11
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RS:X Women
Racing starts August 11
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Laser
Racing starts August 12
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Laser Radial
Racing starts August 12
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Star
Racing starts August 15
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Tornado
Racing starts August 15
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Beijing Opening Ceremonies: What's missing in the show that has it all?
 Over ten thousand athletes marched into the Bird's Nest last night under the pomp and splendor of the Opening Ceremonies. They were welcomed by a cast of 14,000 performers and 91,000 spectators. At an event that seemed to have it all, something was missing: Sailors. Though sailors from six of the 204 competing countries were ceremonial flag bearers, many of
them did not make the trek from Qingdao to Beijing.
Eight USA sailors stayed back, and almost all countries held back their team members who were competing in forthcoming events. On the other hand, Indian Finn sailor Nachhatar Singh Johal told friend and Finn class medal favorite Jonas Hoegh-Christiansen of Denmark that some people come here to win medals, and some people come here to experience the event. Johal took an early morning flight to Qingdao and make it to the course with minutes to spare.
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U.S. Olympic Sailing Resources:
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Television network NBC is broadcasting the Olympic Regatta live on its website,
www.NBCOlympics.com.
In addition to watching the racing live online, sailing fans will be able to view reports by renowned sailing commentator Gary Jobson starting August 13 (video to be available on August 14).
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