2008 Olympic Sailing Coverage

Welcome to Sailing World's coverage of 2008 Olympic Sailing. Senior editor Stuart Streuli reports from Qingdao, China, with blogs, podcasts, photos and more. Bring yourself up to speed on recent Olympic sailing history in SW's archive, and learn about the members of the current U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Sailing Teams.
Vital Links Racing Schedule
U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Sailing Team Bios
ISAF's Olympic Results Page
NBC's Sailing Page (includes live commentary by Gary Jobson)
Aug. 24, 2008
Stu's Qingdao Olympic Blog: And That's a Wrap
Aug. 21, 2008
Stu's Qingdao Olympic Blog: The Tornado and Star close out the 2008 Olympic Regatta. The Brits take their fourth gold, Sweden comes out on the short end of a medal race, again.
Aug. 20, 2008
Stu's Qingdao Olympic Blog: U.S. Sailing Team head coach Gary Bodie to retire at the end of the year. Team GBR misses out on sixth medal by a hair, but still one more chance left to establish their best-ever sailing medal count.
Aug. 19, 2008
Stu's Qingdao Olympic Blog: Tunnicliffe comes from behind in medal race to secure gold in the Laser Radial. Heartbreak for Sweden's Rasmus Myrgren who is sailed out of the medals by Paul Goodison of Great Britain. Myrgren's only crime was being too close to the lead at the start of the medal race.
Photo Gallery: Laser, Laser Radial Medal Races
Aug. 18, 2008
Stu's Qingdao Olympic Blog: Anna Tunnicliffe secures a medal in the Laser Radial class. The color will be decided in Tuesday's medal race. It could be the last one for the U.S. Sailing Team. The 49er medal race holds up.
Photo Gallery: Finn, Yngling Medalists
Aug. 17, 2008
Stu's Qingdao Olympic Blog: Well, at least we got in one medal race. It didn't go well for the U.S. Yngling team, which lost its chance at a bronze at the first windward mark. Too much wind has sent the Finns to the docks..
Aug. 16, 2008
Stu's Qingdao Olympic Blog: Zach Railey and the U.S. Women's Yngling team go for the medals today. Here's a break down of what each needs to go to take home a token from the 2008 Olympic Games.
Photo Gallery: Finn
Aug. 15, 2008
Stu's Qingdao Olympic Blog: Sailing in his first Olympics, Zach Railey pulled a veteran move today. While his 19th place finish in today's only race, was his worst of the regatta by far, it actually served to pad his lead and move him into a commanding position with just Saturday's medal race remaining...
Photo Gallery: Yngling, Finn
Aug. 14, 2008
Stu's Qingdao Olympic Blog: The Code 0 lives. The American Tornado team has chosen to use its controversial upwind spinnaker. They'll be praying for light air. Also a Rule 69 hearing in the Finn class and the worst smog and wind conditions so far postpone the start of racing on Day 6.
Aug. 13, 2008
Stu's Qingdao Olympic Blog: The U.S. Sailing Team rules the waters of Qingdao, winning more races today than all the other teams combined. The team is in the medal position in three classes, and within striking distance in another two.
Aug. 12, 2008 Photo Gallery: Laser and Laser Radial
Stu's Qingdao Olympic Blog: And on Day 4 He created algae. Actually it's been showing up on the course for the past few days...
Aug. 11, 2008
Stu's Qingdao Olympic Blog: U.S. Team Struggles on Day 3, But Finn and Yngling Teams Firmly in Medal Race
Photo Gallery: 49ers
Aug. 10, 2008 Stu's Qingdao Olympic Blog: Some thoughts on skinny sailors, Rule 42 violations, and racing in light wind/big tide conditions.
Photo Gallery: Finn, Yngling, Tornado
Aug. 9, 2008 Stu's Qingdao Olympic Blog: Just received this news brief from the U.S. Olympic Committee. Awful, awful news that's sure to put a damper on the first day of the 2008 Olympics...
Stu's Qingdao Olympic Blog: After a slight delay that may or may not have been more related to communications issues on the race committee boat, the first day of the 2008 Olympic Regatta went off quite smoothly...
Photo Gallery: Finn and Yngling Classes Kick Off Olympic Regatta
Aug. 8, 2008
Stu's Qingdao Olympic Blog: Hey, wait a minute, this isn't so bad. Blue sky and a light breeze in Qingdao. But is trouble looming in the Tornado fleet?
Aug. 6, 2008 Stu's Qingdao Olympic Blog: One of these days we'll get a second sailor-Ralph C. Craig did the honors in 1948-to carry the flag for the opening ceremonies for the United States Olympic Team...
Sailing World's Olympic Sailing Archive
Podcast with Dean Brenner, chairman of US SAILING's Olympic Sailing Committee
2007 U.S. Olympic Sailing Trials Coverage (7 podcasts)
Photos (5 galleries)





