11 th August 2008
49er
The Australian 49er Team, Nathan Outteridge & Ben Austin are winning after the second day of racing. The boys scored a third and two 1st places to make three race wins so far in the six races completed. The Danish team sits two points behind in second and the Italian team is third with 20 points. The 49er Fleet has a rest day tomorrow.
Skipper Nathan Outteridge said he was happy with the day’s results but is conscious of the need to be consistent and minimise risk with another nine races to go before medal contention.
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“Our strategy was to stay out of trouble,” said Outteridge.
“We had a nice clear start, good boat speed and made no mistakes.
“This has been six months of envisioning and today was a good confidence builder, but there’s a long way to go.”
Qingdao served up a crystal clear day with winds gusting up to 11 knots just before the start of racing and dropping down to 6 knots later in the afternoon. The clear conditions produced a few surprises for the team, who have spent a lot of time on this course over the past two years.
“I even saw some islands I’d never seen here before,” said a bemused Outteridge.
Yngling
Krystal Weir, Karyn Gojnich and Angela Farrell end day three of racing in third place overall on 32 points. It is very close with only four points between 3rd and 11th so the team can’t relax yet. The top two teams have separated from the pack with the leaders, Great Britain on 16 points and the Dutch on 18 points. The Yngling fleet get a rest day tomorrow.
To follow the racing try these sites:
http://www.australiansailingteam.com.au/
http://www.sailing.org/olympics
http://www.sailing2008.org/
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