Tag: Beijing2008
Island homecoming for Aussie Olympic sailors
5 days, 15 hours ago
Australia’s Olympic sailors will travel to their training base of Hamilton Island after arriving home from the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games for a sailing community homecoming…
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Ashby rides on a wave of success
1 week ago
Given the present state of Lake Eppalock, it is hard to imagine how Bendigo has produced an Olympic silver medallist in sailing…
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Australia chasing third sailing gold
1 week, 1 day ago
Australia will be in strong contention to win its third sailing gold medal of the Beijing Games this afternoon…
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Jury rejects protest over Danish 49er sailing gold
1 week, 2 days ago
A sailing jury has rejected a new Spanish-Italian protest against the 49er class gold medal given to Denmark, saying its decision on earlier protests was correct…
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Kidman's phone call delivers gold
1 week, 3 days ago
Encouragement from Nicole Kidman proved an unlikely inspiration for Australia’s golden day of sailing yesterday…
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Official sailing regatta boat 'sinking' off Qingdao
1 week, 4 days ago
One of the official boats governing the Beijing Olympics sailing regatta is reportedly sinking on one of the competition courses off Qingdao…
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Lack of wind hits sailing races
1 week, 5 days ago
A lack of wind has forced the cancellation of the scheduled Olympic Games Finn and Yngling medal races at the Qingdao International Sailing Centre…
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Dutch, Aussies at loggerheads over designer Code Zero boat
1 week, 6 days ago
A string of typhoons off the China coast gave Qingdao a wide berth in the run-up to the Beijing Games but there was one storm the sailors couldn’t avoid…
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Australian 470 crews sail into the lead
2 weeks, 2 days ago
The Australian Men’s and Women’s 470 crews have both taken the lead on a day where the big challenge for sailors was choosing the right side of the competition course from which to make the most of wind shifts…
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Smooth sailing for Australian crews
2 weeks, 3 days ago
Several Australian competitors remain in medal contention in the Olympic sailing events in the Beijing Olympics after Monday’s competition at the Qingdao venue…
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