Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – 49er

Mixed 49er[1]
at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
Line drawing of the 49er
VenueQingdao International Sailing Centre
DatesFirst race: August 9, 2008 (2008-08-09)
Last race: August 17, 2008 (2008-08-17)
Competitors38 from 19 nations
Teams19 boats
Medalists
 Jonas Warrer
Martin Kirketerp Ibsen		  Denmark
 Iker Martínez
Xabier Fernández		  Spain
 Jan Peter Peckolt
Hannes Peckolt		  Germany
Sailing at the
 2008 Summer Olympics 
RS:X men women
Laser Radial women
Laser men
Finn open
470 men women
49er open
Tornado open
Yngling women
Star men

The Mixed 49er was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics program in Qingdao International Sailing Centre.[2] Sixteen races (last one a medal race) were scheduled. Only thirteen races were completed including the medal race due to lack of wind. 38 sailors, on 19 boats, from 19 nations competed.[3] Ten boats qualified for the medal race.[4]

Race schedule[1][5]

 ● Practice race  ● Race on Yellow  ● Race on Red ● Medal race on Yellow
Date August
7
Thu		8
Fri		9
Sat		10
Sun		11
Mon		12
Tue		13
Wed		14
Thu		15
Fri		16
Sat		17
Sun		18
Mon		19
Tue		20
Wed		21
Thu		22
Fri		23
Sat		24
Sun
Mixed 49er ● 3 3 Spare
day 		3 No
wind 		No
wind 		3 ●

Course areas and course configurations [6]

For the 49er course areas A (Yellow) and E (Red) were used. The location (36°1'26"’N, 120°26'52"E) points to the center of the 0.6nm radius Yellow course area and the location (36°2'21"N, 120°25'32"E) points to the center of the 0.6nm radius Red course area. The target time for the course was about 30 minutes for all races. The race management could choose from several lengths of the course configuration.

Windward-Leeward courses

Weather conditions

In the lead up to the Olympics many questioned the choice of Qingdao as a venue with very little predicted wind. During the races the wind was pretty light and quite unpredictable. Due to lack of wind (< 1.6 knots) one racing day had to be cancelled and the medal race needed to be postponed to the next day.[7]

Final results[8][9]


Rank 		Country Helmsman Crew Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Race 6 Race 7 Race 8 Race 9 Race 10 Race 11 Race 12 Medalrace Total Total
–
discard
Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts.
1st, gold medalist(s)  Denmark Jonas Warrer Martin Kirketerp Ibsen 2 2.0 4 4.0 10 10.0 4 4.0 2 2.0 3 3.0 4 4.0 2 2.0 9 9.0 2 2.0 7 7.0 8 8.0 7 14.071.061.0
2nd, silver medalist(s)  Spain Iker Martínez Xabier Fernández 1 1.0 10 10.0 17 17.0 2 2.0 OCS 20.0 5 5.0 7 7.0 10 10.0 3 3.0 4 4.0 1 1.0 2 2.0 1 2.084.064.0
3rd, bronze medalist(s)  Germany Jan Peter Peckolt Hannes Peckolt 15 15.0 6 6.0 11 11.0 6 6.0 3 3.0 2 2.0 2 2.0 12 12.0 4 4.0 5 5.0 4 4.0 7 7.0 2 4.081.066.0
4  Italy Pietro Sibello Gianfranco Sibello 3 3.0 9 9.0 1 1.0 1 1.0 6 6.0 9 9.0 3 3.0 8 8.0 12 12.0 17 17.0 3 3.0 3 3.0 4 8.083.066.0
5  Australia Nathan Outteridge Ben Austin DSQ 20.0 1 1.0 7 7.0 3 3.0 1 1.0 1 1.0 6 6.0 4 4.0 6 6.0 12 12.0 2 2.0 18 18.0 6 12.093.073.0
6  United States Tim Wadlow Chris Rast 5 5.0 14 14.0 15 15.0 16 16.0 5 5.0 10 10.0 1 1.0 1 1.0 1 1.0 3 3.0 8 8.0 4 4.0 DNF 22.0105.089.0
7  Brazil André Fonseca Rodrigo Duarte 10 10.0 5 5.0 8 8.0 9 9.0 9 9.0 4 4.0 12 12.0 5 5.0 11 11.0 1 1.0 9 9.0 13 13.0 8 16.0112.099.0
8  Austria Nico Luca Marc Delle Karth Nikolaus Resch 9 9.0 2 2.0 14 14.0 8 8.0 13 13.0 7 7.0 5 5.0 7 7.0 7 7.0 13 13.0 5 5.0 1 1.0 DNF 22.0113.099.0
9  Great Britain Stevie Morrison Ben Rhodes 4 4.0 3 3.0 5 5.0 14 14.0 14 14.0 15 15.0 OCS 20.0 3 3.0 2 2.0 8 8.0 11 11.0 15 15.0 3 6.0120.0100.0
10  France Emmanuel Dyen Yann Rocherieux 7 7.0 8 8.0 4 4.0 5 5.0 11 11.0 13 13.0 11 11.0 13 13.0 14 14.0 7 7.0 6 6.0 17 17.0 5 10.0126.0109.0
11  Portugal Jorge Lima Francisco Andrade 12 12.0 7 7.0 9 9.0 11 11.0 4 4.0 DNC 20.0 10 10.0 6 6.0 5 5.0 11 11.0 13 13.0 12 12.0 - -120.0100.0
12  Japan Akira Ishibashi Yukio Makino 8 8.0 17 17.0 3 3.0 13 13.0 8 8.0 12 12.0 8 8.0 9 9.0 17 17.0 6 6.0 14 14.0 5 5.0 - -120.0103.0
13  Norway Christopher Gundersen Frode Bovim 11 11.0 13 13.0 18 18.0 7 7.0 10 10.0 8 8.0 14 14.0 11 11.0 13 13.0 19 19.0 12 12.0 11 11.0 - -147.0128.0
14  Canada Gordon Cook Ben Remocker 13 13.0 12 12.0 13 13.0 10 10.0 7 7.0 6 6.0 16 16.0 16 16.0 10 10.0 18 18.0 15 15.0 16 16.0 - -152.0134.0
15  Ukraine Rodion Luka George Leonchuk 6 6.0 11 11.0 12 12.0 15 15.0 DSQ 20.0 OCS 20.0 13 13.0 15 15.0 8 8.0 15 15.0 10 10.0 14 14.0 - -159.0139.0
16  Poland Marcin Czajkowski Krzysztof Kiekowski 18 18.0 15 15.0 6 6.0 12 12.0 15 15.0 14 14.0 18 18.0 18 18.0 16 16.0 9 9.0 19 19.0 6 6.0 - -166.0147.0
17  Croatia Pavle Kostov Petar Cupac 14 14.0 16 16.0 16 16.0 18 18.0 OCS 20.0 11 11.0 9 9.0 19 19.0 18 18.0 10 10.0 17 17.0 10 10.0 - -178.0158.0
18  Sweden Jonas Lindberg Karl Torlén 16 16.0 18 18.0 2 2.0 17 17.0 12 12.0 16 16.0 17 17.0 14 14.0 19 19.0 16 16.0 16 16.0 OCS 20.0 - -183.0163.0
19  China Li Fei Hu Xianqiang 17 17.0 19 19.0 19 19.0 19 19.0 16 16.0 17 17.0 15 15.0 17 17.0 15 15.0 14 14.0 18 18.0 9 9.0 - -195.0176.0

    Legend: DNC – Did not compete; DNF – Did not finish; DSQ – Disqualified; OCS – On the course side of the starting line;
    QUA     – Qualified for next phase;
    Discard is crossed out and does not count for the overall result.

    Daily standings

    Graph showing the daily standings in the 49er during the 2008 Summer Olympics

    Notes

    The Danish team of Jonas Warrer and Martin Kirketerp Ibsen, who won the gold medal, almost failed to make it to the start of the Medal race, when their mast split shortly before the start. The Croatian team—who had not made the final race—donated their boat to the Danish team to use in the final, and the Danes subsequently went on to win Gold. The Spanish team filed a protest against the win due to the boat change, but the protest was dismissed and the race results stand. The protest was promoted to the International Olympic Committee but was again dismissed. A third protest was promoted by Italy and Spain to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), which was also dismissed.[10]

    Pavle Kostov, Petar Cupać and their coach Ivan Bulaja were rewarded the Pierre de Coubertin medal for lending their boat to Danes Jonas Warrer and Martin Kirketerp Ibsen whose mast had broken shortly before the start of their race. The Danes went on to win a gold medal.[11][12]

    Further reading

    References

    1. 1 2 Official Report of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games • Volume II Ceremonies and Competitions: Celebration of the Games (PDF). Retrieved 21 March 2014.
    2. ↑ Official Report of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games • Volume I Bid Documents and Analysis: Passion behind the Bid (PDF). Retrieved 21 March 2014.
    3. ↑ The 2008 Olympic scoring system was used.
    4. ↑ For the medal race the top ten boats qualified. Each position scored double points. All medal races were sailed on course area Yellow in front of the Qingdao International Sailing Centre.
    5. ↑ Official Report of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games • Volume III Preparation for the Games: New Beijing Great Olympics (PDF). Retrieved 21 March 2014.
    6. ↑ "The Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Sailing Competition: Sailing Instructions" (PDF). International Sailing Federation. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
    7. ↑ "Qingdao Report - Luke Van Der Kamp" (PDF). Team GBR. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
    8. ↑ Official Results book Part 3 (Sailing) (PDF). Retrieved 21 March 2014.
    9. ↑ "Sailing at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games: Mixed Skiff". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
    10. ↑ "Spain fails in fresh Dane protest". Sport: Olympics. BBC. 19 August 2008.
    11. ↑ "Guld til 49'eren - dr.dk/Sporten/OL2008". Dr.dk. 17 August 2008. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
    12. ↑ "Hrvatskim jedriličarima nagrada za fair play". tportal. 19 November 2008. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
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