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   Have you seen how well the Brits are doing at Qindao? Its a pity that the media seem so disinterested. Mind you there was a tiny article in Saturdays Telegraph which was more interested in the drunkeness of the officials rather than the sailing. I know that sailing is dificult to cover on the tele but it is sport, and we are good at it and I bet that more people were racing boats on sunday than running and jumping or whatever athletes do when there not taking drugs!!

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tickel Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Far too distracted from work Joined: 21 Dec 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 408	Post Options Post Reply Quote tickel Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Qindao Posted: 28 Aug 06 at 9:16pm
	Have you seen how well the Brits are doing at Qindao? Its a pity that the media seem so disinterested. Mind you there was a tiny article in Saturdays Telegraph which was more interested in the drunkeness of the officials rather than the sailing. I know that sailing is dificult to cover on the tele but it is sport, and we are good at it and I bet that more people were racing boats on sunday than running and jumping or whatever athletes do when there not taking drugs!!
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Villan Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 26 Nov 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1768	Post Options Post Reply Quote Villan Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 28 Aug 06 at 9:59pm
	Agreed. I saw more news to do with Princess Annes sister / cousin / relation going horse riding than I did about sailing!
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gordon Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 07 Sep 04 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1037	Post Options Post Reply Quote gordon Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 28 Aug 06 at 11:03pm
	Difficult to get excited about this event. Until now wind has always appeared to be ab essential ingredient for sailing.... Gordon
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CT249 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Far too distracted from work Joined: 08 Jul 06 Online Status: Offline Posts: 399	Post Options Post Reply Quote CT249 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 29 Aug 06 at 12:28am
	The lack of interest is your own fault! These days "Britian comes out top in Olympic sailing" is no longer news, it's just normal service. If the British Olympic squad gave up this winning business (which to be frank the rest of us are getting quite bored with as well), you may find the media more interested. Your squad needs to start losing catastrophically until, say, 2009, and living a footballers' wives lifestyle.... surely Fleet Street would get interested if Bn Anle had a nude sex romp in a nightclub, Nck Rgrs got involved in a brawl, and Tsh Strgs married an Eskimo prince. Then there's the investigation into how come the RSX (with the strength of a Star rig, the economy of a Tornado, the light-wind performance of a Radial, and the appeal of the Tempest) came to be chosen as an Olympic class. And we Aussies will be happy to be ignored as long as we can get some medals again. PS...interesting website when they have a non-Olympic class on the banner. All that kerfuffle to choose the RSX and its slate-grey low visibility sails mean they put some old slalom boards on the website. Edited by CT249

Contender 541 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 05 Dec 05 Location: Burton on Trent Online Status: Offline Posts: 1402	Post Options Post Reply Quote Contender 541 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 29 Aug 06 at 1:37pm
	http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-08/29/content_5019700 .htm Exciting stuff indeed That is the exciting pic - someone had better get the wind machines ready for 2008 Edited by Contender 541
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s_squirrel Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Newbie Joined: 21 Aug 06 Online Status: Offline Posts: 17	Post Options Post Reply Quote s_squirrel Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 29 Aug 06 at 5:10pm
	Yes, great performance by Team GBR - keep it up guys! Loads of good photos on this website, www.thedailysail.com and the teams own web site www.skandiateamgbr.com In terms of media though, I heard that Grandstand are covering this event this weekend - not sure when yet. Anyone else know?

furtive Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Posting king Joined: 30 Mar 05 Online Status: Offline Posts: 188	Post Options Post Reply Quote furtive Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 30 Aug 06 at 10:29am
	All medal races now completed, 8 (eight) medals for GBR. Gold for Paul, Ben, Nick and Joe, Chris and Simon, Silver for Iain and Steve, and Helena, Annie and Lucy, Bronze for Penny, and Nic and Elliot. Nearest rivals France (2G, 3S) and USA (2G, 1B). Further down, 5 of the other 6 boats also managed to move up the standings in the final race - a good day at the office all round!

JimC Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 17 May 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 6662	Post Options Post Reply Quote JimC Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 30 Aug 06 at 10:34am
	Light variable shifty winds, sluicing tides... sounds likeHayling on a bad ay. No wonder the brits are doing well! [looks at results] Wow, OCS in the medal race really stuffs up your series doesn't it Ms Bethwaite... Now what are the tactical implications of that I wonder? Edited by JimC

laser4000 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 02 Aug 05 Online Status: Offline Posts: 589	Post Options Post Reply Quote laser4000 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 30 Aug 06 at 8:46pm
	So who's your "performance of the regatta?" - whilst I give full marks to the boys for a great job for me it's a pretty close tie between the ladies who medalled Penny - noted for her light wind speed but not exactly too high on the ISAF rankings nor overly rated on some of the 'other websites' / print media got in a teriffic result in the radials, and no doubt has put the wind up some of her british rivals - imagine how much of a scrap the actual selections will be..with potentially anyone of 6 pulling it out the bag when it matters. Helena, Annie, Lucy - surely a scratch crew without much time in the boat, (especially H) nor sailing together compared to some crews who are on cycle 2. Does this mean Shirley will get 'the stick' back when she's stopped playing with pampers?? Anyone know when / where these two helms last raced each other in a Nat champs?? Edited by laser4000

s_squirrel Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Newbie Joined: 21 Aug 06 Online Status: Offline Posts: 17	Post Options Post Reply Quote s_squirrel Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 31 Aug 06 at 7:03pm
	OK, I have now done the reasearch and yes, the Pre-Olympics is on Grandstand BBC2, this sunday at 1335hrs. Medal of the week - Penny Clark