Olympics 2008
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Topic: Olympics 2008
Posted By: radixon
Subject: Olympics 2008
Date Posted: 14 Mar 08 at 9:16pm
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Anyone know the schedule for the 2008 Olympics? All I really want to know is when the sailing is on, but I bet it doesn't get a lot of TV coverage.  |
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Posted By: Chris Bridges
Date Posted: 14 Mar 08 at 9:20pm
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Maybe if you press the red button.. The 49er class website says 9 - 23 August , not sure if thats just the 9ers or all of the sailing... http://www.sailing2008.org/en/ - http://www.sailing2008.org/en/ - I am not paticularly good at finding things on websites as oyu might have realised... But it might be on there although I could not find it, even though it is probably in the most obvious place.. edit: http://www.sailing2008.org/en/ww/Notice_of_Race_Draft_The_2008_Olympic_Sailing_Competition.pdf - http://www.sailing2008.org/en/ww/Notice_of_Race_(Draft)_The_ 2008_Olympic_Sailing_Competition.pdf Nothing about specific class events.. Some rough dates for other sutff though Also skim read parts of it, I love it how it talks about Propoganda in a notice of race.... ------------- 49er GBR735 (for sale) - Rutland SC |
Posted By: k_kirk
Date Posted: 15 Mar 08 at 3:17pm
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http://www.beijing-2008tickets.com/prodList.asp?idCategory=7 51 9 to 21 August - If you click View Tickets button for the day you can see what is scheduled for that day. Not the best way to get the info but you can still manage.Hope this helps. Cheers ------------- http://gaijinonfoils.blogspot.com/ - Gaijin on Foils |
Posted By: Roger
Date Posted: 15 Mar 08 at 9:46pm
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If I remember correctly during the 2004 games you could watch at least one "live" race a day, and many more highlights, that red button opens up many more channels that I am sure will get more publicity during the games, and dont forget that as things have progressed we can now see a lot of sailing tv on the net. |
Posted By: Jon Emmett
Date Posted: 18 Mar 08 at 12:21pm
I think they are already working on how to improve the TV coverage available for 2012 
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Posted By: Laser 173312
Date Posted: 18 Mar 08 at 2:45pm
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The schedule I got from the offical web site said heats start Sat 9th Aug and seem to run all the way through the games. There are 2 medal races on 16th, 18th, 19th, 20th & 21st and 1 medal race on 17th. 22nd to 24th are reserve days. Unfortunately there was no indication of which classes were when. I assume the 49ers start early and finish late as they have more races than other classes. At least with the events being in the morning means we don't have to suffer interuptions from Eastenders and Coronation Street. Hopefully the BBC will get together some sort of schedule for the red button channels.
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Posted By: NickA
Date Posted: 18 Mar 08 at 8:21pm
..shame they can't schedule some wind. ------------- Javelin 558 Contender 2574 |
Posted By: theycallmegod
Date Posted: 18 Mar 08 at 8:22pm
| http://www.windguru.com/int/index.php?sc=37855 - It looks alright for this week..... |
Posted By: NickA
Date Posted: 18 Mar 08 at 8:36pm
Hmm, just wait. I used to live the other side of the yellow sea from Qingdao. In summer it was still, still, still. Overcast, warm, rainy and erm ...... still.  ------------- Javelin 558 Contender 2574 |
Posted By: radixon
Date Posted: 18 Mar 08 at 10:27pm
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I've heard it is a light wind event, bet it will be flooky winds in August
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Posted By: Roger
Date Posted: 19 Mar 08 at 9:18am
I put money on having to use the reserve days due to lack of wind, and maybe even a few short series as they will probably be waiting for the wind on the 24th too. |