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    Posted: 09 Aug 08 at 7:04am
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Looks bloody grim. Ainslie leading in the Finn.
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Very and I mean VERY light winds
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14 second lead at mark 3
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12 or so second lead round mark 3. Final downwind leg now.

The wind might be rubbish, but the ten minutes I've now watched, the coverage is rather good.

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Looks like he's down to third or fourth- the horror of being able to do so little when micro-puffs come through, even when you're top of the game.
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Talking now about the tide affecting the sailors - not great
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It looks dire doesn't it.

Huge tide and no wind - Ben's dropped right back on the final leg...

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It would appear that Ainslie is not out of the lead group - Greece leading
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Greeks won the race, Ben Ainslie has finished ninth - make that tenth. He lead by 100 metres at the windward mark but a shift and drop in wind half way down the final run let through 9 other sailors.

Qingdao is going to form!



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And the result is..... I think

Greece

USA

Poland

India

France

Croatia

Brazil

 

 

GBR - 9th ish

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