Amendment to Scheduled Sailing on Race Day Seven in Qingdao

from Jodie Bakewell-White

There has been an amendment to tomorrow’s schedule of racing at the Olympic Sailing Regatta. The entire New Zealand team will be on the water for competition, as outlined below.

Some classes including the Finn, Lasers, Radials, RS:X men’s and women’s will start at an earlier time of 1200 hours, while the 470 men’s and Star will start at 1300 hours.

Dan Slater – Finn
Current position: 12th (after seven races)
3 races – Races 8, 9 & 10
Start time: 1200 hours
Course area E
Comment: Tomorrow is Slater’s last chance to make the cut for the top ten medal race. The Finns will start early at 1200 hours with an attempt to sail three races.

Carl Evans & Peter Burling – Men’s 470
Current position: 10th (after six races)
2 races – Races 7 & 8
Start time: 1300 hours
Course area D
Comment: Coming off a rest day Evans and Burling race Friday and Saturday to round out the first ten races – following that if they’re in the top ten they’ll sail again on Monday 18th in the double-points medal race.

Hamish Pepper & Carl Williams – Star
Opening day
2 races – Races 1 & 2
Start time: 1300
Course area A
Comment: Pepper and Williams kick off their Olympic regatta with a full week ahead. The Star medal race is scheduled for Thursday 21st.

Andrew Murdoch – Laser
Current position: 13th (after three races)
3 races – Races 4 , 5 & 6
Start time: 1200 hours
Course area C
Comment: The Lasers will use the reserve day to make up for lost races today. Murdoch will be hunting the consistency he achieved on day one.

Jo Aleh – Laser Radial
Current position: 7th (after three races)
3 races – Races 4, 5 & 6
Start time: 1200 hours
Course area C
Comment: The Laser Radials will use the reserve day to make up for lost races today. Aleh has had two excellent races out of three, and will be aiming to repeat her form from yesterday.

Tom Ashley – Men’s RS:X
Current position: 3rd (after four races)
2 races – Races 5 & 6
Start time: 1200 hours
Course area B
Comment: The RS:X’s will use Friday to catch up for the two races missed on Thursday.

Barbara Kendall – Women’s RS:X
Current position: 6th (after four races)
2 races – Races 5 & 6
Start time: 1200 hours
Course area B
Comment: The RS:X’s will use Friday to catch up for the two races missed on Thursday.

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