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ISAF Working Party support NZ design for Olympics By Richard Gladwell, Sail-World, 11:30 AM Mon 6 Oct 2008 A Working Party from the International Sailing Federation has made a submission to the International Sailing Federation supporting the previous submission from Yachting New Zealand that the Elliott 6m be chosen as the equipment for the 2012 Olympics in the new Womens Match Racing Event. ... [more] Slingsby stumbled in Qingdao. What Happened? By Tom Slingsby, 6:03 AM Thu 25 Sep 2008 Australia's Laser sailor Tom Slingsby was the gold medal favourite going into the Olympic regatta. But he had a shocker, finishing 22nd overall. Now Tom talks about what happened and the road ahead. ... [more] Balboa Yacht Club welcomes Paralympic sailing hero By Lynn Fitzpatrick, Orange County, CA , 9:07 PM Fri 19 Sep 2008 United Airlines delivered precious cargo to Orange County's John Wayne Airport this afternoon. Over 100 Balboa Yacht Club members, friends and family welcomed home Paralympic Gold Medallist, Nick Scandone; his wife, Mary Kate; his loyal friend and coach, Mike Pinckney and his devoted brother, Vince (Rock). ... [more] If Everyone could have seen them dance ..... By Lynn Fitzpatrick, 7:48 PM Wed 17 Sep 2008 Spending the last two weeks with the sailors, coaches, assistants, friends, families, care givers and International Association of Disabled Sailors (IFDS) officials during the 2008 Paralympics Sailing Regatta in Qingdao, China was the most rewarding experience of my career as a sailing journalist. These people are amazing! ... [more] Paralympics Emailbag: Claggett Regatta helps win By ., 5:48 AM Tue 16 Sep 2008 Letter from the chair of the organizing regatta of the Claggett Memorial Regatta, Newport RI, USA ... [more] An exciting finale to the 2008 Paralympic Sailing By ISAF Media, Qingdao, CHN , 10:12 AM Mon 15 Sep 2008 An exciting finale to the 2008 Paralympic Sailing Competition in Qingdao ended with gold medals going to Canada's Paul Tingley in the 2.4 Metre, US pair Nick Scandone and Maureen Mckinnon-Tucker in the SKUD18 and German trio Jens Kroker, Robert Prem and Siegmund Mainka in the Sonar. ... [more] Images of Qingdao: Final racing and Medal Ceremony By Dan Tucker, 10:02 AM Mon 15 Sep 2008 Dan Tucker presents a portfolio of images from the Medal Ceremony at the 2008 Paralympics ... [more] An Irish Perspective: Sunday morning going down By Denis Kiely, Qingdao, CHN , 9:11 AM Mon 15 Sep 2008 The final days racing in the Sonar class was even more exciting and incredible than I had anticipated. There were 2 races scheduled. Starting the day the position was France 21, Australia 24, Germany 26 Greece 27, Norway 28, and Israel 34. After the 1st race [Mikey's analysis of the previous day - pressure, gradient, sea breeze, current, cousin in Korea, etc etc was spot on - perfect, the left ... [more] US Sailing Paralympic Blog - Team USA Shines By Sarah Hawkins and Betsy Alison, Qingdao, CHN , 11:53 PM Sun 14 Sep 2008 If smiles could generate pure wattage of energy, I think that the smiles of John Ruf, Nick Scandone and Maureen McKinnon-Tucker today at the medal ceremony could have lit Times Square on any given night, 4 times over! But, let's not let me get too far ahead of myself. ... [more] 2008 Paralympic Medallists By Sailing2008, 10:50 PM Sun 14 Sep 2008 Images of the medal presentations to the 2008 Paralympic Medallists ... [more] Mckinnon-Tucker: Race Day 5 - Medal Ceremony By Dan Tucker, 9:27 PM Sun 14 Sep 2008 On Friday, Maureen and Nick led two races from start to finish in the light air. They were 'in the zone', so far ahead of the other boats it was almost ridiculous. I was scribbling and calculating frantically on the spectator boat, when I realized that Nick and Maureen could clinch the gold medal that day. I didn't have a score sheet with me, and was working from memory, ... [more] International sendoff for Nick Scandone By Lynn Fitzpatrick, Qingdao, CHN , 8:56 PM Sun 14 Sep 2008 As 42-year old Nick Scandone and Maureen Mckinnon Tucker were pushed away from the dock on Thursday, their coach and Scandone's childhood friend, Mike Pinckney gave the same confidence builder that he has always given them, 'Don't mess with the best, because the best don't mess.' Scandone, strapped in the helmsman's seat of the Skud 18 and was struggling for breath from lung degeneration ... [more] Page 1 of 29

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