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Kiwis In Qingdao: Medal Race - Andrew Murdoch

'Andrew Murdoch (NZL) looks for the Committee Boat end of the start line with 12 sec to go in the start of the 2008 Olympics Medal Race in the Laser.' Richard Gladwell Click Here to view large photo

Sail-World presents its coverage of the first medal race in Qingdao involving New Zealand sailors.

Andrew Murdoch competed in the Medal race for the Mens Laser, this afternoon in Qingdao. He had an outside chance of a medal, however in spite of winning the race, he finished 5th overall.

In this sequence, Murdoch started at the Committee end of the line, then tacked for the seawall at Qingdao, to escape the tide, initially he was buried, however when he came off the wall he was ahead of most of the fleet, and picked up the remainder after another couple of tacks.

The wind lightened as the fleet neared the top mark, and Murdoch rounded with a good lead. Behind him the match race between series leader Paul Goodison (SWE) and Rasmus Mygren (SWE) had resulted in the Swede being sailed off the course and out of contention for any medal.

In the end it was the Slovenian sailor Vasilij Zbogar who took the Silver medal and Dieho Romero (ITA) the bronze. Andrew Murdoch was in fifth place six points away from a medal.

Andrew Murdoch (NZL) setup with seconds left before the start - 2008 Olympics Qingdao - Medal Race - Laser - Richard Gladwell Click Here to view large photo

Andrew Murdoch (NZL) lines up a start under the committee boat - 2008 Olympics Qingdao - Medal Race - Laser - Richard Gladwell Click Here to view large photo

Andrew Murdoch (NZL) is just visible to leeward of the pack - 2008 Olympics Qingdao - Medal Race - Richard Gladwell Click Here to view large photo

The fleet heads to the wall with Murdoch buried - 2008 Olympics Qingdao - Medal Race - Laser - Richard Gladwell Click Here to view large photo

The fleet heads to the wall to escape the tide - 2008 Olympics Qingdao - Medal Race - Laser - Richard Gladwell Click Here to view large photo

Paul Goodison (GBR) and Rasmus Myrgren (SWE) indulge in a match race - 2008 Olympics Qingdao - Medal Race - Laser - Richard Gladwell

Vasilij Zbogar (SLO) eventual silver medalist crosses ahead of the Gold medalist, Paul Goodison (GBR) ion the first beat of the 2008 Olympics Qingdao - Medal Race - Laser - Richard Gladwell

Andrew Murdoch (NZL) struggles to cross the rest of the fleet as breeze lightens - 2008 Olympics Qingdao - Medal Race - Laser - Richard Gladwell Click Here to view large photo

Andrew Murdoch (NZL) roll tacks 100 metres short of the top mark - 2008 Olympics Qingdao - Medal Race - Laser - Richard Gladwell Click Here to view large photo

Andrew Murdoch (NZL) goes over the top of Vasilij Zbogar (SLO) on the first geat of the 2008 Olympics Qingdao - Medal Race - Laser - Richard Gladwell Click Here to view large photo

Andrew Murdoch (NZL) clears the end of the Olympic marina having taken the lead in the medal race - 2008 Olympics Qingdao - Richard Gladwell Click Here to view large photo

Andrew Murdoch (NZL) heads for the windward mark, having got on the edge of a new breeze out of the Olympic marina- 2008 Olympics Qingdao - Medal Race - Laser - Richard Gladwell Click Here to view large photo

Andrew Murdoch (NZL) is first around the wndward mark - 2008 Olympics Qingdao - Medal Race - Laser - Richard Gladwell Click Here to view large photo

Paul Goodison rounds the first mark ahead of Rasmus Myrgren (SWE) after Goodison match raced his nearest rival off the Medal race course in the Mens Laser class 2008 Olympics - Richard Gladwell

by Richard Gladwell, Sail-World 7:46 AM Tue 19 Aug 2008 GMT

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