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Letter from Qingdao: An Irish Perspective: 1 and 2 By Denis Kieley, 5:50 AM Sun 7 Sep 2008 Maria was out at 8,00am under the boat polishing the hull - and had the whole job done when we arrived down at 10 - 10.30. Someone passed the remark ' a woman's work ...' but being a reformed - well partially reformed - MCP I immediately stopped him and instead explained what had kept us busy and unable to arrive any earlier. That seemed to diffuse the situation??? ... [more] Qingdao Paralympics: Bang-On Predictions - Canada By Brian Todd, Canadian YA Media, Qingdao, CHN , 5:40 AM Sun 7 Sep 2008 Another beautiful day in Qingdao; the winds were not bad and Doug Charko, our team meteorologist (from Sask but lives in NZ) was bang on with his predictions. It was 5-10 knots in the AM and slightly less in the PM. The Canadian team worked hard as usual gathering information for the coming races. ... [more] Kroger Aims For Second Paralympic Gold By ONS Media, Qingdao, CHN , 5:20 AM Sun 7 Sep 2008 German 2.4 Metre sailor Heiko Kroger lines up as one of the favourites for medals in the single-person keelboat event at the 2008 Paralympic Sailing Competition in Qingdao. Heiko kroger (GER) stands beside his new 2.4 Metre and recounts the sailing history of a multiple time world champion. ... [more] Disabled sailing moves outside the Paralympics By AC32 Media and Sail-World, 6:04 AM Sat 6 Sep 2008 Disabled sailing is crossing into many other areas of the sport, outside the Paralympics. In the first of two stories on ideaArgo, founded by Tornado and Star sailor Lars Grael, the AC32 website backgrounded the America's Cup intentions (back in 2006) of ideaArgo. Here Lars Grael and President of ideaArgo, Antonio Spinelli outline some of the issues facing their challenge. ... [more] The Paralympics - a reason for living By Lynn Fitzpatrick, Qingdao, CHN , 10:26 AM Thu 4 Sep 2008 The Paralympics means a lot to all of the competitors. For USA’s Nick Scandone, the Paralympics has been a reason for living. Nick is has survived the long journey to Qingdao and is counting down the days before the Paralympics starts. ... [more] U.S. Paralympic Sailing Team Profile - Sonar By US Sailing, 9:49 AM Thu 4 Sep 2008 U.S. Paralympic Sailing Team Profile. Sonar - Rick Doerr, Tim Angle and Bill Donohue. Reaching the 2008 Paralympic Games in the Sonar class is an achievement Rick Doerr (Clifton, NJ), Tim Angle (Marblehead, MA) and Bill Donohue (Brick, NJ) have obtained through years of hard work and determination. And the name of their boat says it all: Valiant. ... [more] U.S. Paralympic Sailing Team Profile - Sonar By US Sailing, 9:49 AM Thu 4 Sep 2008 U.S. Paralympic Sailing Team Profile. Sonar - Rick Doerr, Tim Angle and Bill Donohue. Reaching the 2008 Paralympic Games in the Sonar class is an achievement Rick Doerr (Clifton, NJ), Tim Angle (Marblehead, MA) and Bill Donohue (Brick, NJ) have obtained through years of hard work and determination. And the name of their boat says it all: Valiant. ... [more] Olympic Sailing and the media By Rob Kothe, 7:45 AM Thu 4 Sep 2008 Sailing secures the least television ratings interest of any Olympic sport according to the IOC and the Medal Race was implemented in an attempt to make the sport more media friendly. Did it deliver in Qingdao? ... [more] U.S. Paralympic Sailing Team Profile - SKUD 18 By US Sailing, 7:09 AM Thu 4 Sep 2008 U.S. Paralympic Sailing Team Profile - SKUD-18 skipper Nick Scandone and crew Maureen McKinnon-Tucker. This year, the unstoppable team won the U.S. Paralympic Team Trials and US SAILING's 2008 Rolex Miami OCR by wide margins. They joined forces last year in the new SKUD-18 class, an 18-foot lead-assisted skiff with a center-lined seat, a big, asymmetrical spinnaker and a bulb keel. ... [more] Will Britain dominate Sailing at 2008 Paralympics? By Sail-World, 5:40 AM Thu 4 Sep 2008 Team GB won four Gold medals at the Olympic regatta in Qingdao and similar domination could happen at this regatta ,as the British won two Gold Medals out of the three classes in the 2008 IFDS Qingdao International Regatta, which was the most recent form guide. ... [more] US Sailing's Latest Video Podcast now online By US Sailing, 8:16 AM Thu 28 Aug 2008 US SAILING's Latest Video Podcast pesented by AlphaGraphics. ... [more] Andrew Palfrey's blog after Star Class - Olympics By Andrew Palfrey, 8:13 AM Wed 27 Aug 2008 The racing concluded in the Star class for the Olympics for Iain Murray and I three days ago. We finished the event in 14th. To finish anywhere other than the top three at the Olympics is all ultimately the same - IE: not a medal winner. To finish behind the best sailors in the world (and to compete as one of them) is not something to be negative about. ... [more] Page 1 of 25

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