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Results & Images from Qingdao- Finns Day 2, Races

by Richard Gladwell, Sail-World on 10 Aug 2008
The Anzacs on Day 2 - Finn class - Race 4 Richard Gladwell www.photosport.co.nz

Finn class racing on Day 2, Races 3 & 4 sailing on Course E

2008 Olympic Regatta - Day 2 - Finn - Race 4 © Richard Gladwell www.photosport.co.nz
2008 Olympic Regatta - Day 2 - Finn - Race 4 © Richard Gladwell www.photosport.co.nz


2008 Olympic Regatta - Day 2 - Finn - Race 4 © Richard Gladwell www.photosport.co.nz
2008 Olympic Regatta - Day 2 - Finn - Race 4 © Richard Gladwell www.photosport.co.nz



1 USA
Zach Railey
 2 5 2 2 11
2 GBR
Ben Ainslie
 10 1 4 1 16
3 CAN
Chris Cook
 8 3 7 10 28
4 SLO
Gasper Vincec
 9 11 6 5 31
5 ESP
Rafa Trujillo 
 12 4 3 14 33
6 CRO
Ivan Kljakovic Gaspic
 7 10 10 8 35
7 POL
Rafal Szukiel
 3 2 19 12 36
8 FRA
Guillaume Florent
 5 8 20 3 36
9 SWE
Daniel Birgmark
 14 17 1 6 38
10 FIN
Tapio Nirkko
 18 9 9 9 45
11 DEN
Jonas Hoegh-Christensen
 16 6 12 16 50
12 BRA
Eduardo Couto
 6 16 27 7 56
DNF
13 AUS
Anthony Nossiter
 11 22 8 17 58
14 ITA
Giorgio Poggi
 17 7 14 21 59
15 GRE
Emilios Papathanasiou
 1 27 5 27 60
DNF DNE
16 NZL
Dan Slater
 21 19 18 4 62
17 CYP
Haris Papadopoulos
 13 18 21 11 63
18 IRL
Timothy Goodbody
 22 13 15 15 65
19 TUR
Ali Kemal Tufekci
 20 21 13 18 72
20 NED
Pieter Jan Postma
 19 15 16 22 72
21 RUS
Eduard Skornyakov
 24 20 17 13 74
22 IND
Nachhatar Singh Johal
 4 24 23 24 75
23 CZE
Michael Maier
 15 14 22 25 76
24 NOR
Peer Moberg
 23 27 11 19 80
DSQ
25 VEN
Johnny Bilbao
 26 12 25 23 86
26 CHN
Peng Zhang
 25 23 24 20 92



2008 Olympic Regatta - Day 2 - Finn - Race 4 © Richard Gladwell www.photosport.co.nz
2008 Olympic Regatta - Day 2 - Finn - Race 4 © Richard Gladwell www.photosport.co.nz


2008 Olympic Regatta - Day 2 - Finn - Race 4 © Richard Gladwell www.photosport.co.nz
2008 Olympic Regatta - Day 2 - Finn - Race 4 © Richard Gladwell www.photosport.co.nz


2008 Olympic Regatta - Day 2 - Finn - Race 4 © Richard Gladwell www.photosport.co.nz
2008 Olympic Regatta - Day 2 - Finn - Race 4 © Richard Gladwell www.photosport.co.nz


2008 Olympic Regatta - Day 2 - Finn - Race 4 © Richard Gladwell www.photosport.co.nz
2008 Olympic Regatta - Day 2 - Finn - Race 4 © Richard Gladwell www.photosport.co.nz


2008 Olympic Regatta - Day 2 - Finn - Race 4 © Richard Gladwell www.photosport.co.nz
2008 Olympic Regatta - Day 2 - Finn - Race 4 © Richard Gladwell www.photosport.co.nz


2008 Olympic Regatta - Day 2 - Finn - Race 4 © Richard Gladwell www.photosport.co.nz
2008 Olympic Regatta - Day 2 - Finn - Race 4 © Richard Gladwell www.photosport.co.nz


2008 Olympic Regatta - Day 2 - Finn - Race 4 © Richard Gladwell www.photosport.co.nz
2008 Olympic Regatta - Day 2 - Finn - Race 4 © Richard Gladwell www.photosport.co.nz



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