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Sailing - 08. September 2008.

Australia Sailing at The Paralympic Games

The first day of racing at the 2008 Paralympic Games in Qingdao got off to a slow start. After launching at 1pm the boats soon returned to the shore where they were held, postponed for a couple of hours. Racing finally got underway at 3:30pm when the 6 to 8 knots seabreeze filled in. The tide was running against the wind so the water was very choppy making conditions challenging. It was a very long day with the sailors coming ashore at 6pm.

Weather:
Wind - SW 6 to 8 knots
Temp - 21 to 27'C
Humidity - 51%
Vissability - Very Good, clear sunny skies

SKUD 18 - Two Person Keelboat - AUS Team: Dan Fitzgibbon & Rachael Cox (QLD)

Dan Fitzgibbon and Rachael Cox had a good opening day scoring a 4th and 2nd to place them 3rd overnight just one point off Canada with 5 points. The American Team win with 3 points. Dan & Rachael made a very conservative start in the first race and rounded the top mark in 5th, overtaking the British Team to finish 4th.

"We had a great last run because we held off the English boat" said Dan Fitzgibbon, the helm of the Australian SKUD 18.

Dan and Rachael had a great start at the committee boat end and rounded top mark second which they held to the finish.

"I'm very happy with our performance in the second race" Dan said.

Leader Board:
1st - USA - 2nd, 1st - 3 points
2nd - CAN - 1st, 4th - 5 points
3rd - AUS - 4th, 2nd - 6 points


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