Sailing at the Olympics - Yngling Race Results

Boating and Sailing News 10 Aug

Qingdao, China - It looks like there may be a sequel to last Olympics' "Three Blondes on a Boat" as the Yngling ladies from Britain are in first place after the first two day's sailing. The Olympic sailing course in Qingdao is a bit of a crap-shoot, where taking chances can pay off big, or leave you gasping at the back of the fleet. So, thus far, it's been the consistent racers who are staying on the top of the boards, while the inconsistent teams have been winning (and losing) the races by gambling it all. Sometimes you get the panda bear, and sometimes the panda bear gets you.

In day one's racing, it looked like the Canadian team of Jennifer Provan, Martha Henderson and Katie Abbott had something to prove. Canada didn't actually qualify originally, and the team was only allowed to compete as a late entry. A 5th in the first race and a 4th in the second put them in second place overall for day one, showing the world that Canada was there to win. But tactics didn't pay off as well today for the Canadians, as they dropped to 12th overall.

Norway's day two showing was impressive, and exemplified the volatility of the Olympic venue as the team rose up from its double-digit finishes to see Siren Sundby, Lise Birgitte Fredriksen, and Alexandra Koefoed in 5th on the first race and with a bullet on today's last race, placing them behind Australia, whose erratic results reflect that Krystal Weir, Karyn Gojnich and Angela Farrell are willing to roll the dice.

Photo Above: "Three Blondes in a Boat," Sarah Ayton, Sarah Webb, and Pippa Wilson of Great Britain's Olympic Sailing Team.

Olympic Sailing Race Results

Yngling Olympic Class - OVERALL

2008 Olympic Sailing Ynling Results (Day One and Two)

1     GBR     Sarah Ayton, Sarah Webb, Pippa Wilson    2,3,4,7
2     FIN     Silja Lehtinen, Maria Klemetz, Livia Väresmaa 6,6,3,8
3     NED     Mandy Mulder, Annemieke Bes, Merel Witteveen 9,1,2,13
4     USA     Sally Barkow, Carolyn Howe, Deborah Capozzi 14,2,8,5
5     AUS     Krystal Weir, Karyn Gojnich, Angela Farrell 1,11,6,12
6     NOR     Siren Sundby, Lise Birgitte Fredriksen, Alexandra Koefoed 12,13,5,1
7     CHN     Xiaqun Song, Yanli Yu, Xiaoni Li 7,5,DQ,4
8     RUS     Ekaterina Skudina, Diana Krutskikh, Natalia Ivanova 3,8,12,10
9     GER     Ulrike Schuemann, Ute Hoepfner, Julia Bleck 8,7,7,11
10     FRA     Anne Le Helley, Catherine Lepesant, Julie Gerecht 4,15,1,14
11     GRE     Sofia Bekatorou, Sofia Papadopoulou, Virginia Kravarioti 10,12,9,3
12     CAN     Jennifer Provan, Martha Henderson, Katie Abbott 5,4,10,15
13     RSA     Dominique Provoyeur, Kim Rew, Penny Alison 13,10,11,2
14     ESP     Monica Azon, Sandra Azon, Graciela Pisonero 11,9,14,6
15     ITA     Chiara Calligaris, Francesca Scognamillo, Giulia Pignolo 15,14,13,9

- YachtPals Crew for YachtPals.com

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Olympics - Yngling Race Results Update

On August 12th, 2008 YachtPals says:

Day three of Yngling sailing at the Olympics saw the Dutch sailing team closing the gap on the sailing team from Great Britain.

Sarah Webb, Sarah Ayton, and Pippa Wilson finished the day on Monday at the top of the Yngling fleet, but with with Mandy Mulder, Annemieke Bess and Merel Witteveen of the Netherlands just three points behind them.

“We are enjoying it,” said Sarah Ayton of Great Britain. "We’re sailing really well, we’re sailing strong as a team and all of us can’t ask for anything more than that.”

The sailing team from Australia now sits at third in the standings, with Sally Barkow, Carolyn Howe, and Deborah Capozzi of the USA Olympic Sailing Team sitting at fourth.

YNGLING OVERALL RESULTS AFTER 3 DAYS OF OLYMPIC SAILING

1 GBR
Sarah Ayton
Sarah Webb
Pippa Wilson
Points Total: 22 Net: 15

2 NED
Mandy Mulder
Annemieke Bes
Merel Witteveen
Points Total: 31 Net: 18

3 AUS
Krystal Weir
Karyn Gojnich
Angela Farrell
Points Total: 44 Net: 32

4 USA
Sally Barkow
Carolyn Howe
Deborah Capozzi
Points Total: 46 Net: 32

5 FIN
Silja Lehtinen
Maria Klemetz
Livia Väresmaa
49 33

6 NOR
Siren Sundby
Lise Birgitte Fredriksen
Alexandra Koefoed
47 34

7 RUS
Ekaterina Skudina
Diana Krutskikh
Natalia Ivanova
49 34

8 FRA
Anne Le Helley
Catherine Lepesant
Julie Gerecht
49 34

9 CHN
Xiaqun Song
Yanli Yu
Xiaoni Li
51 35

10 GRE
Sofia Bekatorou
Sofia Papadopoulou
Virginia Kravarioti
52 36

11 GER
Ulrike Schuemann
Ute Hoepfner
Julia Bleck
47 36

12 CAN
Jennifer Provan
Martha Henderson
Katie Abbott
55 40

13 RSA
Dominique Provoyeur
Kim Rew
Penny Alison
56 43

14 ESP
Monica Azon
Sandra Azon
Graciela Pisonero
58 44

15 ITA
Chiara Calligaris
Francesca Scognamillo
Giulia Pignolo
68 53

Tuesday is a rest day for the Yngling fleet, before they resume sailing at the Olympics on Wednesday.

GO Debbie C and your Yngling team mates!

On August 12th, 2008 Sailor (anonymous) says:

Debbie C;
Good luck catching the Brits! Congrads on getting to China! Been watching from North Carolina but thinking of the GSB and sailing at Wet Pants and Sayville. You where my son Ray's sailing instructor at Wet Pants long before you became a sailing rock star!

JUST WIN LADIES!!!!

Don DiStefano
Burlington, NC

Yngling Class - Olympic Sailing Update and Results

On August 13th, 2008 YachtPals says:

The USA Yngling team of Sally Barkow (Wisconsin), Carrie Howe (Michigan) and Debbie Capozzi (New York) has won their fist race of the Olympics! This moves team USA up to number three in the overall standings behind the team from the Netherlands, and the team from Great Britain, who still top the standings.

Skipper of the USA Yngling boat, Sally Barkow said, “We took the day off to relax and refocus on our decision making and preparation.” Barkow felt faster today but said, “If you look at the scores it’s anybody’s game.”

Yngling Class - Overall Olympic Results after 7 Races

1 GBR
Sarah Ayton
Sarah Webb
Pippa Wilson
Total Points: 24 Net Points: 17

2 NED
Mandy Mulder
Annemieke Bes
Merel Witteveen
Total Points: 35 Net Points: 22

3 USA
Sally Barkow
Carolyn Howe
Deborah Capozzi
Total Points: 47 Net Points: 33

Just 3 more sailing races left to go before the medal race for the Yngling class at the Olympics.

Yngling Class Sailing at the Olympics - Results & Medal Races

On August 15th, 2008 YachtPals says:

Yngling Class at the Olympics - Women's

Annemieke Bes, Mandy Mulder and Merel Witteveen won today's only Yngling class sailing race at the Olympics to close the gap on overall leaders Sarah Ayton, Sarah Webb and Pippa Wilson of Great Britain to just one point. This has set the scene for a truly nail-biting Olympic medal race, which has been scheduled in Qindao on Saturday.

While the sailing team from Great Britain known as 'Three Blondes in a Boat' are back to back World Champions, and were a favorite to win coming into the Olympic games, the Dutch team came in as underdogs. Coming into the Olympic Games by the unique Dutch selection process of rotating nine sailing crew in three different boats, their final Yngling sailing team for Qingdao had only been formed a few weeks prior to the Olympics!

Who wins out in tomorrow's racing is very difficult to call. The crew from Great Britain are relishing the challenge, “We put enough pressure on ourselves to win gold every day that we sail,” Wilson said. “It’s great to be in this position, but we want gold so we’ll do everything we can to make that happen. It’s always been about coming home with a gold medal for us, for Great Britain, for everyone that’s supported us - that’s always what our program’s been about.”

Meanwhile, the battle for the bronze medal in the Yngling class is incredibly close, with just seven points covering the boats in third to eight place overall. Sally Barkow, Carolyn Howe, and Deborah Capozzi of the US Olympic sailing team are sitting at third place overall, just one point behind the team from Greece in third.

Yngling Class Results before Olympic Medal Race

1 GBR
Sarah Ayton
Sarah Webb
Pippa Wilson
29 22

2 NED
Mandy Mulder
Annemieke Bes
Merel Witteveen
36 23

3 GRE
Sofia Bekatorou
Sofia Papadopoulou
Virginia Kravarioti
58 42

4 USA
Sally Barkow
Carolyn Howe
Deborah Capozzi
57 43

5 FRA
Anne Le Helley
Catherine Lepesant
Julie Gerecht
61 46

6 RUS
Ekaterina Skudina
Diana Krutskikh
Natalia Ivanova
61 46

7 CHN
Xiaqun Song
Yanli Yu
Xiaoni Li
63 47

8 AUS
Krystal Weir
Karyn Gojnich
Angela Farrell
61 49

9 GER
Ulrike Schuemann
Ute Hoepfner
Julia Bleck
65 52

10 NOR
Siren Sundby
Lise Birgitte Fredriksen
Alexandra Koefoed
70 57

11 FIN
Silja Lehtinen
Maria Klemetz
Livia Väresmaa
76 60

12 RSA
Dominique Provoyeur
Kim Rew
Penny Alison
76 63

13 CAN
Jennifer Provan
Martha Henderson
Katie Abbott
81 66

14 ESP
Monica Azon
Sandra Azon
Graciela Pisonero
81 67

15 ITA
Chiara Calligaris
Francesca Scognamillo
Giulia Pignolo
89 74

Great effort from all the ladies sailing the Yngling in the difficult conditions at these Olympics. Good luck to the top ten sailing teams who will be competing in the Olympic medal races at 14:00 local time tomorrow in Qingdao.

As always, we'll keep you posted right here at YachtPals.com

Yngling Class Sailing at the Olympics - MEDAL RACE RESCHEDULED

On August 16th, 2008 YachtPals says:

The Yngling class medal race did not run today due to lack of wind, and has been rescheduled for Sunday in Qingdao.

Yngling Class Medal Race Sailing at Olympics

On August 17th, 2008 YachtPals says:

The Yngling class medal race ran today with Sarah Ayton, Sarah Webb and Pippa Wilson of the Olympic Sailing Team from Great Britain taking the gold medal!

READ THE FULL STORY ON THE FINAL YNGLING SAILING RACE OF THE 2008 OLYMPICS, AND THE OLYMPIC MEDAL WINNERS IN THE YNGLING CLASS HERE:

Olympic Sailing Yngling Medals - Great Britain takes the Gold