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We will be following all the stars as they gear up for the big name races, but also bringing you news and results from the dozens of local sailing clubs.
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DATES FOR THE DIARY
- August 30: SB3 Cup, Royal Southern Yacht Club
- August 30: Firefly open meeting, Royal Lymington Yacht Club
- August 31: Mirror, Topper and Laser Pico Open, Hill Head Sailing Club
- August 30-31: Centenary Regatta, Lee-on-the-Solent Sailing Club
- September 6: Newtown Creek cruise, Eling Sailing Club
- September 12-21: Southampton Boat Show
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Nick chasing Olympic sailing medal
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| Nick Rogers, left, and Joe Glanfield in action yesterday. |
NICK Rogers and Joe Glanfield endured a mixed day as fickle conditions caused more problems for the Olympic 470 fleet in Qingdao.
Not assisted by a first race penalty, the duo, who finished fourth in Athens and celebrated a decade as a partnership last year, finished ninth and sixth in yesterday's races and are third in the overall fleet standings.
But Lymington-based Rogers and his partner are just one point back from France's Nicolas Charbonnier and Olivier Bausset in the silver medal position while Australia's Nathan Wilmot and Malcolm Page are just eight points clear.
"We had a penalty in our first race which was really frustrating - it's the sort of mistake that can really cost you," said Rogers
"But we picked ourselves and got back into the next race and that's going to really help our confidence.
"It's very close and I expect it will stay close throughout the regatta.
"We are just going to keep our heads down, keep focused on good strategy and accuracy and we'll continue to get better."
Olympics special in today's Daily Echo.
6:00am Thursday 14th August 2008
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CommentPosted by: John, Soton on 10:27am Fri 15 Aug 08
What boring sailing, absolutely no wind!!
What boring sailing, absolutely no wind!!
Posted by: liti, cia on 6:55pm Sun 24 Aug 08
shteti ma i fort ne bot ashte gjermania germany
shteti ma i fort ne bot ashte gjermania germany
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