# Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's RS:X

The Women's RS:X was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics program in Qingdao International Sailing Centre. Eleven races (last one a medal race) were scheduled and completed. 27 sailors, on 27 boards, from 27 nations competed. Ten boards qualified for the medal race.

## Race schedule

| ● | Practice race | ● | Race on Yellow | ● | Race on Red | ● | Medal race on Yellow |
| Date | August | August | August | August | August | August | August | August | August | August | August | August | August | August | August | August | August | August |
| Date | 7 Thu | 8 Fri | 9 Sat | 10 Sun | 11 Mon | 12 Tue | 13 Wed | 14 Thu | 15 Fri | 16 Sat | 17 Sun | 18 Mon | 19 Tue | 20 Wed | 21 Thu | 22 Fri | 23 Sat | 24 Sun |
| Women's RS:X | | | | ● | 2 | 2 | Spare day | No wind | 1 | No wind | 2 | 2 | 1 | ● | | | | |

## Course areas and course configurations

For the RS:X course areas A (Yellow) and B (Red) were used. The location (36°1'26"’N, 120°26'52"E) points to the center of the 0.6nm radius Yellow course area and the location (36°2'21"N, 120°25'32"E) points to the center of the 0.6nm radius Red course area. The target time for the course was about 30–35 minutes for the races and 20 minutes for the medal race. The race management could choose from several course configurations.
* Course Areas
* 70° Trapezoid Outer Course (O)
* 70° Trapezoid Inner Course (I)
* Windward - Leeward Course (W)
* Windward - Leeward Course (WS)

### Outer courses

* O1: START – 1 – 2 – 3s/3p – 2 – 3p – FINISH
* O2: START – 1 – 2 – 3s/3p – 2 – 3s/3p – 2 – 3p – FINISH
* O3: START – 1 – 2 – 3s/3p – 2 – 3s/3p – 2 – 3s/3p – 2 – 3p – FINISH

### Inner courses

* I1: START – 1 – 4s/4p – 1 – 2 – 3p – FINISH
* I2: START – 1 – 4s/4p – 1 – 4s/4p – 1 – 2 – 3p – FINISH
* I3: START – 1 – 4s/4p – 1 – 4s/4p – 1 – 4s/4p – 1 – 2 – 3p – FINISH

### Windward-Leeward courses

* W2: START – 1 – 4s/4p – 1 – FINISH
* W3: START – 1 – 4s/4p – 1 – 4s/4p – 1 – FINISH
* W4: START – 1 – 4s/4p – 1 – 4s/4p – 1 – 4s/4p – 1 – FINISH

### Windward-Leeward Slalom courses

* WS1: START – 1 – 4s/4p – S1 – S2 – S3 – FINISH
* WS2: START – 1 – 4s/4p – 1 – 4s/4p – S1 – S2 – S3 – FINISH
* WS3: START – 1 – 4s/4p – 1 – 4s/4p – 1 – 4s/4p – S1 – S2 – S3 – FINISH

## Weather conditions

In the lead up to the Olympics many questioned the choice of Qingdao as a venue with very little predicted wind. During the races the wind was pretty light and quite unpredictable. Due to lack of wind (< 1.6 knots) two racing days had to be postponed.

## Final results

| Rank | Country | Helmsman | Race 1 | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Race 3 | Race 4 | Race 4 | Race 5 | Race 5 | Race 6 | Race 6 | Race 7 | Race 7 | Race 8 | Race 8 | Race 9 | Race 9 | Race 10 | Race 10 | Medalrace | Medalrace | Total | Total – discard |
| Rank | Country | Helmsman | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Total | Total – discard |
| | China | Yin Jian | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 3.0 | 13 | 13.0 | 7 | 7.0 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 8.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 3 | 6.0 | 52.0 | 39.0 |
| | Italy | Alessandra Sensini | 6 | 6.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 9 | 9.0 | 1 | 1.0 | DSQ | 28.0 | 3 | 3.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 5 | 5.0 | 8 | 8.0 | 1 | 2.0 | 68.0 | 40.0 |
| | Great Britain | Bryony Shaw | 4 | 4.0 | 3 | 3.0 | 11 | 11.0 | 6 | 6.0 | OCS | 28.0 | 6 | 6.0 | 5 | 5.0 | 3 | 3.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 4.0 | 73.0 | 45.0 |
| 4 | Spain | Marina Alabau | 3 | 3.0 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 5.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 5 | 5.0 | 11 | 11.0 | 8 | 8.0 | 5 | 5.0 | 4 | 4.0 | 9 | 9.0 | 4 | 8.0 | 65.0 | 54.0 |
| 5 | Australia | Jessica Crisp | 2 | 2.0 | 4 | 4.0 | 3 | 3.0 | 8 | 8.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 8 | 8.0 | 9 | 9.0 | 14 | 14.0 | 6 | 6.0 | 5 | 5.0 | 10 | 20.0 | 80.0 | 66.0 |
| 6 | New Zealand | Barbara Kendall | 12 | 12.0 | 7 | 7.0 | 12 | 12.0 | 4 | 4.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 4 | 4.0 | 3 | 3.0 | 6 | 6.0 | 13 | 13.0 | 21 | 21.0 | 6 | 12.0 | 96.0 | 75.0 |
| 7 | Poland | Zofia Noceti-Klepacka | 17 | 17.0 | 16 | 16.0 | 17 | 17.0 | 5 | 5.0 | 4 | 4.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 3 | 3.0 | 17 | 17.0 | 8 | 16.0 | 99.0 | 82.0 |
| 8 | Ukraine | Olha Maslivets | 5 | 5.0 | 6 | 6.0 | 14 | 14.0 | 11 | 11.0 | 10 | 10.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 4 | 4.0 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 12.0 | 5 | 10.0 | 97.0 | 83.0 |
| 9 | Hong Kong | Chan Wai Kei | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 10.0 | 6 | 6.0 | 13 | 13.0 | 7 | 7.0 | 12 | 12.0 | 6 | 6.0 | 7 | 7.0 | 14 | 14.0 | 4 | 4.0 | 9 | 18.0 | 107.0 | 93.0 |
| 10 | Israel | Maayan Davidovich | 13 | 13.0 | 9 | 9.0 | 20 | 20.0 | 9 | 9.0 | 13 | 13.0 | 14 | 14.0 | 16 | 16.0 | 4 | 4.0 | 9 | 9.0 | 10 | 10.0 | 7 | 14.0 | 131.0 | 111.0 |
| 11 | France | Faustine Merret | 8 | 8.0 | DSQ | 28.0 | 10 | 10.0 | 7 | 7.0 | 11 | 11.0 | 19 | 19.0 | 17 | 17.0 | 18 | 18.0 | 7 | 7.0 | 3 | 3.0 | - | - | 128.0 | 100.0 |
| 12 | Bulgaria | Irina Konstantinova | 18 | 18.0 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 8.0 | 15 | 15.0 | 18 | 18.0 | 17 | 17.0 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 10.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 13 | 13.0 | - | - | 119.0 | 101.0 |
| 13 | Japan | Yasuko Kosuge | 9 | 9.0 | 12 | 12.0 | 4 | 4.0 | 17 | 17.0 | 14 | 14.0 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 18.0 | 11 | 11.0 | 10 | 10.0 | 7 | 7.0 | - | - | 120.0 | 102.0 |
| 14 | Norway | Jannicke Stålstrøm | 7 | 7.0 | DSQ | 28.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 12 | 12.0 | 9 | 9.0 | 10 | 10.0 | 15 | 15.0 | 13 | 13.0 | 21 | 21.0 | 18 | 18.0 | - | - | 135.0 | 107.0 |
| 15 | Greece | Athina Frai | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 15.0 | 16 | 16.0 | 10 | 10.0 | 19 | 19.0 | 5 | 5.0 | 11 | 11.0 | 9 | 9.0 | 15 | 15.0 | 11 | 11.0 | - | - | 126.0 | 107.0 |
| 16 | Finland | Tuuli Petäjä | 14 | 14.0 | 11 | 11.0 | 7 | 7.0 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 16.0 | 12 | 12.0 | 16 | 16.0 | 11 | 11.0 | 14 | 14.0 | - | - | 133.0 | 117.0 |
| 17 | Canada | Nikola Girke | 11 | 11.0 | 14 | 14.0 | 13 | 13.0 | 14 | 14.0 | 12 | 12.0 | 15 | 15.0 | 13 | 13.0 | DNF | 28.0 | 18 | 18.0 | 15 | 15.0 | - | - | 153.0 | 125.0 |
| 18 | Brazil | Patrícia Freitas | 20 | 20.0 | 13 | 13.0 | 15 | 15.0 | 23 | 23.0 | 6 | 6.0 | 7 | 7.0 | 21 | 21.0 | 17 | 17.0 | 16 | 16.0 | 20 | 20.0 | - | - | 158.0 | 135.0 |
| 19 | Denmark | Bettina Honoré | 21 | 21.0 | 18 | 18.0 | 21 | 21.0 | 18 | 18.0 | 20 | 20.0 | 9 | 9.0 | 14 | 14.0 | 15 | 15.0 | 22 | 22.0 | 6 | 6.0 | - | - | 164.0 | 142.0 |
| 20 | Thailand | Napalai Tansai | 16 | 16.0 | 17 | 17.0 | 18 | 18.0 | 24 | 24.0 | 8 | 8.0 | 22 | 22.0 | 19 | 19.0 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 23.0 | - | - | 193.0 | 169.0 |
| 21 | Cyprus | Gavriella Chatzidamianou | 19 | 19.0 | 22 | 22.0 | 23 | 23.0 | 22 | 22.0 | 15 | 15.0 | 23 | 23.0 | 25 | 25.0 | 22 | 22.0 | 20 | 20.0 | 16 | 16.0 | - | - | 207.0 | 182.0 |
| 22 | Hungary | Diána Detre | 22 | 22.0 | 20 | 20.0 | 19 | 19.0 | 21 | 21.0 | 22 | 22.0 | 25 | 25.0 | 26 | 26.0 | 20 | 20.0 | 17 | 17.0 | 19 | 19.0 | - | - | 211.0 | 185.0 |
| 23 | Mexico | Demita Vega | 23 | 23.0 | 21 | 21.0 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 25.0 | 17 | 17.0 | 21 | 21.0 | 20 | 20.0 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 19.0 | 26 | 26.0 | - | - | 216.0 | 190.0 |
| 24 | Russia | Tatiana Bazyuk | 24 | 24.0 | 23 | 23.0 | 24 | 24.0 | 19 | 19.0 | 21 | 21.0 | 20 | 20.0 | 22 | 22.0 | 21 | 21.0 | 25 | 25.0 | 24 | 24.0 | - | - | 223.0 | 198.0 |
| 25 | Argentina | Florencia Gutiérrez | 27 | 27.0 | 19 | 19.0 | 27 | 27.0 | 20 | 20.0 | 23 | 23.0 | 26 | 26.0 | 23 | 23.0 | DNF | 28.0 | 24 | 24.0 | 27 | 27.0 | - | - | 244.0 | 216.0 |
| 26 | United States | Nancy Rios | 25 | 25.0 | 24 | 24.0 | 22 | 22.0 | 26 | 26.0 | 24 | 24.0 | 27 | 27.0 | DNF | 28.0 | DNF | 28.0 | 26 | 26.0 | 22 | 22.0 | - | - | 252.0 | 224.0 |
| 27 | Turkey | Sedef Köktentürk | 26 | 26.0 | 25 | 25.0 | 26 | 26.0 | 27 | 27.0 | OCS | 28.0 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 24.0 | DNF | 28.0 | 27 | 27.0 | 25 | 25.0 | - | - | 260.0 | 232.0 |
* Legend:   – Qualified for next phase; DNF – Did not finish; DSQ – Disqualified; OCS – On the course side of the starting line; Discard is crossed out and does not count for the overall result.