Summer Sailing

[Mr Meeseeks]

Thanks for the update that's wonderful news. What time is the next race?

Now. Currenty in 7th.

 

[melanChronic]

My maths might be wrong but it looks like the 470 dudes have sewn it up. 22 points up with a race to go. If they finish worse than 5th it wont count so worst case they finish on 21 points. So if Spain win the last race then they also win the medal race and we come last, we miss out. Otherwise its gold to Australia

470	MEN
COU	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Med	Total	worst
AUS	2	5	1	1	4	3	2	1	2			16	5
SPA	10	1	10	6	14	1	3	2	5			38	14
SWE	1	15	8	5	6	11	1	5	3			40	15
GBR	3	8	2	4	10	5	9	6	7			44	10
NZ	6	2	7	7	5	7	13	8	6			48	13
JAP	7	4	4	11	13	9	5	4	15			57	15
GRE	5	6	3	15	15	12	8	7	4			60	15
ITA	9	9	12	9	9	4	14	3	10			65	14
USA	8	12	9	10	8	8	7	9	8			67	12
TUR	11	14	5	3	2	10	17	13	11			69	17
FRA	4	7	11	13	12	2	11	11	13			71	13
ROC	14	13	6	12	16	6	6	10	9			76	16
PORT	13	10	15	14	1	13	10	16	12			88	16
CHI	15	11	13	8	11	14	4	15	14			90	15
BRA	16	3	17	2	18	19	12	17	16			102	18

Nice, thanks! By my calculations, even worst case (Spain first and first, Aus >5th and last) would leave the teams equal on 41 points. What is the countback system in sailing?

 

[Mr Meeseeks]

Nice, thanks! By my calculations, even worst case (Spain first and first, Aus >5th and last) would leave the teams equal on 41 points. What is the countback system in sailing?

I think the highest position in the medal race gets it, so in that case Australia would miss out...

 

[Mr Meeseeks]

NZ miss the gold in the mens 49er by 2 seconds. Bugger

Handing it to GB. Double bugger

 

[pepsi]

NZ miss the gold in the mens 49er by 2 seconds. Bugger

Handing it to GB. Double bugger

That was an unbelievable finish to that final race!

 

[juice t]

Looks like the Swedes will win Race 10 and go into Silver position 20 points behind Belcher & Ryan

Which would mean outside of a DSQ in the Medal race it's another Gold in the 470

 

[micfizzypatrick]

Looks like the Swedes will win Race 10 and go into Silver position 20 points behind Belcher & Ryan

Which would mean outside of a DSQ in the Medal race it's another Gold in the 470

Isn't the final race double points?

 

[juice t]

Isn't the final race double points?

Yep

It'd be 2 points for a win and 20 for 10th

I think it's 22 if you get disqualified in the Medal race

 

[Mr Meeseeks]

Isn't the final race double points?

Yeah but we are home for gold unless they dont finish the race.

Bloody GB are probably going to get one in the Finn here too grrrrrr.

 

[juice t]

Yeah but we are home for gold unless they dont finish the race.

Bloody GB are probably going to get one in the Finn here too grrrrrr.

Not surprising considering the Brits have absolutely owned the Finn class since Sir Ben Ainslie

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

 

[Mr Meeseeks]

Not surprising considering the Brits have absolutely owned the Finn class since Sir Ben Ainslie

False start from Giles!

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

A bit late but still relevant for 2nd races today.

 

[Alfonz]

Yeah but we are home for gold unless they dont finish the race.

Bloody GB are probably going to get one in the Finn here too grrrrrr.

Friggin GB are going to top the medal count for sailing. Gold also coming in the women's 470. Silver probably in Nacra 17.

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

470 boys have finished 8th and secured the gold for the Match Race.

Victor Kovalenko pupils do it again.

 

[JP Sauce]

Unassailable lead in the sailing.

Love it!

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

 

[Jezzza]

Germany penalty at the start of the Nacra medal race! Bronze medal if they can keep 4 boats between us & them

 

[BruceFromBalnarring]

Great drop on bottom mark by AUS!

 

[Jezzza]

Don't think we're going well enough upwind. Going to be hard to hold out Italians & Brits.

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

Don't stuff up and false start tomorrow boys.

 

[JP Sauce]

Don't stuff up and false start tomorrow boys.

Haha give it a good minute after the starting gun just in case!

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

 

[Forward Press]

I noticed in Matt Wearn's medal race that although he was obviously conservative and took little risk, he was still mixing it up at the top, sailed fairly close to the marks, and finished third in the race.

Is there anything preventing a sailor assured of a gold medal to just wait a couple of minutes, then sail very far away and round their marks with plenty of room in between and finish clear last by 10 minutes?

 

[melanChronic]

I noticed in Matt Wearn's medal race that although he was obviously conservative and took little risk, he was still mixing it up at the top, sailed fairly close to the marks, and finished third in the race.

Is there anything preventing a sailor assured of a gold medal to just wait a couple of minutes, then sail very far away and round their marks with plenty of room in between and finish clear last by 10 minutes?

I think Wearn could even afford a DQ, so it did not matter once he'd started. The 470 pair could hypothetically lose it if they were disqualified and second place wins it, so maybe they will be more conservative.