Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Qingdao International Sailing Centre
青岛奥林匹克帆船中心
General information
Status	Complete
Type	Olympic harbor Including: Qingdao Sub-Village, Athletes Center, Administrative Center, Venue Media Center, Logistics Center, Reception Center and Accreditation Center.
Location	ShiNan District, Fushan Bay Area
Address	XinHui Road
Town or city	Qingdao, Shandong Province. China
Country	China
Coordinates	36°03′23″N 120°23′13″E
Elevation	Sealevel
Construction started	25 May 2004
Opened	2008
Technical details
Floor area	45 hectares, comprising a 30 hectare competition area and a 15 hectare area for development after the Games

According to the IOC statutes the contests in all sport disciplines must be held either in, or as close as possible to the city which the IOC has chosen. Among others, an exception is made for the Olympic yachting events, which customarily must be staged on the open sea. On account of this principle, Qingdao was selected for the honor to carry out the Olympic yachting regattas. For that purpose the Qingdao International Sailing Centre was constructed.

Course areas

A total of five race areas were set on the Yellow Sea of the coast of Qingdao. The location points to the center of the 0.6 nm radius circle for course area A & B and to a 0.75 nm radius circle for course area's C D and E.

Olympic Course Area's 2008.
A ( Yellow): 36°2'23"N, 120°23'12"E (49er)
B ( Red): 36°2'21"N, 120°25'32"E(RS:X)
C ( Green): 36°1'26"’N, 120°26'52"E (Laser & Laser Radial)
D ( Orange): 36°1'10"N, 120°28'47"E (470)
E ( Pink): 36°2'44"N, 120°28'9"E (Finn, Yngling, Tornado & Star)

• Sailing at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

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