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Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing will be held from August 9 to 21. The competition will take place in Qingdao, at Qingdao International Marina.
The events consist of four classes for men, four for women, and three mixed classes that are open to both men and women. Since the 2004 Games, three events will be competed on new equipment. The Neil Pryde RS:X has been selected to replace the Mistral for both Men's and Women's sailboard, and the Laser Radial will replace the Europe as the Women's single-handed dinghy.
[edit] Competition Format
Races in all events are sailed in a fleet racing format. The contestants race around the course in a group, and each boat earns a score equal to its finishing position. The scores are summed up over the series of races, with the lowest total score the winner. Contestants are allowed to drop their worst score. Most classes race 11 times and drop the worst score, except the 49er which races 16 times and drops the worst two scores.
[edit] Qualification
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Approximately 75% of the spots in each sailing class will be awarded to the top finishers at the 2007 ISAF Sailing World Championships. The remaining 25% will be awarded to the top finishers at the 2008 World Championships for each sailing class. The host nation will be awarded one boat for each event.
[edit] Qualification Timeline
| Date |
Event |
Location |
| Jun 28 - Jul 13, 2007 |
2007 ISAF Sailing World Championships (All Events) |
 Cascais |
| January 2-9, 2008 |
2008 49er World Championships |
 Sydney |
| January 10-20, 2008 |
2008 RS:X World Championships |
 Auckland |
| January 23-29, 2008 |
2008 Finn Gold Cup |
Melbourne |
| January 24-30, 2008 |
2008 470 World Championships |
Melbourne |
| February 7-13, 2008 |
2008 Laser World Championships |
Terrigal |
| February 10-15, 2008 |
2008 Yngling World Championships |
 Miami |
| Feb 25 - Mar 1, 2008 |
2008 Tornado World Championships |
Auckland |
| March 15-20, 2008 |
2008 Laser Radial World Championships |
Auckland |
| April 11-17, 2008 |
2008 Star World Championships |
Miami |
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