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The Kielerwoche or the Kiel Week regatta has concluded, marking the end of the competition build up for the 2008 Olympics.

Top New Zealand placings at the event came not from our Olympic representatives, but from Kate Ellingham in the Womens RS:X class who finished fifth overall in the 41 strong fleet and scored a fourth place in the Medal Race. She was three points shy of fourth place and six points away from a medal at the ISAF Grade 1 regatta.

It was a similar story in the Mens 470 event, with Geoff Woolley and Mark Overington finishing fifth overall, and taking third place in the Medal Race. This crew were just two points shy of a medal.

While Overington and Woolley have been on the 470 circuit for a couple of Olympic cycles, Ellingham is making a rapid rise through the RS:X Womens ranks, and making the most of the available competition before the 2008 Olympics takes precedence.

Top 2008 Olympic competitor was Andrew Murdoch, who finished in seventh place overall in the Mens Laser fleet - about 20 points away from a medal, in the 52 strong fleet.

His compatriot, Jo Aleh struggled in the Laser Radial finished 12th overall, after getting on the wrong side of some official decisions in mid-regatta, as did the top USA sailor, Anna Tunnicliffe who was two places in arrears on the final points table.

Many competitors have opted to give the European circuit a miss, instead concentrating on getting a better gauge on the vagaries of Qingdao.

While many were expecting light winds and strong tides, at the Olympic Sailing venue the main issue has been the weed, or rather a very thick green algae growth which is choking the sailing venue.

We reported on this issues last week - it would seem that that matter has got worse, and latest reports have it that 10,000 workers have been put onto the problem. Unfortunately this problem is not one that will be resolved with the old solution of 'many hands make light work'. The key lies in attacking the source of the problem as happens with the weed infestation that regularly occurs at rowing regattas at Lake Karapiro.

For the hapless Chinese, their best bet seems to be to either hope for a major climatic change - wrecking the optimum breeding conditions for the algae; or, a sudden storm, and wave action, to break up the source of the problem.

The JP Morgan Round the Island Race was sailed in the Solent over the weekend, with records being set in both the multihull and monohull categories.

An incredible 1750 yachts entered the event, and we have some equally amazing images from the event, which are featured in this issue in a couple of galleries.

Great to see the http://www.bakewell-white.com!Bakewell-White designed supermaxi, Zana (also known as Konica Minolta) getting an airing in this classic race, which seems to be able to combine the spectacle and festival of sailing along with some serious competition for the race record, and is an example for us all.

In New Zealand the entries are still open for the 2008 B&G Simrad Two-handed Triple Series. Already over 130 crews have entered for the first race in the event which gets underway on Saturday. See the featured story for entry links, if you have not done so already.

Good Sailing!

Richard Gladwell NZ Editor

Images from the JP Morgan Round the Island Race: 2 Starting on the famous Royal Yacht Squadron line in Cowes, the fleet races westabout, to The Needles, round St Catherine's Point and Bembridge Ledge buoy back into the Solent. Spectators can find many vantage points, both on the mainland and Isle of Wight, to watch the race progress. Over 60 prizes are awarded for the event and every boat completing the race receives a memento of the occasion. A t... http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=45919&ntid=19

Andrew Murdoch 3rd in Medal Race at Kiel New Zealand's Olympic Representative in Men's Single Handed Dinghy, Andrew Murdoch, has just finished third in the Medal Race of the Kiel Week Regatta in Germany. Kiel Week, with over 4,500 sailors competing, is the last ISAF Grade 1 Regatta before the Olympics.... http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=45921&ntid=19

B&G Simrad Two Handed Triple Series has 130 crews Cameron Thorpe updates on the current state of play with entries for the 2008 B&G Simrad Two Handed Triple Series. With three days left for entries to be made for the first race in the series, already 260 crew will be sailing over 130 yachts in the 2008 B&G Simrad Two Handed Triple Series run by the Shorthanded Sailing Association of New Zealand.... http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=45920&ntid=19

Images from the JP Morgan Round the Island Race: 1 The annual JPMorgan Asset Management Round the Island Race, organised by the Island Sailing Club, is one of the most popular fixtures on the Solent racing calendar. Competitors come from Europe and the USA, as well as all over the UK, to follow the 50 mile course round the Isle of Wight. A total of 1750 yachts entered this years race with 1501 finishing the race.... http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=45918&ntid=19

Winning Long Beach F10 team Flying High It all came down to the final race for the Team on 'Mile High Klub' and their 10 meter Flying Tiger sport boat. Mile High Klub needed to win both races on Sunday to win the Pacific Coast Championship and that proved to be a monumental task.... http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=45915&ntid=19

ISAF Sailing World Cup Launch 2008-2009 The ISAF is looking for a Title Sponsor for the new Sailing World Cup series set to launch at the end of 2008. The annual series will be open to the sailing events chosen for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Sailing Competitions and will incoporate the existing major international events.... http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=45909&ntid=19

Lapdancers add to Cowes Week entertainment Skandia Cowes Week is an event steeped in time-honoured tradition, but for the first time ever, The Waterside Pub will breaking all convention and serving up more than just its usual array of top beers and delicious food. The pub is to host the first ever lapdancers at Skandia Cowes Week... http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=45914&ntid=19

Images from the American Sailing League Images from the American Sailing League's inaugural event held at Pier 39 in San Francisco, by Erik Simonson... http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=45902&ntid=19

Clipper fleet loves Irish hospitality - Crosshaven With all ten of the internationally-backed yachts competing in the Clipper 07-08 Round the World Yacht Race now berthed at the Royal Cork Yacht Club in Crosshaven, Ireland, the crews are enjoying some much-awaited Irish hospitality. The ten teams are now preparing for the final sprint of the 35,000-mile circumnavigation from Cork to Liverpool... http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=45904&ntid=19

Medal Races in Olympic Classes at Kiel Week Excellent wind conditions, plenty of races, Match Racing for Women in the city, Olympic candidates especially in 470M, Laser R, 49er and Star.... http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=45897&ntid=19

Newport Bermuda winners receive their silverware Sinn Fein, the classic Cal 40 scooped up much of the silverware from this year's Newport Bermuda Race. Their haul included the St. David's Lighthouse, one of the most coveted prizes in offshore racing, together with the new North Rock Beacon Trophy for the top finisher in both the Gibbs Hill and St. David's Lighthouse Divisions under the IRC rating system.... http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=45891&ntid=19

Mascalzone Latino wins Audi Coppa Europa Smeralda Mascalzone Latino has won the Audi Coppa Europa Smeralda 888. Second place went to Prince Charles de Bourbon of the Yacht Club de Monaco with his Vamos Mi Amor and while last year's winner Guido Miani, also of Monaco, took third.... http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=45889&ntid=19

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MAJOR EVENTS

2008 Audi Hamilton Island Race Week http://www.sail-world.com/index.cfm?SEid=1097

2008 Olympics Qingdao http://www.sail-world.com/index.cfm?SEid=1013

Audi MedCup Circuit 2008 http://www.sail-world.com/index.cfm?SEid=1091

2008 - 2009 Volvo Ocean Race http://www.sail-world.com/index.cfm?Eid=1081

Earthrace Round the World Record attempt 2008 http://www.sail-world.com/index.cfm?SEid=924

Extreme 40s http://www.sail-world.com/index.cfm?SEid=976

New Zealand Sailing http://www.sail-world.com/index.cfm?SEid=225

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