News from Qindao Beijing

Sofia from MATRCHRACE.CH is in Quindao for the Preolympic test event and will write every day some news from there.

Time to the next Olympic Games in Beijing started counting for good. Over 400 competitors from whole world came to Qingdao, China to take part in the first Preolympic Test Event for Beijing 2008 Olympics.Tommorow at 13:00 we start the pracitse race. The whole Race Management and Jury team which I am a part of is here.First meetings are also finished, work is divided and everyone makes a final checkings. The weather is beautifully hot but unfortunately not too windy... Anr the forecast is also not promising until Thursday.The Olympic Sailing Center in Qingdao is really impressive. Although it is still under construction, especially in the part where there will be hotels for competitors, it is perfectly organized and very well planned. Not to mention Chinese kindness which is unbelievably huge!There will be 4 race areas: Alpha (RS:X, 49er), Bravo (Laser, Laser Radial), Charlie (470, Tornado) and Delta (Finn, Star, Yngling).Yesterday measurment and registartion started, today it's going to be completed and since tommorow off on the water we go.Be back to you with more racing news when the real fun starts for good :)
Sofia