Athens crib sheet

All the information you will need to know about the 2004 Olympiad

Schedule of racing:

August		Europe	Laser	Mistral M&W	49er	470 M&W	Tornado	Finn	Yngling	Star
SUN	1	Venue opening
MON	2
TUE	3	Boat draw (Laser)
WED	4	Measuring
THU	5	Measuring
FRI	6	Measuring
SAT	7	Measuring
SUN	8	Measuring
MON	9	Measuring
TUE	10	Measuring
WED	11	Measuring
THU	12			Practice		Practice	Measuring	Practice	Practice	Measuring
FRI	13	Opening
SAT	14	Practice	Practice		Practice	Racing	Measuring	Racing	Racing	Measuring
SUN	15	Racing	Racing	Racing		Racing	Measuring	Racing	Racing	Measuring
MON	16	Racing	Racing	Reserve	Racing	Racing	Measuring	Racing	Racing	Measuring
TUE	17	Racing	Racing	Racing	Reserve	Reserve	Measuring	Reserve	Reserve	Measuring
WED	18	Reserve	Reserve	Reserve	Racing	Racing	Measuring	Racing	Racing	Measuring
THU	19	Racing	Racing	Racing	Reserve	Racing	Measuring	Racing	Racing	Measuring
FRI	20	Racing	Racing	Reserve	Racing	Reserve	Practice	Reserve	Reserve	Practice
SAT	21	Reserve	Reserve	Racing	Reserve	Final	Racing	Final	Final	Racing
SUN	22	Final	Final	Reserve	Racing		Racing			Racing
MON	23			Racing	Reserve		Racing			Racing
TUE	24			Reserve	Racing		Reserve			Reserve
WED	25			Final	Reserve		Racing			Racing
THU	26				Final		Racing			Racing
FRI	27						Reserve			Reserve
SAT	28						Final			Final
SUN	29	Closing Ceremony

- Warning signal for the first race each day will be at 12.55 local time. No warning signal will be given after 15:55
- For each class there are 11 races, except the 49er for which there are 16, over eight days (plus two days in reserve) ie two races per day or three for the 49er (except for the last day when one race is held)
- Four races must be completed to constitute a series. When more than five races are completed, competitors can discard their worst result.
- Time limits:
Mistral - 60 mins, (20 mins to weather mark), expected duration 30-40 mins
Europe, Laser, 470, Tornado - 90 mins (20 mins to weather mark), expected duration 60 mins
49er - 60 mins (20 minutes to weather mark), expected duration 30 mins
Finn, Star and Yngling - 120 mins (30 mins to weather mark), expected duration 75 mins
- Boats failing to finish within 30 minutes after the first boat finishes will be scored DNF

When's it on the telly in the UK?

BBC Interactive will be showing coverage of the sailing most afternoon including expert commentry from Richard Simmonds. The schedule is as follows:

Saturday 14 August: Stream 2 1300-1730
Sunday 15 August: Stream 3 1305-1730
Monday 16 August: Stream 4 1300-1700
Tuesday 17 August: Stream 2 1305-1830
Wednesday 18 August: Stream 3 1630-1830
Thursday 19 August: Stream 3 1400-1730
Friday 20 August: Stream 1 1100-1230, Stream 2 1630-1730
Saturday 21 August: Stream 4 1100-1500, Stream 1 1530-1730
Sunday 22 August: Stream 2 1100-1800
Monday 23 August: Stream 3 1100-1700
Tuesday 24 August: Stream 1 1100-1730
Wednesday 25 August: Stream 4 1100-1730
Thursday 26 August: Stream 4 1100-1730
Friday 27 August: Day off for Richard Simmonds
Saturday 28 August: Stream 1 1115-1730


Number of boats

Class	No of boats
Windsurfer Men (Mistral)	35
Windsurfer Women (Mistral)	28
Single-handed Dinghy Men (Finn)	26
Single-handed Dinghy Open (Laser)	40
Single-handed Dinghy Women (Europe)	26
Double-handed Dinghy Men (470)	30
Double-handed Dinghy Women (470)	19
Double-handed Dinghy Open (49er)	19
Multihull Open (Tornado)	16
Keelboat Men (Star)	16
Keelboat Women (Yngling)	15