SailRacer Website: Skandia Sail for Gold Update

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Penultimate Day - Weymouth is full to the brim with the world's best Olympic sailors, with Olympic medallists and World Champions wherever you look. But past performance is no guarantee to success at the next event and tomorrow, Friday, is the day when the top 10 across the Olympic Class fleets who proceed to the final Medal Race on Saturday will be determined. It has been a gruelling four days of racing so far and there is still another day of battle. With many nations counting Skandia Sail for Gold as part of the team selection for the 2012 Olympics, the pressure is immense. So far across the 10 Olympic and 3 Paralympic events, Team Great Britain is dominating at the top of three events – Finn, RSX Women and Sonar, Coming a close second is New Zealand who lead in the 470 Women and RSX Men. Friday will be a tough test as the top 10 are determined. Catch the latest at: www.skandiasailforgoldregatta.co.uk

Web Traffic – has been immense, yet again showcasing the popularity of Skandia Sail for Gold on the ISAF Sailing World Cup tour. Apologies to fans who were unable to get the latest updates earlier in the week, but the internet pipe out of the venue was full to capacity and went into overload causing significant downtime. Olympic fans don't worry, as a brand new fibre optic cable will be in place for 2012. We are currently hitting 60,000 unique users since the start of the event and 150,000 visitors, and with 2,000 pages of content there is plenty to absorb you in all the action here at Weymouth.

Tracking - don't miss a thing by watching the live tracking of races in Weymouth. Thursday showcased the 470 Men and Women, Finn and Star. Friday will focus on the 49er, Match Racing and the Paralympic fleets. SailRacer and TracTrac have now formed an exclusive partnership to develop the UK and Eire markets. Can't watch live, then come back and replay at: www.skandiasailforgoldregatta.co.uk/_2903/Tracking

Radio - the team at Sail for Gold Radio have been putting in a superb daily broadcast of the racing, alongside daily interviews and commentary to compliment the live tracking. All broadcasts are available as podcasts – get the latest at: www.skandiasailforgoldregatta.co.uk/2011/news/_2839/Skandia_Sail_for_Gold_2011_Radio_87.7

Spectators - Saturday 11 June is the day to come and get close and see all the action and soak up the atmosphere from the 2012 Olympic venue. You can also follow the action on the big screen at the Academy. For those who cannot make it to the venue, check out the on-site web cam to see who you can spot. More - www.skandiasailforgoldregatta.co.uk/2011/spectators.htm#webcam

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