Olympics: Qingdao to host sailing events at Beijing Olympics (Channel NewsAsia)

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QINGDAO, Shandong : China will be hosting its first ever Olympics in Beijing and six other cities in August. Qingdao, a peninsula in eastern Shandong Province, will host the sailing events.

Oct
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Olympics: Qingdao to host sailing events at Beijing Olympics (Channel NewsAsia via Yahoo! Singapore News)

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QINGDAO, Shandong : China will be hosting its first ever Olympics in Beijing and six other cities in August.

Oct
10

All aboard: Olympic sailing on the horizon (Detroit Free Press)

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What: Olympic sailing. When: Aug. 16-22. Where: Quingdao, China (about 500 miles southeast of Beijing).

Oct
10

Police Seek Boston Man in Daughter?s Abduction (New York Times)

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A man is believed to have kidnapped his 7-year-old daughter and whisked her to New York, possibly with the intention of sailing with her to Bermuda on his yacht.

Oct
10

Laser National sailing from August 3 (The Hindu)

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HYDERABAD: The Laser National sailing championships will be held during the Hyderabad Sailing Week from August 3 to 9. About 100 sailors are expected to take part in the Laser Standard, Laser Radial and Laser 4.7 classes for men, women and …

Oct
10

Smoother sailing today from Butler to 9A south (The Florida Times-Union)

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John Meeks jokes that he seems to hit the red light on St. Johns Bluff Road every time he drives up to Florida 9A and Butler Boulevard. It is the only traffic light on 9A, and cars often end up getting backed up at the intersection because of …

Oct
10

Old sailing ships headed for Twin Ports (Winona Daily News)

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DULUTH, Minn. — Three sailing ships, two replicas from the War of 1812 and the other representing the schooners that once sailed on Lake Superior, will sail into the Twin Ports this week as part of the Duluth Maritime Festival.

Oct
10

Games security, algae take wind out of Qingdao’s sails (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

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The drafting of thousands of troops to battle a massive algae bloom in Olympic co-host city Qingdao showed China’s resolve to hold a successful sailing event at all costs.

Oct
10

Old sailing ships headed for Twin Ports (KARE 11 Minneapolis-St. Paul)

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Three sailing ships, two replicas from the War of 1812 and the other representing the schooners that once sailed on Lake Superior, will

Oct
10

In wake of partnership, Dane’s sailing smooth (NBC Olympics)

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After six attempts at an Olympic berth, sailor John Dane has finally made it to the 2008 Games. The 58-year-old sails in the Star class with his son-in-law, Austin Sperry.

Oct
10