It looks like the algae has been cleared from Qingdao, the Beijing Olympics venue for sailing.

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The mutant seaweed which has formed along the coastlines of Qingdao, the sailing venue of the Beijing Olympics, may become obstacles to the competition’s windsurfers if it is not cleared by August. Instead of fishing, the fishermen of Eastern China fish on the seaweed now, before we have Seaweed Sailing.

The seaweed is another blow to the Chinese organisers, who boasted recently of the technological advances they were introducing to the sailing venue to combat the meteorological challenges at Qingdao. These include China’s first vehicle-borne “doppler” radar, used in police speed guns, which will provide information on wind speed and the direction of the tides.

I honestly think by August, everything will be as clear as the water.

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Sailors dread one thing in sailing competitions and that is…no wind. For Beijing Olympics sailing competition that will be taking place in Qingdao, China, the officials have made a point to keep the sailors happy by simply changing the competition schedule if necessary.

Zang Aimin, Executive Vice-President of the Sailing Committee of Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games, said they have studied the weather in recent years in order to take measures to ensure competition to go smoothly.

No wind, no medal, eh?

Via China Daily