[4][5] For the Laser Radial course areas A (Yellow) and C (Green) were used.

The location (36°1'26"’N, 120°26'52"E) points to the center of the 0.6nm radius Yellow course area and the location (36°2'44"N, 120°28'9"E) points to the center of the 0.75nm radius Green course area.

In the lead up to the Olympics many questioned the choice of Qingdao as a venue with very little predicted wind.

Due to lack of wind (< 1.6 knots) one racing day had to be cancelled and the medal race needed to be postponed to the next day.

Legend:   – Qualified for next phase; BFD – Black flag disqualification; DNC – Did not come to the starting area; DNF – Did not finish; OCS – On the course side of the starting line; Discard is crossed out and does not count for the overall result.