A dry ship in Qingdao
The 'athlete's village' at the Olympic Sailing Centre is actually a hotel, and when this event is over it will magically turn into an Intercontinental. Yesterday's enforced 'day off' gave the press pack a chance to check out the hotel and the souvenir shop. Hey, it's not too shabby in there!
'Qingdao Olympic Regatta 2008. Inside the athletes’ hotel.'
Guy Nowell © Click Here to view large photo
There's some pretty funky d?cor, wi-fi internet throughout, and tv in all the rooms. But the media mavens found one problem that disqualifies it as any sort of journo's hangout - there's no grog in the bar. 
by Guy Nowell, Sail-World Asia 
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