Competitors 58 from 29 nations Teams 29 | Location Kiel, Germany | |
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Venue Kiel-Schilksee (Olympiazentrum) Dates First race: August 29, 1972 (1972-08-29)
Last race: September 8, 1972 (1972-09-08) | ||
The Flying Dutchman was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1972 Summer Olympics program in Kiel-Schilksee. Seven races were scheduled and completed. 58 sailors, on 29 boats, from 29 nation competed.
Contents
Race schedule
Due to the interruption of the Games on 6 September 1972, the race was postponed till 7 September. Then the race conditions were unsuitable. Heavy fog and poor wind conditions made it not possible to race until September 8. Also the medal ceremony was also postponed until 8 September.
Course area and course configuration
For the Flying Dutchman course area B(ravo) was used. The location (54°30'30'’N, 10°13'00'’E) points to the center of the 2 nm radius circle. The distance between mark 1 and 3 was about 2nm.
Final results
Legend: DNF – Did not finish; DNS – Did not start; DSQ – Disqualified;
Discard is crossed out and does not count for the overall result.
Gender: – male; – female;