Sailing at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Flying Dutchman

Flying Dutchman
at the Games of the XIX Olympiad
VenueAcapulco
Dates14–21 October
Competitors60 from 30 nations
Teams30
Medalists
   Great Britain
   West Germany
   Brazil
Sailing at the
 1968 Summer Olympics 
Finn Open
Flying Dutchman Open
Star Open
Dragon Open
5.5 Metre Open

The Flying Dutchman was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1968 Summer Olympics program in Acapulco. Seven races were scheduled. 40 sailors, on 20 boats, from 20 nations competed.

Results


Rank
Helmsman (Country) Crew Sail No. Race I Race II Race III Race IV Race V Race VI Race VII Total
Points
[1]
Total
-1
[2]
RankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPoints
1st Rodney Pattisson  (GBR)Iain MacDonald-Smith KDSQ38101010101023413
2nd Ulli Libor  (FRG)Peter Naumann G1035.723231319212771370.743.7
3rd Reinaldo Conrad  (BRA)Burkhard Cordes BL14207134835.735.710161068.448.4
4 Carl Ryves  (AUS)James Sargeant KA35.751035.720268144835.775.149.1
5 Bjørn Lofterød  (NOR)Odd Roar Lofterød N2323713611.7611.7DNF3651088.452.4
6 Bertrand Cheret  (FRA)Bruno Trouble F510482026915482318249468
7 Roger Green  (CAN)Stewart Green KC9151622510510231824131910379
8 Geoffrey Smale  (NZL)Ralph Roberts KZDSQ3881491512189158144812284
9 Peter Kolni  (SWE)Jorgen Kolni S1218DNF368141420510142081413296
10 Robert James  (USA)David James USDNF3691514201824152135.7611.7133.497.4
11 Gonzalo Fernández  (ESP)Félix Gancedo E10161420611.71016101620261622127.7101.7
12 Hans-Jürgen Cochius  (GDR)Werner Christoph GO13191016162213191925611.71016128.7103.7
13 Anton Grego  (YUG)Simo Nikolic Y1925172313194817237131420131106
14 Neil Pryde  (HKG)Peter Gamble KH11171319152181421271622915135108
15 Lev Rvalov  (URS)Victor Pilchin SR48611.712182329182423291218137.7108.7
16 Hans Fogh  (DEN)Niels Jensen D611.71218DSQ3871312181117DNF36151.7113.7
17 Karl Geiger  (AUT)Werner Fischer OE1824152110161622162212181117140116
18 Ben Verhagen  (NED)Nick de Jong H162211171824172314205102127143116
19 Carlo Massone  (ITA)Emanuele Ottonello I15211925172324307139151723150120
20 Lorenzo Villaseñor  (MEX)Guillermo García MX713222811172228111715211925149121
21 Pal Gomory  (HUN)Izsak Szabolcs M814DNF3621271117232925312228182146
22 George Andreadis  (GRE)Stavros Psarrakis GR21272127192519252026DNF361521187151
23 Christian Maes  (BEL)Joel Roland B2228DNS3625311521222813192531194158
24 Andrzej Iwinski  (POL)Ludwik Raczynski PZ2026182424302531253117232632197165
25 Rudy Thompson  (ISV)John Hamber VI1723232922282733263224302430205172
26 William Plant  (JAM)Michael Nunes KJDNF36DNF3623292127243022282026212176
27 Orlando Sena  (POR)Adriano Da Silva P2430243026322632DNF3619252329214178
28 Juan Torruella  (PUR)Radamés Torruella PR2329202627332834273326322733220186
29 John Gunawan  (INA)Tjong Tan RI2632253128342935283428342834234199
30 Mario Aguilar  (ESA)Manuel Escobar SL2531DNF36DNF36DNS36293527332935242206

DNF = Did Not Finish, DNS= Did Not Start, DSQ = Disqualified
= Male, = Female

Daily standings

Graph showing the daily standings in the Flying Dutchman during the 1968 Summer Olympics

Conditions at Acapulco

Of the total of three race areas were needed during the Olympics in Acapulco. Each of the classes was new Olympic scoring system.

DateRaceWeatherTemperature
(Celsius)
Wind direction
(deg)
Wind speed
(kn)
SeaCurrent
(kn-deg)
14-OCT-1968IFair3430515Calm0.5-120
15-OCT-1968IIFair3028017Calm0.75-175
16-OCT-1968IIIFair3426511Calm0.75-135
17-OCT-1968IVFair29.52006Calm0.5-115
19-OCT-1968VNormal29.816012Calm0.6-60
20-OCT-1968VIFair302408Calm0.7-340
21-OCT-1968VIICloudy28.528013Choppy0.6-135

Notes

  1. The 1968 Olympic scoring system was used.
  2. Total after applying discard.

References

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