Sailing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Flying Dutchman

Flying Dutchman[1]
at the Games of the XX Olympiad

Line drawing of the Flying Dutchman
VenueKiel-Schilksee (Olympiazentrum)
DatesFirst race: August 29, 1972 (1972-08-29)
Last race: September 8, 1972 (1972-09-08)
Competitors58 from 29 nations
Teams29
Medalists
   Great Britain
   France
   West Germany
Sailing at the
 1972 Summer Olympics 
Finn Open
Flying Dutchman Open
Tempest Open
Star Open
Soling Open
Dragon Open

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.[2]

Race schedule[3]

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.

  Event competitions   Event finals
Date August September
26th
Sat
27th
Sun
28th
Mon
29th
Tue
30th
Wed
31st
Thu
1st
Fri
2nd
Sat
3rd
Sun
4th
Mon
5th
Tue
6th
Wed
7th
Thu
8th
Fri
9th
Sat
10th
Sun
11th
Mon
Flying Dutchman (planning) Spare
day
Spare
day
Spare
day
Spare
day
Flying Dutchman (actual) Spare
day
Spare
day
Fog

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.[1][4] The distance between mark 1 and 3 was about 2nm.

Final results[5]


Rank
Country Helmsman Crew Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Race 6 Race 7 Total Total

discard
Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts.
1st Great Britain Rodney Pattisson Christopher Davies 1 0.0 11 17.0 1 0.0 3 5.7 1 0.0 1 0.0 DNS 35.057.722.7
2nd France Yves Pajot Marc Pajot 3 3.0 9 15.0 8 14.0 1 0.0 2 3.0 12 18.0 2 3.056.038.0
3rd West Germany Ulli Libor Peter Naumann 5 10.0 14 20.0 3 5.7 12 18.0 3 5.7 6 11.7 1 0.071.151.1
4 Brazil Reinaldo Conrad Burkhard Cordes 12 18.0 3 5.7 19 25.0 9 15.0 9 15.0 2 3.0 3 5.787.462.4
5 Yugoslavia Antun Grego Simo Nikolić 2 3.0 7 13.0 6 11.7 5 10.0 16 22.0 7 13.0 7 13.085.763.7
6 Soviet Union Vladimir Leontiev Valerii Zubanov 9 15.0 1 0.0 5 10.0 11 17.0 11 17.0 8 14.0 6 11.784.767.7
7 Denmark Hans Fogh Ulrik Brock 4 8.0 12 18.0 9 15.0 6 11.7 6 11.7 5 10.0 16 22.096.474.4
8 Australia Mark Bethwaite Timothy Alexander 14 20.0 6 11.7 4 8.0 4 8.0 4 8.0 14 20.0 22 28.0103.775.7
9 New Zealand Jock Bilger Murray Ross 16 20.0 21 27.0 2 3.0 2 3.0 5 10.0 11 17.0 18 24.0106.079.0
10 Netherlands Fred Imhoff Simon Korver 13 19.0 2 3.0 23 29.0 7 13.0 10 16.0 10 16.0 DNF 33.0129.096.0
11 Italy Carlo Croce Luciano Zinali 8 14.0 16 22.0 18 24.0 15 21.0 19 25.0 4 8.0 8 14.0128.0103.0
12 Sweden Peter Kolni Ulf Nilsson 21 27.0 8 14.0 14 20.0 8 14.0 13 19.0 DSQ 38.0 5 10.0142.0104.0
13 East Germany Herbert Hüttner Dietmar Gedde 6 11.7 10 16.0 12 18.0 DNF 34.0 8 14.0 18 24.0 15 21.0138.7104.7
14 Norway Ragnar Fjoran Christian Bendixen 23 29.0 15 21.0 15 21.0 14 20.0 7 13.0 3 5.7 24 30.0139.7109.7
15 Canada Peter Byrne Don Andrews 18 24.0 13 19.0 7 13.0 10 16.0 12 18.0 21 27.0 21 27.0144.0117.0
16 Hungary Benedek Littkey Szabolcs Izsák 10 16.0 4 8.0 21 27.0 23 29.0 15 21.0 26 32.0 13 19.0152.0120.0
17 Ireland Harold Cudmore Richard O'Shea 26 32.0 24 30.0 16 22.0 16 22.0 17 23.0 16 22.0 4 8.0159.0127.0
18 Austria Kurt Seidl Ernst Seidl 15 21.0 5 30.0 26 32.0 DNS 35.0 18 24.0 9 15.0 19 25.0162.0127.0
19 Japan Akira Yamamura Takashi Yamamura 11 17.0 17 23.0 20 26.0 17 23.0 21 27.0 15 21.0 12 18.0155.0128.0
20 Switzerland Jean Degaudenzimura Luc Argand 25 31.0 25 31.0 17 23.0 13 19.0 14 20.0 13 19.0 11 17.0160.0129.0
21 Poland Zbigniew Kania Krzysztof Szymczak 7 13.0 18 24.0 13 19.0 18 24.0 22 28.0 23 29.0 DSQ 36.0173.0137.0
22 Greece Anastasios Batistas Antonios Bonas 17 23.0 20 26.0 10 16.0 DNF 35.0 DNF 35.0 17 23.0 9 15.0172.0137.0
23 United States Scott Allan Tim Stearn 19 25.0 19 25.0 11 17.0 21 27.0 20 26.0 DSQ 38.0 14 20.0178.0140.0
24 Hong Kong Colin W. Smith Terence W. Steele 22 27.0 DNF 35.0 24 30.0 20 26.0 24 30.0 20 26.0 10 16.0191.0156.0
25 Mexico Lorenzo Villasenor Rabago, Miguel Fernando 20 26.0 23 29.0 25 31.0 DNF 34.0 23 29.0 25 31.0 17 23.0203.0169.0
26 Israel Yair Michaeli Izchak Nir 28 34.0 22 28.0 22 28.0 19 25.0 25 31.0 19 25.0 DNS 35.0206.0171.0
27 Puerto Rico Juan R. Torruella José Rodriguez Reyes 27 33.0 26 32.0 28 34.0 22 28.0 26 32.0 22 28.0 20 26.0213.0179.0
28 Trinidad and Tobago Richard John Bennett David Farfan 24 30.0 27 33.0 27 33.0 24 30.0 DNF 35.0 24 30.0 23 29.0220.0185.0
29 India Sohrab Janshed Contractor Ahmed Abdul Basith 29 35.0 28 34.0 29 35.0 25 31.0 DNF 35.0 27 33.0 DNF 33.0236.0201.0

    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;

    Daily standings

    Graph showing the daily standings in the Flying Dutchman during the 1972 Summer Olympics

    Further reading

    References

    1. 1 2 (ed.) Kunze, Herbert (1974). "The official report of the Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXth Olympiad Munich 1972, Volume 1 The organization" (PDF). Munich: proSport. p. 147. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
    2. The 1972 Olympic scoring system was used.
    3. (ed.) Kunze, Herbert (1974). "The official report of the Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXth Olympiad Munich 1972, Volume 1 The organization" (PDF). Munich: proSport. p. 146. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
    4. (ed.) Kunze, Herbert (1974). "The official report of the Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXth Olympiad Munich 1972, Volume 2 The constructions" (PDF). Munich: proSport. p. 211. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
    5. (ed.) Kunze, Herbert (1974). "The official report of the Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXth Olympiad Munich 1972, Volume 3 The competitions" (PDF). Munich: proSport. p. 505. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
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