From: P.A.Addison@lut.ac.uk (Paul A. Addison)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.olympics
Subject: YACHTING: Classes, Rules and Schedule
Keywords: yachting, schedule, rules, information
Date: 27 Jul 92 10:14:27 GMT
Expires: 10 Aug 1992
Reply-To: P.A.Addison@lut.ac.uk (Paul Addison)
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Organization: Loughborough University, UK.


 
                    OLYMPIC YACHTING BARCELONA 1992               


THE CLASSES
===========

Lechner A-390  (Men and Women)
------------------------------
Sailboarding.  Board has retractable fin and separate skeg.  Male
saliboarding was first included in the Olympics in 1984; this is the first
time there has been a separate event for women.

1988 champion (Men's Windglider) - Bruce Kendall NZL

470  (Men and Women)
--------------------
2-person dinghy.  Olympic class since 1976.  Designed in 1963 by French
architect Andre Cornu.

1988 Champions:  Men - FRA
               Women - USA

Finn  (Men)
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Singlehanded - large sail area and relatively heavy hull requires strength
and stamina.  Recommended weight of helmsman is 85-90 kg.  Designed in 1950
by Finnish architect Richard Sarby for the 1952 Helsinki games.

Europe  (Women)
---------------
Single-handed dinghy.  Recommended weight of helmsman is 45-57 kg.
Designed by Belgian architect Alois Roland in 1960.  First time as an
Olympic class for women.

Soling  (Open)
--------------
Largest yacht in the Olympics, with a crew of three.  Has a fixed keel and
alternative spinnakers.  This sea-going racing boat was designed in 1967 by
Norwegian Jan Linge and has been an Olympic class since 1972.

1988 Champions:  GDR

Flying Dutchman  (Open)
----------------------- 
The fastest Olympic monohull, with a length of almost 20 feet and a large
foresail.  Designed by Dutch architect Vilke Van Essen in 1951.
Two-handed.

1988 Champions - DEN

Star  (Open)
------------
Has a fixed keel, tall mast and large mainsail.  Designed by William
Gadner.  Has been an Olympic class since 1932.  Two-handed.

1988 Champions:  GBR

Tornado  (Open)
---------------
This two-handed catamaran is the fastest class in the Olympics.  Designed
in 1967 by British naval architect Rodney March.

1988 Champions:  FRA


THE RULES
========= 

All competition is under IYRU (International Yacht Racing Union) rules.
Each nation is allowed only one yacht per class.

Hulls for the Finn and Europe classes are supplied by the Barcelona
organising committee.  All equipment for the Lechner events are supplied
by the organising committee.  Boats in other classes are supplied by the
competitors, but are subject to strict measurement.

In the Lechner classes, the best 9 results count.  In the other events, the
best 6 results count for points.  The Soling event will be decided by match
racing after an elimination series.


THE SCHEDULE
============

                   +-------------------------------------------------------
                   |             JULY                     AUGUST
-------------------+
       CLASS       |   27    28    29    30    31    01    02    03    04 
-------------------+-------------------------------------------------------
Europe           W |    1     2     3     4     5     R     6     7    --
Finn             M |    1     2     3     4     5     R     6     7    --
Flying Dutchman  O |    1     2     3     4     5     6     7    --    --
Lechner A-390    M |   1,2   3,4   5,6   7,8    R     9    10    --    --
Lechner A-390    W |   1,2   3,4   5,6   7,8    R     9    10    --    --
Soling           O |    1     2     3     4     5     6     R     M    MF 
Star             O |    1     2     3     4     5     6     7    --    --
Tornado          O |    1     2     3     4     5     6     7    --    --
470              M |    1     2     3     4     R     5     6     7    --
470              W |    1     2     3     4     R     5     6     7    --
-------------------+-------------------------------------------------------

R denotes a reserve day
M denotes match racing
F denotes final
Numbers denote race number
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