# Sailing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Dragon

The Dragon was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1972 Summer Olympics program in Kiel-Schilksee. Seven races were scheduled. Only six races were sailed due to weather conditions. 70 sailors, on 23 boats, from 23 nation competed. It was the last Olympic appearance of the Dragon.

## Race schedule

Because of insufficient wind the scheduled race in the Dragon was postponed on 5 September 1972. 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 8 September. Finally for the Dragon only six regattas took place. Also the medal ceremony was also postponed until 8 September.
| ● | Event competitions | ● | Event finals |
| Date | August | August | August | August | August | August | September | September | September | September | September | September | September | September | September | September | September |
| Date | 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 |
| Dragon (planning) | | | | ● | ● | ● | ● | Spare day | Spare day | ● | ● | ● | Spare day | Spare day | | | |
| Dragon (actual) | | | | ● | ● | ● | ● | Spare day | Spare day | ● | No wind | | Fog | ● | | | |

## Course area and course configuration

For the Dragon course area A (Alpha) was used. The location (54°29'50'’N, 10°22'00'’E) points to the center of the 2 nm radius circle. The distance between mark 1 and 3 was about 2nm.

## Final results

These are the results of the Dragon event.
| Rank | Country | Helmsman | Crew | Race 1 | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Race 3 | Race 4 | Race 4 | Race 5 | Race 5 | Race 6 | Race 6 | Total | Total – discard |
| Rank | Country | Helmsman | Crew | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Total | Total – discard |
| | Australia | John Cuneo | Thomas Anderson John Shaw | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 19 | 25.0 | 3 | 5.7 | 4 | 8.0 | 38.7 | 13.7 |
| | East Germany | Paul Borowski | Karl-Heinz Thun Konrad Weichert | 12 | 18.0 | 8 | 14.0 | 8 | 14.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 4 | 8.0 | 3 | 5.7 | 59.7 | 41.7 |
| | United States | Donald Cohan | Charles Horter John Marshall | 4 | 8.0 | 12 | 18.0 | 5 | 10.0 | 6 | 11.7 | 1 | 0.0 | 12 | 18.0 | 65.7 | 47.7 |
| 4 | West Germany | Franz Heilmeier | Richard Kuchler Konrad Glas | 2 | 3.0 | 4 | 8.0 | 20 | 26.0 | 3 | 5.7 | 11 | 17.0 | 8 | 14.0 | 73.7 | 47.7 |
| 5 | New Zealand | Ronald Watson | Noel Everett Fraser Beer | 8 | 14.0 | 13 | 19.0 | 15 | 21.0 | 9 | 15.0 | 2 | 3.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 72.0 | 51.0 |
| 6 | Sweden | Jörgen Sundelin | Peter Sundelin Ulf Sundelin | 3 | 5.7 | 20 | 26.0 | 3 | 5.7 | 16 | 22.0 | 13 | 19.0 | 9 | 15.0 | 93.4 | 67.4 |
| 7 | Denmark | Poul Richard Høj Jensen | Frank Høj Jensen Gunnar Dahlgaard | 17 | 23.0 | 19 | 25.0 | 9 | 15.0 | 11 | 17.0 | 5 | 10.0 | 2 | 3.0 | 93.0 | 68.0 |
| 8 | Finland | Kurt Nyman | Antero Sotamaa Göran Schaumann | 21 | 27.0 | 3 | 5.7 | 7 | 13.0 | 8 | 14.0 | 8 | 14.0 | 16 | 22.0 | 95.7 | 68.7 |
| 9 | Canada | Allan Leibel | Frank Hall Neil Gunn | 5 | 10.0 | 10 | 16.0 | 2 | 3.0 | 10 | 16.0 | DSQ | 32.0 | 18 | 24.0 | 101.0 | 69.0 |
| 10 | Austria | Harald Fereberger | Franz Eisl Karl Stangl | 9 | 16.0 | 6 | 11.7 | 13 | 19.0 | 5 | 10.0 | 10 | 16.0 | 17 | 23.0 | 94.7 | 71.7 |
| 11 | Norway | Teddy Sommerschield | Sven Gerner-Mathisen Jan-Erik Aarberg | 16 | 22.0 | 5 | 10.0 | 12 | 18.0 | 15 | 21.0 | 6 | 11.7 | 7 | 13.0 | 95.7 | 73.7 |
| 12 | Great Britain | Simon Tait | Ian Hannay Alistair Currey | 6 | 11.7 | 2 | 3.0 | 19 | 25.0 | 17 | 23.0 | 14 | 20.0 | 15 | 21.0 | 103.7 | 78.7 |
| 13 | Bermuda | Eugene Simmons | James Amos Richard Belvin | 14 | 20.0 | 15 | 21.0 | 16 | 22.0 | 4 | 8.0 | 18 | 24.0 | 6 | 11.7 | 106.7 | 82.7 |
| 14 | Soviet Union | Boris Khabarov | Vladimir Yakovlev (sailor) Nikolay Gromov | 18 | 24.0 | 9 | 15.0 | 6 | 11.7 | 14 | 20.0 | 16 | 22.0 | 10 | 16.0 | 108.7 | 84.7 |
| 15 | Spain | Sar Juan Carlos de Borbon | Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba Larios Félix Gancedo | 11 | 17.0 | 11 | 17.0 | 4 | 8.0 | 20 | 26.0 | 20 | 26.0 | 11 | 17.0 | 111.0 | 85.0 |
| 16 | Ireland | Robin Hennessy | Treen Morris Harry Byrne, Joe McMenamin | 10 | 16.0 | 16 | 22.0 | 22 | 28.0 | 7 | 13.0 | 9 | 15.0 | 19 | 25.0 | 117.0 | 89.0 |
| 17 | Greece | Ioannis Giapalakis | Panagiotis Mikhail Ioannis Kiousis | 13 | 19.0 | 7 | 13.0 | 10 | 16.0 | 18 | 24.0 | 17 | 23.0 | 14 | 20.0 | 115.0 | 91.0 |
| 18 | France | René Sence | Patrick Rieupeyrout François Girard | 15 | 21.0 | 22 | 28.0 | 14 | 20.0 | 13 | 19.0 | 7 | 13.0 | 13 | 19.0 | 120.0 | 92.0 |
| 19 | Bahamas | Godfrey Kelly | Christopher McKinney David Albert Kelly | 23 | 29.0 | 17 | 23.0 | 18 | 24.0 | 12 | 18.0 | 15 | 21.0 | 5 | 10.0 | 125.0 | 96.0 |
| 20 | Poland | Lech Poklewski | Tadeusz Piotrowski Aleksander Bielaczyc | 20 | 26.0 | 21 | 27.0 | 17 | 23.0 | 2 | 3.0 | 22 | 28.0 | 21 | 27.0 | 134.0 | 106.0 |
| 21 | Portugal | Mário Quina | Francisco Quina Fernando Lima Bello | 22 | 28.0 | 16 | 22.0 | 11 | 17.0 | 23 | 29.0 | 19 | 25.0 | 22 | 28.0 | 149.0 | 120.0 |
| 22 | Jamaica | Michael Keith Nunes | John Burrowes Michael Anthony Nunes | 7 | 13.0 | 18 | 24.0 | 23 | 29.0 | 22 | 28.0 | 21 | 27.0 | 23 | 29.0 | 150.0 | 121.0 |
| 23 | Argentina | Jorge Salas Chávez | César Sebök Pedro Oscar Sisti | 19 | 25.0 | DSQ | 32.0 | 21 | 27.0 | 21 | 27.0 | 12 | 18.0 | 20 | 26.0 | 155.0 | 123.0 |
* Legend: DSQ – Disqualified; Discard is crossed out and does not count for the overall result. Gender: – male; – female;