# Sailing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Tempest

The Tempest was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1972 Summer Olympics program in Kiel-Schilksee. Seven races were scheduled and completed. 42 sailors, on 21 boats, from 21 nation competed.

## 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 8 September. 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 |
| Tempest (planning) | | | | ● | ● | ● | ● | Spare day | Spare day | ● | ● | ● | Spare day | Spare day | | | |
| Tempest (actual) | | | | ● | ● | ● | ● | Spare day | Spare day | ● | ● | | Fog | ● | | | |

## Course area and course configuration

For the Tempest 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

These are the results of the Tempest 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 | Race 7 | Race 7 | Total | Total – discard |
| Rank | Country | Helmsman | Crew | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Total | Total – discard |
| | Soviet Union | Valentin Mankin | Vitalii Dyrdyra | 3 | 5.7 | 4 | 8.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 3 | 5.7 | 8 | 14.0 | 2 | 3.0 | 3 | 5.7 | 42.1 | 28.1 |
| | Great Britain | Alan Warren | David Hunt | 4 | 8.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 3.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 6 | 11.7 | 6 | 11.7 | 8 | 14.0 | 48.4 | 34.4 |
| | United States | Glen Foster | Peter Dean | 8 | 14.0 | DSQ | 30.0 | 3 | 5.7 | 2 | 3.0 | 4 | 8.0 | 8 | 14.0 | 2 | 3.0 | 77.7 | 47.7 |
| 4 | Sweden | John Albrechtson | Ingvar Hansson | 2 | 3.0 | 7 | 13.0 | 8 | 14.0 | 5 | 10.0 | 11 | 17.0 | 3 | 5.7 | 6 | 11.7 | 75.4 | 57.4 |
| 5 | Netherlands | Ben Staartjes | Cees Kurpershoek | 7 | 13.0 | 2 | 3.0 | 6 | 11.7 | 9 | 15.0 | 10 | 16.0 | 17 | 23.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 81.7 | 58.7 |
| 6 | Norway | Peder Lunde Jr | Aksel Gresvig | 16 | 22.0 | 9 | 15.0 | 4 | 8.0 | 8 | 14.0 | 2 | 3.0 | 7 | 13.0 | 11 | 17.0 | 92.0 | 70.0 |
| 7 | Brazil | Mario Buckup | Peter Ficker | 19 | 25.0 | 3 | 5.7 | 7 | 13.0 | 7 | 13.0 | 16 | 22.0 | 5 | 10.0 | 5 | 10.0 | 98.7 | 73.7 |
| 8 | Ireland | David Wilkins | Sean Whitaker | 6 | 11.7 | 8 | 14.0 | 9 | 15.0 | 13 | 19.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 13 | 19.0 | 9 | 15.0 | 93.7 | 74.7 |
| 9 | France | Marcel Troupel | Yves Devillers | 1 | 0.0 | 10 | 16.0 | 11 | 17.0 | 11 | 17.0 | 5 | 10.0 | 19 | 25.0 | 12 | 18.0 | 103.0 | 78.0 |
| 10 | Austria | Hubert Raudaschl | Erich Moritz | 5 | 10.0 | 6 | 11.7 | 13 | 19.0 | 15 | 22.0 | 3 | 5.7 | 12 | 18.0 | 14 | 20.0 | 106.4 | 84.4 |
| 11 | West Germany | Heinz Laprell | Wolf Stadler | 9 | 15.0 | 19 | 25.0 | 5 | 10.0 | 4 | 8.0 | 19 | 25.0 | 11 | 17.0 | 7 | 13.0 | 113.0 | 88.0 |
| 12 | Poland | Tomasz Holc | Roman Rutkowski | 10 | 16.0 | 14 | 20.0 | 16 | 22.0 | 6 | 11.7 | 15 | 21.0 | 4 | 8.0 | 13 | 19.0 | 117.7 | 95.7 |
| 13 | Switzerland | Urs Kohler | Peter Frey | 18 | 24.0 | 12 | 18.0 | 12 | 18.0 | 18 | 24.0 | 17 | 23.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 10 | 16.0 | 123.0 | 99.0 |
| 14 | Italy | Giampiero Dotti | Francesco Sibello | 12 | 18.0 | 18 | 24.0 | 10 | 16.0 | 19 | 25.0 | 13 | 19.0 | 16 | 22.0 | 4 | 8.0 | 132.0 | 107.0 |
| 15 | Canada | Ted Hains | Larry Scott | 17 | 23.0 | 5 | 10.0 | 18 | 24.0 | 14 | 20.0 | 18 | 24.0 | 10 | 16.0 | 15 | 21.0 | 138.0 | 114.0 |
| 16 | Puerto Rico | John Garry Hoyt | Hovey T. Freeman | 13 | 19.0 | 16 | 22.0 | 14 | 20.0 | 10 | 16.0 | 7 | 13.0 | DSQ | 30.0 | 18 | 24.0 | 144.0 | 114.0 |
| 17 | Denmark | Mogens Larsen | Klaus Føge Jensen | 11 | 17.0 | 13 | 19.0 | 20 | 26.0 | 12 | 18.0 | 14 | 20.0 | 15 | 21.0 | DSQ | 28.0 | 149.0 | 121.0 |
| 18 | Hong Kong | Kenneth Tomlins | Gilbert Lennox-King | 15 | 21.0 | 11 | 17.0 | 15 | 21.0 | 21 | 27.0 | 20 | 26.0 | 9 | 15.0 | 19 | 25.0 | 152.0 | 125.0 |
| 19 | Australia | Gordon Ingate | Robert Thornton | 14 | 20.0 | 15 | 21.0 | 17 | 23.0 | 17 | 23.0 | 12 | 18.0 | DNF | 27.0 | 17 | 23.0 | 155.0 | 128.0 |
| 20 | Virgin Islands | John Foster sr. | John Hamber | 20 | 26.0 | 17 | 23.0 | 19 | 25.0 | 16 | 22.0 | 9 | 15.0 | 18 | 24.0 | 16 | 22.0 | 157.0 | 131.0 |
| 21 | Thailand | Prinz Bira Bhanubanda | Paitoon Chulatuppa | 21 | 27.0 | 20 | 26.0 | 21 | 27.0 | 20 | 26.0 | 21 | 27.0 | 14 | 20.0 | DNS | 27.0 | 180.0 | 153.0 |
* Legend: DSQ – Disqualified; Discard is crossed out and does not count for the overall result. Gender: – male; – female;