# Sailing at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Tempest

The Tempest was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1976 Summer Olympics program in Kingston, Ontario . Seven races were scheduled. 32 sailors, on 16 boats, from 16 nations competed.

## Results

| Rank | Helmsman (Country) | Crew | Race I | Race I | Race II | Race II | Race III | Race III | Race IV | Race IV | Race V | Race V | Race VI | Race VI | Race VII | Race VII | Total Points | Total -1 |
| Rank | Helmsman (Country) | Crew | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Total Points | Total -1 |
| | John Albrechtson (SWE) | Ingvar Hansson | 4 | 8.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 3.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 7 | 13.0 | 2 | 3.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 27.0 | 14.0 |
| | Valentin Mankin (URS) | Vladislav Akimenko | 1 | 0.0 | 4 | 8.0 | 4 | 8.0 | 3 | 5.7 | 2 | 3.0 | 3 | 5.7 | 5 | 10.0 | 40.4 | 30.4 |
| | Dennis Conner (USA) | Conn Findlay | 2 | 3.0 | 2 | 3.0 | 3 | 5.7 | 5 | 10.0 | 9 | 15.0 | 4 | 8.0 | 2 | 3.0 | 47.7 | 32.7 |
| 4 | Uwe Mares (FRG) | Wolf Stadler | 5 | 10.0 | 3 | 5.7 | 6 | 11.7 | 2 | 3.0 | DNF | 22.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 6 | 11.7 | 64.1 | 42.1 |
| 5 | Giuseppe Milone (ITA) | Roberto Mottola | 3 | 5.7 | 5 | 10.0 | 7 | 13.0 | 4 | 8.0 | 12 | 18.0 | 7 | 13.0 | 3 | 5.7 | 73.4 | 55.4 |
| 6 | Claes Thunbo Christensen (DEN) | Finn Thunbo Christensen | 6 | 11.7 | 9 | 15.0 | 8 | 14.0 | 8 | 14.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 5 | 10.0 | 7 | 13.0 | 77.7 | 62.7 |
| 7 | Allan Leibel (CAN) | Lorne Leibel | 7 | 13.0 | 6 | 11.7 | DSQ | 24.0 | 6 | 11.7 | 3 | 5.7 | 9 | 15.0 | 4 | 8.0 | 89.1 | 65.1 |
| 8 | Ben Staartjes (NED) | Ab Ekels | 11 | 17.0 | 7 | 13.0 | 5 | 10.0 | 7 | 13.0 | 8 | 14.0 | 6 | 11.7 | 11 | 17.0 | 95.7 | 78.7 |
| 9 | Félix Gancedo (ESP) | Jesús Turró | 8 | 14.0 | 11 | 17.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 10 | 16.0 | 14 | 20.0 | 10 | 16.0 | 10 | 16.0 | 99.0 | 79.0 |
| 10 | Jörn Hellner (AUS) | James Byrne | 14 | 20.0 | 13 | 19.0 | 10 | 16.0 | 14 | 20.0 | 4 | 8.0 | 8 | 14.0 | 9 | 15.0 | 112.0 | 92.0 |
| 11 | David Wilkins (IRL) | Derek Jago | 9 | 15.0 | 8 | 14.0 | 9 | 15.0 | 12 | 18.0 | 10 | 16.0 | DSQ | 24.0 | 12 | 18.0 | 120.0 | 96.0 |
| 12 | Carl Auteried Jr. (AUT) | Wolfgang Böhm | 10 | 16.0 | 14 | 20.0 | 11 | 17.0 | 11 | 17.0 | 5 | 10.0 | 11 | 17.0 | DNS | 22.0 | 119.0 | 97.0 |
| 13 | John Foster (ISV) | Dan Morrison | 15 | 21.0 | 10 | 16.0 | 12 | 18.0 | 13 | 19.0 | 6 | 11.7 | 12 | 18.0 | 13 | 19.0 | 122.7 | 101.7 |
| 14 | Alan Warren (GBR) | David Hunt | 12 | 18.0 | 12 | 18.0 | 14 | 20.0 | 9 | 15.0 | 13 | 19.0 | RET | 22.0 | 8 | 14.0 | 126.0 | 104.0 |
| 15 | John Hoyt (PUR) | Hovey Freeman | 13 | 19.0 | 15 | 21.0 | 13 | 19.0 | 15 | 21.0 | 15 | 21.0 | 13 | 19.0 | 14 | 20.0 | 140.0 | 119.0 |
| 16 | Jesus Villarreal (PHI) | Juan Villareal | DNF | 22.0 | 16 | 22.0 | 15 | 21.0 | 16 | 22.0 | 11 | 17.0 | 14 | 20.0 | 15 | 21.0 | 145.0 | 123.0 |
DNF = Did Not Finish, DNS= Did Not Start, DSQ = Disqualified, PMS = Premature Start, YMP = Yacht Materially Prejudiced
= Male, = Female
The British pairing of Allen Warren and David Hunt had their boat, Gift 'Orse damaged while in transit to the competition, which impacted on their performance. After the final race, Warren and Hunt took some acetone and a flare and set the boat on fire.