Query: olympic classes dinghy sailing

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12 foot dinghy <=SEP=> The International Twelve Foot Dinghy was designed by George Cockshott, an amateur boat designer from Southport, over a century ago. It became the first one-design racing dinghy to achieve international recognition.

18 foot dinghy <=SEP=> The 18 foot Dinghy was used in the 1920 Summer Olympics as a double handed Olympic class. One team was present at the starting line and won the gold. Three races were scheduled, with final places decided by total points with point-for-place scoring for each race. Only one race was sailed and the gold medalist who scored did not finish!

29erXX <=SEP=> The 29erXX is a high performance sailing skiff, it was designed to allow light crews, particularly female crews, to sail twin trapeze boats and as a training boat for the more powerful 49er. The class gained International Sailing Federation Class status in May 2011, but lost it in 2014.

420 (dinghy) <=SEP=> The International 420 Class Dinghy is a double-handed (2 crew) monohull planing dinghy with centreboard, bermuda rig and centre sheeting. The name describes the overall length of the boat in centimetres (the boat is exactly 4.2 metres long). The hull is fibreglass with internal buoyancy tanks. The 420 is equipped with spinnaker and optional trapeze, making teamwork necessary to sail it well. It has a large sail-area-to-weight ratio, and is designed to plane easily.

470 (dinghy) <=SEP=> The 470 (Four-Seventy) is a double-handed monohull planing dinghy with a centreboard, Bermuda rig, and centre sheeting. The name is the overall length of the boat in centimetres (i.e., the boat is 4.70 metres long).  The hull is fibreglass with integral buoyancy tanks. The 470 is equipped with spinnaker and trapeze, making teamwork necessary to sail it well.

49er (dinghy) <=SEP=> The 49er and 49er FX is a two-handed skiff-type high-performance sailing dinghy. The two crew work on different roles with the helm making many tactical decisions, as well as steering, and the crew doing most of the sail control. Both of the crew are equipped with their own trapeze and sailing is handled while "flying".The 49er was designed by Julian Bethwaite, the son of Frank Bethwaite, designer of the Tasar and the popular Laser 2 classes.

505 (dinghy) <=SEP=> The International 505 is a one-design high-performance two-person monohull planing centreboard dinghy, with spinnaker, using a trapeze for the crew.  While it is a high-performance boat and demanding in a blow, the 505 is an extraordinarily well-handling craft and is easier to control than many smaller trapeze boats.The genesis of the class began in 1953 with the creation of the 18-foot 'Coronet' dinghy designed by John Westell.

Anna Tunnicliffe <=SEP=> Anna Tunnicliffe (born October 17, 1982) is an American sailor and world-class competitor in the women's single-handed (the Laser Radial) and CrossFit competitor. As a member of the 2008 US Olympic team she won a gold medal in the Women's Laser Radial class.In 2008, she also placed second at the women's world championship of the snipe class held in Roquetas de Mar (Spain). In 2009 and 2011, she won the ISAF Sailing World Cup in Laser Radial.

Australian Sharpie <=SEP=> The Australian Sharpie is a 3-person sailing dinghy which has evolved from the 12-square-metre class sailed in the 1956 Olympics in  Melbourne, Australia.  Australian Sharpies are 19 feet, 11 3⁄4 inches long, with a planing hull and a single mast.  Sharpies race with a fully battened mainsail, a jib and a spinnaker.They are sailed competitively in all six Australian states.  The Australian Sharpie National Titles is run as a carnival each year rotating from state to state.

Ben Ainslie <=SEP=> Sir Charles Benedict Ainslie, CBE (born 5 February 1977), best known as Ben Ainslie, is a British, English competitive sailor.

Byte (dinghy) <=SEP=> The Byte is a small one-design sailing dinghy sailed by one person. It was designed by Canadian Ian Bruce, who also commissioned and marketed the Laser.

Contender (dinghy) <=SEP=> The International Contender is a single-handed high performance sailing dinghy, designed by Bob Miller, latterly known as Ben Lexcen, (Australia) in 1967 as a possible successor to the Finn dinghy for Olympic competition. The Contender is recognized as an International Class by the International Sailing Federation, the governing body of sail boat racing, which administers the class rules.

Cowan Lake Sailing Association <=SEP=> Cowan Lake Sailing Association (CLSA) is a yacht club based at the Cowan Lake State Park in Clinton County, Ohio The club is primarily devoted to one-design racing in the following classes:  Flying Scot, Thistle, Highlander, Lightning, MC Scow, Snipe, 420, Laser, and Optimist. During the sailing season of April through October, CLSA runs 65 scheduled races on Sundays and national holidays plus approximately 30 special events and regattas.

Delta Lloyd Regatta <=SEP=> Delta Lloyd Regatta is an annual sailing regatta in Medemblik, the Netherlands. It hosts the Olympic and Paralympic classes.It is part of the 2015 EUROSAF Champions Sailing Cup.

Dinghy <=SEP=> A dinghy (or dingey) is a type of small boat, often carried or towed for use as a ship's boat by a larger vessel. It is a loanword from the Bengali ḍiṅgi, Urdu ḍīngī & Hindi ḍieṁgī.  Utility dinghies are usually rowboats or have an outboard motor, but while some are rigged for sailing, they are not to be confused with sailing dinghies which are designed first and foremost for this purpose.

Dinghy racing <=SEP=> Dinghy racing is the competitive sport of sailing dinghies. Dinghy racing has affected aspects of the modern dinghy, including hull design, sail materials and sailplan, and techniques such as planing and trapezing.

Dinghy sailing <=SEP=> Dinghy sailing is the activity of sailing small boats by using five essential controls: the sails the foils (i.e. the daggerboard or centreboard and rudder and sometimes lifting foils as found on the Moth). the trim (forward/rear angle of the boat in the water) side to side balance of the dinghy by hiking or movement of the crew, particularly in windy weather "\move fast or swim").

Dragon (keelboat) <=SEP=> The Dragon is a one-design keelboat designed by Norwegian Johan Anker in 1929. In 1948 the Dragon became an Olympic Class, a status it retained until the Munich Olympics in 1972. The Dragon's long keel and elegant metre-boat lines remain unchanged, but today Dragons are constructed using the latest technology to make the boat durable and easy to maintain.

Emilia Tsoulfa <=SEP=> Emilia Tsoulfa (Greek: Αιμιλία Τσούλφα; born 15 May 1973 in Athens) is a Greek sailing champion.She has participated in over 470 main class events including 2004 Olympic Sailing Competition, where she won gold medal in the women's double-handed dinghy event in the 470 with her pair Sofia Bekatorou (Greece). She has also participated in the 1996 Olympic Sailing Competition in Atlanta, being at the time the first female Greek sailor at the Olympic Games.

Enterprise (dinghy) <=SEP=> The Enterprise is a two-man sloop-rigged hiking sailing dinghy with distinctive blue sails. Despite being one of the older classes of dinghies, it remains popular in the United Kingdom and about a dozen other countries, and is used for both cruising and racing. It has a combination of size, weight, and power which appeals to all ages, and to sailing schools.  The Enterprise is accredited as an International Class by the International Sailing Federation, the ISAF.

Europe (dinghy) <=SEP=> The Europe is a one-person dinghy designed in Belgium in 1960 by Alois Roland as a class legal Moth dinghy. The design later changed into its own one-design class.The dinghy is ideal for sailors weighing 50–75 kilos. The hull is made of fibre glass and weighs 45 kg, fully rigged 60 kg. The dinghy is tapering in the stem and round in the bottom. The sail is made of dacron. The mast is made of carbon fibre and specially designed to the sailor.

Finn (dinghy) <=SEP=> The Finn dinghy is the men's single-handed, cat-rigged Olympic class for sailing. It was designed by Swedish canoe designer, Rickard Sarby, in 1949 for the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.  Since the 1952 debut of the boat, the design has been in every summer Olympics, making it one of the most prolific Olympic sailboats as it is the longest serving dinghy in the Olympic Regatta. It currently fills the slot for the Heavyweight Dinghy at the Olympic games.

Fireball (dinghy) <=SEP=> Originally designed by Peter Milne in 1962, the Fireball is a one-design high-performance sailing dinghy. The Fireball is sailed by a crew of two, and sports a single trapeze, symmetric spinnaker and chined hull. The class is strictly controlled, but has adapted to advances in building techniques. The hulls (plywood, FRP or composite) have a strict minimum weight limit of 175 lb (79 kg) (with correctors).

Firefly (dinghy) <=SEP=> The Firefly is a two-sail, one design, wooden or GRP sailing dinghy with no spinnaker, designed by Uffa Fox in 1938. The first four boats from the production line were named Fe, Fi, Fo and Fum. Number one, Fe, is now owned by the National Maritime Museum Cornwall. Although designed as a double hander, it was selected as the single handed class for the 1948 Olympics but was subsequently replaced by the Finn class.

Flying Dutchman (dinghy) <=SEP=> The Flying Dutchman (FD) is a 20-foot one-design high-performance two-person monohull racing dinghy. Developed in the early 1950s, its large sail area per unit weight allow it to plane easily when sailing upwind. The boat utilizes a trapeze harness for the crew and hiking straps for the skipper to counterbalance the wind force on its sails.  It made its Olympic debut at the 1960 Olympics Games.The FD is still one of the fastest racing dinghies in the world.

Flying Junior <=SEP=> The International Flying Junior or FJ is a sailing dinghy which was originally designed in 1955 in the Netherlands by renowned boat designer Van Essen and Olympic sailor Conrad Gülcher. The FJ was built to serve as a training boat for the then Olympic-class Flying Dutchman. The FJ has a beam of "'11\ and an overall sail area of 100 square feet (9.3 m2).

Fredrik Lööf <=SEP=> Max Emil Fredrik Lööf (born 13 December 1969 in Kristinehamn, Sweden) is a Swedish professional sailor who has participated in six Summer Olympics, winning one gold and two bronze medals. He won the gold medal in Star with Max Salminen at the 2012 Summer Olympics and the bronze medals in Finn in the 2000 Summer Olympics and with Anders Ekström in Star in the 2008 Summer Olympics.

French National Monotype 1924 <=SEP=> For the 1924 Olympic Monotype sailing a National Dinghy Class from France was used. Some documents refer to this class as the Meulan and in France as Monotype national. It might originate (or vice versa) as the Scheldejol a Class originated in Antwerp, Belgium and also used in The Netherlands but is a little different at certain measurements. At least more sail area, including a spinnaker and a 10 cm more beam.

Garda Trentino Olympic Week <=SEP=> Garda Trentino Olympic Week is an annual sailing regatta in Riva del Garda, Italy. It hosts the Olympic and Paralympic classes.It is part of the 2015 EUROSAF Champions Sailing Cup.

Graham Biehl <=SEP=> Graham Porter Biehl (born August 31, 1986 in San Diego, California) is an American sailor.In 2003, in Moscow (Russia), he won the Junior World Championship of the Snipe class as a crew of Mikee Anderson-Mitterling, who was elected ICSA College Sailor of the Year in 2005. They were the second American team in history to do so, after Steve Bloemke and Gregg Morton in 1982.Afterwards, he specialized in the 470 class.

Hans Fogh <=SEP=> Hans Marius Fogh (8 March 1938 – 14 March 2014) was one of the most successful competitive sailors in history, with dozens of national and international championships and in many different classes, including two Olympic medals.

ISO (dinghy) <=SEP=> ISO is a former International Sailing Federation (ISAF) class of two-person sailing dinghy with a trapeze and a spinnaker.

International 14 <=SEP=> The International 14 is 14-foot double-handed racing dinghy. The class originated in England in the early part of the 20th century. It is sailed and raced in many countries around the world and was one of the very first true international racing dinghy classes recognised by International Sailing Federation. It has not been very popular over the last 5 years but now that is changeing.

International Access 2.3 <=SEP=> The Access 2.3 is a single-crew cat rigged sailing keelboat, which is recognised by the International Sailing Federation as an international class. It is typically regarded as being a beginner's dinghy.

International Sailing Federation <=SEP=> The International Sailing Federation (ISAF) is recognized by the International Olympic Committee as the world governing body for the sport of sailing yacht racing. Sailing is a very diverse sport. Competitive sailing takes place in or with many different types of boats including dinghies, windsurfers, multihulls, keelboats (see also sailing yachts), kitesurfing and radio controlled sailing boats.

International class <=SEP=> The designation International Class may be granted by the International Sailing Federation (ISAF) to classes of sail boat that offer a high standard of international competitive sailing and satisfy a number of criteria regarding the number of boats of that class, their international distribution, and the rules, administration and operation of that class's Class Association.The designation Recognized Class may be granted to a class of sail boat that does not yet fulfil all the requirements for designation as an International Class.Classes used in Olympic sailing competition are normally selected from amongst the International Classes.

J. J. Isler <=SEP=> Jennifer J. Isler (born December 1, 1963 in La Jolla, California), best known as J. J. Isler and also known by her maiden name of J. J. Fetter, is an American yachtswoman from San Diego, California, United States. She is a two-time Olympic medalist and a world sailing champion. She was a starting helmsman in the 1995 America’s Cup races.

Jo Aleh <=SEP=> Jo Qesem Ayela Aleh, MNZM (born 15 May 1986) is a New Zealand sailor. She is a national champion, a former world champion, and an Olympic gold medallist.Aleh competes in the two-woman 470 dinghy, a double-handed monohull planing dinghy with a centreboard, Bermuda rig, centre sheeting and length overall of 4.70 metres.

Jochen Schümann <=SEP=> Jochen Schümann (born 8 June 1954 in East Berlin) is a German sailor and olympic champion.He competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, where he won a gold medal in the finn class.He competed in the soling class at the 1988, 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics, winning two gold medals and one silver medal in this class.

Kazuto Seki <=SEP=> Kazuto Seki (関 一人, Seki Kazuto, born September 11, 1975 in Shizuoka) is a sailing competitor from Japan. He won a bronze medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics with Kenjiro Todoroki in the 470 (dinghy) class.

Keith Musto <=SEP=> Franklyn Keith Musto OBE (born 12 January 1936) is a British sailor and businessman. He competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo and won a silver medal in the Flying Dutchman class and was reserve in the Flying Dutchman class for the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.Musto began sailing aged 15. After National Service, he began work with engineer Ken Pearce and began working on sailing masts and sails.

Kristine Roug <=SEP=> Kristine Roug (born March 12, 1975) is a Danish sailor and Olympic champion.She won a gold medal in the Europe Class at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. Kristine sailed the Europe dinghy between 1990 and 2000. In summer 1994 she won the world championship in theEurope dinghy two weeks later she won ISAF single dinghies for women inthe Laser, and half-year later in January 1995 in New Zealand she wononce again the World Championship.

Lark (dinghy) <=SEP=> The Lark is a two-person, non-trapeze sailing dinghy, designed in 1966 by Michael Jackson (who was also responsible for many National 12 and Merlin Rocket designs). All Larks are made of glass-reinforced plastic (GRP). The Lark is a one-design class which leads to very close racing. The boat is very popular in the UK with a new builder (Ovington boats) signed up in 2010. In the UK the class became very popular through the university team racing circuit.

Laser (dinghy) <=SEP=> The International Laser Class sailboat, also called Laser Standard and the Laser One is a popular one-design class of small sailing dinghy. According to the Laser Class Rules the boat may be sailed by either one or two people, though it is rarely sailed by two.  The design, by Bruce Kirby, emphasizes simplicity and performance.

Laser 2 <=SEP=> The Laser 2 is a double-handed version of the popular Laser one-design class of small sailing dinghy. It is a quick, planing dinghy that differs from the Laser in that it has a jib, symmetric spinnaker and a trapeze for the crew. It was designed by New Zealander Frank Bethwaite and was first launched as a product in Australia then North America in 1979 and in Europe in 1980. The hull is made of GRP (glass reinforced plastic).  The rig is a Bermudian rig sloop with spinnaker.

Laser Radial <=SEP=> The Laser Radial is a popular one-design class of small sailing dinghy, originally built by Laser Performance. It is a singlehanded boat, meaning that it is sailed by one person. The Laser Radial is a variant of the Laser Standard, with shorter mast and reduced sail area, allowing light sailors to sail in heavy winds. The International Class is recognised by the International Sailing Federation.

Lightning (dinghy) <=SEP=> For alternate meanings, see Lightning (disambiguation).The Lightning is a sloop rigged sailing dinghy originally designed by Olin Stephens of Sparkman & Stephens in 1938 and was first sailed on Skaneateles Lake, Skaneateles, NY, USA.  More than 15,000 Lightnings have been built since then.

List of Olympic medalists in sailing by class <=SEP=> This is a list of Olympic medalists in sailing.

List of dinghy classes designed before 1960 <=SEP=> The following is a list of Dinghy classes designed before 1960.

Marcelien de Koning <=SEP=> Marcelien Bos-de Koning (born 10 May 1978 in Hoorn) is a sports sailor from the Netherlands who represented her country at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Qingdao. With crew member Lobke Berkhout Bos-de Koning took the Silver medal as helmsman in the Women's 470. Bos-de Koning returned as crew member to the 2012 Olympic match regatta's in Weymouth in the Elliott 6m. With helmsman Renee Groeneveld and fellow crew member Annemieke Bes Bos-de Koning took 8th place.

Margriet Matthijsse <=SEP=> Margriet Matthijsse (born 16 April 1977, in Rotterdam) is a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented her country for the first time at the 1996 Olympics in Savannah. Matthijsse took the Silver in the Europe. In the 2000 Olympics in Sydney Matthijsse took her second Silver medal again in the Europe. Matthijsse final Olympic appearance was during the 2004 Olympics in Athens.

Mark Neeleman <=SEP=> Mark Jacobus Louis Neeleman (born 16 April 1959, in Baghdad, Iraq) is a sailor from the Netherlands. Since the Netherlands did boycott the Moscow Olympic Games Neeleman represented his National Olympic Committee at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Tallinn, USSR under the Dutch NOC flag. Neeleman took 8th place in the Finn. In 1984 Summer Olympics, Los Angeles Neeleman did a second attempt in the Finn and finished on the 9th place.

Mark Reynolds (sailor) <=SEP=> Mark J. Reynolds (born November 2, 1955) is an American Star class sailor and Olympic champion. He has sailed Stars since age four, training with his father James Reynolds who was the 1971 World Champion (as crew for Dennis Conner).Reynolds competed at multiple Olympics, medaling in 1988 and 1992. In 1996 he came in eighth.

Mirror (dinghy) <=SEP=> The Mirror is a very popular sailing dinghy, with more than 70,000 built.The Mirror was named after the Daily Mirror, a UK newspaper with a largely working class distribution.  The Mirror was from the start promoted as an affordable boat, and as a design it has done a great deal to make dinghy sailing accessible to a wide audience.

Moth (dinghy) <=SEP=> The Moth Class is the name for a small development class of sailing dinghy. Originally a cheap home built sailing boat designed to plane, now it is an expensive largely commercially produced boat designed to hydroplane on foils. Many of the older design Moths still exist and are fun recreational boats but far slower.

Musto Performance Skiff <=SEP=> The Musto Performance Skiff is a single-handed sailing skiff with a length of 4.55m.  It features a trapeze, asymmetrical spinnaker, wings and low weight and achieves speeds of over twenty knots which makes it one of the fastest single-handed sailing boats.It was designed in 1999 for the 2000 Olympic Class trials in Quiberon by Joachim Harpprecht where it won every race in the single-handed dinghy competition.

Nathan Wilmot <=SEP=> Nathan Wilmot (born 13 December 1979) is a sailor, and a member of the Australian sailing team. He has won five world titles along with teammate Malcolm Page in the 470 class. They also won the Olympic test event in Qingdao in 2007 and were considered favourites to win the 470 event at the 2008 Summer Olympics. In the Beijing Olympic games they won convincingly on points leading into the medal race which they only had to finish to win first place.

O-Jolle <=SEP=> The O-Jolle – (Olympiajolle) – was created as the Monotype class for the 1936 Olympic Games by designer Hellmut Wilhelm E. Stauch (GER, later RSA). The boat is a Bermuda rig and the hull was originally carvel - later GRP and cold moulded plywood construction were allowed.

Olympic sailing classes <=SEP=> The Olympic sailing classes were used in the sport of Sailing/Yachting during the Olympic Summer Games since 1896. Since then, 46 different classes have been used.

Optimist (dinghy) <=SEP=> The Optimist is a small, single-handed sailing dinghy intended for use by children up to the age of 15.  Nowadays boats are usually made of Fiberglass, although wooden boats are still built.It is one of the most popular sailing dinghies in the world, with over 150,000 boats officially registered with the class and many more built but never registered.The Optimist is recognized as an International Class by the International Sailing Federation.

Paul Elvstrøm <=SEP=> Paul Bert Elvstrøm (born 25 February 1928 in Copenhagen) is a yachtsman from Denmark. He has won four gold medals at the Olympic Games and won world championships eleven times in eight different types of boat, including Snipe, Soling, Star, Flying Dutchman and Finn.

Robert Scheidt <=SEP=> Robert Scheidt (born April 15, 1973) is a renowned Brazilian sailor, having won two gold medals, two silver medals and a bronze from five Olympic Games and a Star Sailors League Finals. He is one of the most successful sailors at Olympic Games and one of the most successful Brazilian Olympic athletes.

Sailing <=SEP=> Sailing is combined wind propulsion by means of sails and steering of a craft on water, ice or land. A sailor manages the force of the wind on the sails by adjusting their angle with respect to the moving sailing craft and sometimes by adjusting the sail area.

Sailing (sport) <=SEP=> This article is about recreational sailing. For the general activity of propelling a vessel using sails, see Sailing. For other uses, see Sailing (disambiguation).Sailing refers to using sailboats for sporting purposes. It can be recreational or competitive.Sailing is the main variety of yachting, and competitive sailing the main variety of yacht racing.

Sailing at the 1920 Summer Olympics <=SEP=> Sailing/Yachting is an Olympic sport starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad (1896 Olympics in Athens, Greece). With the exception of 1904 and possible 1916 sailing was always a part of the Olympic program.The Sailing program of 1920 consisted of a total of fourteen sailing classes (disciplines). For each class three races were scheduled from 7 July 1920 to 10 July 1920 off the coast of Ostend at the North Sea.

Sailing at the 1920 Summer Olympics – 18' Dinghy <=SEP=> The 18' Dinghy was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1920 Summer Olympics program in Ostend. Four races were scheduled. 2 sailors, on 1 boats, from 1 nation entered.

Sailing at the 1924 Summer Olympics <=SEP=> Sailing/Yachting is an Olympic sport starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad (1896 Olympics in Athens, Greece). With the exception of 1904 and possible 1916 sailing was always a part of the Olympic program.The Sailing program of 1924 consisted of a total of three sailing classes (disciplines). For each of the classes the event an elimination round, semi-finals and finals were scheduled. The French National Monotype 1924 was on the program from 10 to 13 July.

Sailing at the 1972 Summer Olympics <=SEP=> Sailing/Yachting is an Olympic sport starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad (1896 Olympics in Athens, Greece). With the exception of 1904 and possible 1916 sailing was always a part of the Olympic program.The Sailing program of 1972 consisted of a total of six sailing classes (disciplines). For each class seven races were scheduled from 29 August 1972 to 8 September 1972 of the coast of Kiel-Schilksee in the Bay of Kiel.

Sailing at the 1976 Summer Olympics <=SEP=> Sailing/Yachting is an Olympic sport starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad (1896 Olympics in Athens, Greece). With the exception of 1904 and possibly 1916, sailing was always a part of the Olympic program.The sailing program of 1976 consisted of six sailing classes (disciplines). For each class, seven races were scheduled from 19 July 1976 to 27 July 1976 off the coast of Kingston, Ontario, on Lake Ontario. The sailing was done on the triangular-type Olympic courses.

Sailing at the 1980 Summer Olympics <=SEP=> Sailing/Yachting is an Olympic sport starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad (1896 Olympics in Athens, Greece). With the exception of 1904 and possible 1916 sailing was always a part of the Olympic program.The Sailing program of 1980 consisted of a total of six sailing classes (disciplines). For each class seven races were scheduled from 19 to 29 July 1980 of the coast of Tallinn (district of Pirita, in that time an annexed part of the USSR at the Baltic Sea.

Sailing at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Finn <=SEP=> The Finn was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1980 Summer Olympics program in Tallinn, USSR. The Finn dinghy is the men's single-handed, cat-rigged Olympic class for sailing.  Seven races were scheduled; 21 sailors, on 21 boats, from 21 nations competed.

Sailing at the 1988 Summer Olympics <=SEP=> Sailing/Yachting is an Olympic sport starting from the 1896 Olympics in Athens, Greece). With the exception of 1904 and possible 1916 sailing was always a part of the Olympic program.The Sailing program of 1988 consisted of a total of eight sailing classes (disciplines).

Sailing at the 1992 Summer Olympics <=SEP=> Sailing/Yachting is an Olympic sport starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad (1896 Olympics in Athens, Greece). With the exception of 1904 and possible 1916 sailing was always a part of the Olympic program.The Sailing program of 1992 consisted of a total of ten sailing classes (disciplines). For each class races were scheduled from July 27, 1992 to August 4, 1992 of the coast of Barcelona, Spain on the Mediterranean Sea

Sailing at the 1996 Summer Olympics <=SEP=> Sailing/Yachting is an Olympic sport starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad (1896 Olympics in Athens, Greece). With the exception of 1904 and possibly 1916 sailing was always a part of the Olympic program.The Sailing program of 1996 consisted of a total of ten sailing classes (disciplines). For each class, with the exception of the Soling, eleven races were scheduled from July 22 to August 2, 1996 of the coast of Savannah at the Wassaw Sound (an area of the Atlantic Ocean).

Sailing at the 2000 Summer Olympics <=SEP=> The quota for sailing at the 2000 Summer Olympics was 400, of which 124 positions were for men, 92 for women and 184 'open' to men or women.  The Sailing Program of 2000 consisted of a total of eleven sailing classes (disciplines). For each class with the exception of the Soling and the 49er, eleven races were scheduled from 17–30 September 2000. For the Soling six fleet races were scheduled followed by a series of match races for the top twelve boats of the fleet race result.

Sailing at the 2004 Summer Olympics <=SEP=> Sailing/Yachting is an Olympic sport that has been part of the Olympic programme starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad (1896 Olympics in Athens, Greece). With the exception of 1904 and possibly 1916, sailing has always been a part of the Olympic program. The Sailing program in 2004 consisted of eleven disciplines divided over nine sailing classes. For each discipline multiple races were scheduled between 14–28 August 2004 along the coast near Athens.

Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics <=SEP=> Sailing/Yachting is an Olympic sport starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad (1896 Olympics in Athens, Greece). With the exception of 1904 and possible 1916 sailing was always a part of the Olympic program.The Sailing program of 2008 consisted of a total of nine sailing classes (eleven disciplines).

Sailing at the 2012 Summer Olympics <=SEP=> Sailing/Yachting is an Olympic sport starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad (1896 Olympics in Athens, Greece). With the exception of 1904 and possible 1916 sailing was always a part of the Olympic program.The Sailing program of 2012 consisted of a total of eight sailing classes (ten disciplines). Eleven Fleet races were scheduled from 29 July 2012 to 11 August 2012 of the coast at Weymouth Bay for each event except for the 49er and the Elliott 6m.

Sailing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Finn <=SEP=> The Men's Finn was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 2012 Summer Olympics program in Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy. Eleven races (last one a medal race) were scheduled and completed. 24 sailors, on 24 boats, from 249 nations competed. Ten boats qualified for the medal race.

Sailing at the Summer Olympics <=SEP=> Sailing (also known as yachting until 1996) has been one of the Olympic sports since the Games of the I Olympiad, held in Athens, Greece, in 1896. Despite being scheduled in the first Olympic program, the races were canceled due to severe weather conditions. Apart from the 1904 Summer Olympics, sailing has been present in every edition of the Olympic Games.

Sharpie (boat) <=SEP=> For the Australian racing dinghy see: Australian SharpieSharpies are a type of hard chined sailboat with a flat bottom, extremely shallow draft, centreboards and straight, flaring sides. They are believed to have originated in the New Haven, Connecticut region of Long Island Sound, United States. They were traditional fishing boats used for oystering, and later appeared in other areas. With centerboards and shallow balanced rudders they are well suited to sailing in shallow tidal waters.

Skiff (sailing) <=SEP=> A Skiff in a sailing context is a high performance competitive sailing craft.There are a number of different craft which are called skiffs but they are generally small coastal or river boats  with a one-person or small crew. Skiffs were originally powered by oars or sails, and sailing skiffs have developed into high performance competitive classes. In Sydney, Australia and in New Zealand the term  is used for a number of racing classes (sizes from 6 ft to 23 ft have existed).

Sunfish (sailboat) <=SEP=> The Sunfish sailboat is a personal size, beach launched sailing dinghy utilizing a pontoon type hull carrying a lateen sail mounted to an un-stayed mast.Sunfish was developed by Alcort, Inc. and first appeared around 1952 as the "next generation" improvement on their original boat, the Sailfish. In contrast, the Sunfish has a wider beam for more stability, increased freeboard and the addition of a foot-well for a more comfortable sailing position.

Tetsuya Matsunaga <=SEP=> Tetsuya Matsunaga (松永 鉄也, Matsunaga Tetsuya, born April 15, 1979 in Kyoto) is a Japanese sailor, who specialized in two-person dinghy (470) class. He represented Japan, along with his partner Taro Ueno, at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and has also been training for Three Bond Sailing Team in Kyoto throughout most of his sporting career under his longtime coach and mentor Kenji Nakamura.

Thomas Hedberg <=SEP=> Thomas Hedberg was a British sailor and Olympic Champion. He competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp and won a gold medal in the 18 ft. Dinghy class with Francis Richards.

Vintage Yachting Games <=SEP=> The Vintage Yachting Games are an international sailing event for former Olympic classes. The Vintage Games is held every four years.The idea behind the Vintage is to Organize a four yearly high-end event in the calendars of all the former Olympic classes after their discontinuation of the Olympics.

Willem de Vries Lentsch <=SEP=> Willem de Vries Lentsch (10 September 1886, Nieuwendam, North Holland – 6 March 1980, Amsterdam) was a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam in the 12' Dinghy. In 1936, with Bob Maas as helmsmen, De Vries Lentsch took part in the Dutch Star BEM II and took the Bronze.Willem de Vries Lentsch is the younger brother of Gerard de Vries Lentsch and the father of Wim de Vries Lentsch.

Wolfgang Mayrhofer <=SEP=> Wolfgang Mayrhofer (born 1958) is an Austrian competitive sailor and Olympic medalist as well as professor of management at WU in Vienna.He won a silver medal in the Finn class at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. Wolfgang Mayrhofer is sailing since the age of 5. From 1963-1973 he sailed Optimist, the most popular single-handed boat for children below the age of 15; 1969 top-sailor world-wide in the Optimist below the age of 12.