Sailing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Flying Dutchman
The Flying Dutchman was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1972 Summer Olympics program in Kiel-Schilksee. Seven races were scheduled and completed. 60 sailors, on 29 boats, from 29 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. Course area and course configuration. For the  Flying Dutchman 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 Flying Dutchman event.