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Sailing/Yachting
Sailing
Sailing is the propulsion of a vehicle and the control of its movement with large foils called sails. By changing the rigging, rudder, and sometimes the keel or centre board, a sailor manages the force of the wind on the sails in order to move the boat relative to its surrounding medium and...

is a Olympic sport starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad

Olympiad

An Olympiad is a period of four years, associated with the Olympic Games of Classical Greece. In the Hellenistic period, beginning with Ephorus, Olympiads were used as calendar epoch....

(1896 Olympics in Athens ). With the exception of 1904

1904 Summer Olympics

The 1904 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the III Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in St. Louis, Missouri, in the United States from 1 July 1904, to November 23, 1904, at what is now known as Francis Field on the campus of Washington University...

and possible 1916

1916 Summer Olympics

The anticipated 1916 Summer Olympics, which were to be officially known as the Games of the VI Olympiad, were to have been held in Berlin, Germany. However, due to the outbreak of World War I, the games were cancelled.-History:...

sailing was always a part of the Olympic program.
The Sailing program of 1928 consisted of a total of three sailing classes (disciplines). For each class races were scheduled from 2–9 August 1928 on the Buiten Y near Amsterdam

Amsterdam

Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...

and on the Zuiderzee of the coast of Muiden

Muiden

Muiden is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. It lies at the mouth of the Vecht and is in an area called the Vechtstreek.-Population centres :...

Venue

As venue for the Amsterdam

Amsterdam

Olympics the South Westerly part of the Zuiderzee was chosen. The Olympic harbor was just five kilometers outside the city center near the village of Durgerdam

Durgerdam

Durgerdam is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Amsterdam, and lies about 7 km east of the city centre, along the dyke of the IJsselmeer....

. For the 12' Dinghy courses could be used just outside the Olympic harbor on the Buiten Y. For the 6 and 8 Metre courses were used about 5 nm

Nautical mile

The nautical mile is a unit of length that is about one minute of arc of latitude along any meridian, but is approximately one minute of arc of longitude only at the equator...

out of the harbor, East of the Isle of Marken

Marken

Marken is a peninsula in the IJsselmeer, the Netherlands, located in the municipality Waterland in the province North Holland. It is an island, which nowadays is connected to the North Holland mainland by a causeway. Also, Marken is a well-known tourist attraction, well-known for its characteristic...

.

At that time the Zuiderzee had an open connection with the North Sea

North Sea

In the southwest, beyond the Straits of Dover, the North Sea becomes the English Channel connecting to the Atlantic Ocean. In the east, it connects to the Baltic Sea via the Skagerrak and Kattegat, narrow straits that separate Denmark from Norway and Sweden respectively...

. The sea water was salt or at best brackish

Brackish water

Brackish water is water that has more salinity than fresh water, but not as much as seawater. It may result from mixing of seawater with fresh water, as in estuaries, or it may occur in brackish fossil aquifers. The word comes from the Middle Dutch root "brak," meaning "salty"...

. Waves could be steep and short due to the shallow water

Shallow water

Shallow water may refer to:* Shallow water blackout* Waves and shallow water** Shallow water equations** Boussinesq equations * Shallow Water, Kansas...

s.

In 1932 a dam was built between the North Sea and the Zuiderzee and the Zuiderzee was called IJsselmeer

IJsselmeer

IJsselmeer is a shallow artificial lake of 1100 km² in the central Netherlands bordering the provinces of Flevoland, North Holland and Friesland, with an average depth of 5 to 6 m. The Ĳsselmeer is the largest lake in Western Europe....

. As result of this the lake contains fresh water

Fresh Water

Fresh Water is the debut album by Australian rock and blues singer Alison McCallum, released in 1972. Rare for an Australian artist at the time, it came in a gatefold sleeve...

. Inside the lake new land was reclaimed. At this moment the center of the 1928 6 and 8 Metre course is located in the city of Almere

Almere

Almere is a planned city and municipality in the province of Flevoland, the Netherlands, bordering Lelystad and Zeewolde. The municipality of Almere comprises the districts Almere Stad, Almere Haven, Almere Buiten, Almere Hout, Almere Poort and Almere Pampus .Almere is the youngest city in the...

. Also the city of Amsterdam reclaimed land from the sea and moved towards the lake. When the sailors from the 1928 Summer Olympics could return to their venue they would hardly recognize it.

Overview

Continents	Countries	Classes	Boats	Male	Female	Reserves
4	23	3	41	143	3	18

Countries

Classes (equipment)

Class	Type	Sailors	Mainsail	Jib/Genoa	Spinnaker	First OG	Olympics so far
12' Dinghy 12 foot dinghy Designed by George Cockshott, an amateur boat designer from Southport, over ninety years ago, the International Twelve Foot Dinghy became the first one-design racing dinghy to gain international recognition...	Dinghy Dinghy A dinghy 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 either Bengali or Urdu. The term can also refer to small racing yachts or recreational open sailing boats. Utility dinghies are usually rowboats or have an outboard motor,...	1	+	+	+	1920	2
6 Metre 6 Metre (keelboat) The International Six Metre Class is a class of racing yachts. Six Metre boats are a construction class, meaning that the boats are not identical but are all designed to meet specific measurement formula, in this case International Rule...	Keelboat Keelboat Keelboat has two distinct meanings related to two different types of boats: one a riverine cargo-capable working boat, and the other a classification for small- to mid-sized recreational sailing yachts.-Historical keel-boats:...	3	+	+	+	1908	5
8 Metre	Keelboat	5	+	+	+	1908	5

= Male,

= Female, = Open

Medal summary

12 Foot Dinghy:
6 Metre:	H.R.H. Crown Prince Olav Olav V of Norway Olav V was the king of Norway from 1957 until his death. A member of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Olav was born in the United Kingdom as the son of King Haakon VII of Norway and Queen Maud of Norway... Johan Anker Johan Anker Johan August Anker was a Norwegian sailor and yacht designer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics, in the 1912 Summer Olympics, and in the 1928 Summer Olympics.... Erik Anker Erik Anker Erik Anker was a Norwegian sailor who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.In 1928 he won the gold medal as crew member of the Norwegian boat Norna in the 6 metre class event.-External links:... Håkon Bryhn Håkon Bryhn Håkon P. Bryhn was a Norwegian sailor who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.In 1928 he won the gold medal as crew member of the Norwegian boat Norna in the 6 metre class event.-External links:...	Vilhelm Vett Vilhelm Vett Vilhelm Vett was a Danish sailor who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics and in the 1928 Summer Olympics.In 1924 he won the silver medal as crew member of the Danish boat Bonzo in the 6 metre class event.... Nils Otto Møller Nils Otto Møller Nils Otto Møller was a Danish sailor who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.In 1928 he won the silver medal as crew member of the Danish boat Hi-Hi in the 6 metre class competition.-External links:... Aage Høy-Petersen Aage Høy-Petersen Aage Høy-Petersen was a Danish sailor who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics and in the 1928 Summer Olympics.In 1924 he competed in the Olympic Monotype event, but he was not advance to the final.... Peter Schlütter Peter Schlütter Peter Schlütter was a Danish sailor who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.In 1928 he won the silver medal as crew member of the Danish boat Hi-Hi in the 6 metre class competition.-External links:... Sven Linck	Nikolai Vekšin Nikolai Vekšin Nikolai Vekšin was an Estonian sailor who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.... William von Wirén William von Wirén William von Wirén was an Estonian sailor who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.In 1928 he was a crew member of the Estonian boat Tutti V which won the bronze medal in the 6 metre class.... Eberhard Vogdt Eberhard Vogdt Eberhard Konrad Roman Vogdt was an Estonian sailor who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.... Georg Faehlmann Georg Faehlmann Georg Faehlmann was an Estonian sailor who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.... Andreas Faehlmann Andreas Faehlmann Andreas Faehlmann , aviation engineer, Andreas Faehlmann , aviation engineer, Andreas Faehlmann , aviation engineer, (1898 in Wladivostok, Russian Empire – 1943 in Bremen,Germany was an Estonian sailor who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics....
8 Metre:	Donatien Bouché Donatien Bouché Donatien Bouché was a French sailor who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.In 1928 he was a crew member of the French boat l'Aile VI which won the gold medal in the 8 metre class.-External links:... Carl de la Sablière Carl de la Sablière Carl de la Sablière was a French sailor who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.In 1928 he was a crew member of the French boat l'Aile VI which won the gold medal in the 8 metre class.-External links:... André Derrien André Derrien André Derrien was a French sailor who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.In 1928 he was a crew member of the French boat l'Aile VI which won the gold medal in the 8 metre class.-External links:*... Virginie Hériot Virginie Hériot Virginie Claire Désirée Marie Hériot was a French yachtswoman who won in the 1928 Summer Olympics in the 8 Metre Aile VI... André Lesauvage André Lesauvage André Lesauvage was a French sailor who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.In 1928 he was a crew member of the French boat l'Aile VI which won the gold medal in the 8 metre class.-External links:... Jean Lesieur	Gerard de Vries Lentsch Gerard de Vries Lentsch Gerardus "Gerard" de Vries Lentsch was a Dutch sailor who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.... Maarten de Wit Maarten de Wit Maarten de Wit was a Dutch sailor who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.In 1928 he was a crew member of the Dutch boat Hollandia which won the silver medal in the 8 metre class.... Lambertus Doedes Lambertus Doedes Lambertus Doedes was a Dutch sailor who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.In 1928 he was a crew member and owner, of the Dutch boat Hollandia which won the silver medal in the 8 metre class.... Hendrik Kersken Hendrik Kersken Hendrik Kersken was a Dutch sailor who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.In 1928 he was a crew member of the Dutch boat Hollandia which won the silver medal in the 8 metre class.... Johannes van Hoolwerff Johannes van Hoolwerff Johannes Cornelis van Hoolwerff was a Dutch sailor who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.... Cornelis van Staveren Cornelis van Staveren Cornelis van Staveren was a Dutch sailor who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.In 1928 he was a crew member of the Dutch boat Hollandia which won the silver medal in the 8 metre class....	Clarence Hammar Clarence Hammar Clarence Hammar was a Swedish sailor who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics and in the 1928 Summer Olympics.In 1924 he finished sixth in the Olympic Monotype.... Tore Holm Tore Holm Tore Anton Holm was a Swedish sailor who competed in the 1920, 1928, 1932, 1936 and in the 1948 Summer Olympics.... Carl Sandblom Carl Sandblom Carl Sandblom was a Swedish sailor who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.In 1928 he was a crew member of the Swedish boat Sylvia which won the bronze medal in the 8 metre class.-External links:... John Sandblom John Sandblom John Sandblom was a Swedish sailor who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.In 1928 he was a crew member of the Swedish boat Sylvia which won the bronze medal in the 8 metre class.-External links:... Philip Sandblom Philip Sandblom Philip Sandblom was a Swedish sailor who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.In 1928, he was a crew member of the Swedish boat Sylvia which won the bronze medal in the 8 metre class.-External links:... Wilhelm Törsleff Wilhelm Törsleff Wilhelm Törsleff was a Swedish sailor who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.In 1928 he was a crew member of the Swedish boat Sylvia which won the bronze medal in the 8 metre class.-External links:...

Sailing 1928

1	1	1	0	2
2	1	0	1	2
3	1	0	0	1
4	0	1	0	1
4	0	1	0	1
6	0	0	1	1
6	0	0	1	1
Total	3	3	3	9

Sailing 1896–1928

Total	14	35	27	21	83
1		12	5	1	18
2		9	2	2	13
3		4	7	7	18
4		4	4	2	10
5		2	2	1	5
5		2	2	1	5
7		1	0	0	1
7		1	0	0	1
9		0	3	0	3
10		0	1	4	5
11		0	1	0	1
12		0	0	1	1
		0	0	1	1
	USA	0	0	1	1

Remarks

Sailing was since 1924 on course! The One Design classes turned out to be a success. So was the reduction of classes since 1920. The advice for 1932 was to add a double handed one design to the selection of Olympic classes.
The weather conditions of the 1928 races are not documented. Reading from the results, we can assume that on day 2 – 4 there were windy conditions. Hence, the number of retired boats, capsized Dinghies and a broken mast of one of the 8 Metres. Also the official pictures give evidence to support the assumption.
That Olympic sailing did not had the status it has now, we can deduct from the fact that since the Sailing at the 1928 Summer Olympics took place at the same time as Cowes week
Cowes Week
Cowes Week is one of the longest-running regular regattas in the world. With 40 daily races, up to 1,000 boats, and 8,500 competitors ranging from Olympic and world class professionals to weekend sailors, it is the largest sailing regatta of its kind in the world...

many British Metre sailors stayed at home despite the personal effort of the president of the Royal Dutch Yachting Union: P.L. Lucassen.

Sailors

During the Sailing regatta's at the 1928 Summer Olympics among others the following persons were competing in the various classes:, Crown Prince of Norway

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

, H.R.H. Crown Prince Olav

Olav V of Norway

Olav V was the king of Norway from 1957 until his death. A member of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Olav was born in the United Kingdom as the son of King Haakon VII of Norway and Queen Maud of Norway...

in the 6 Metre, First full time yachtwoman, Virginie Hériot

Virginie Hériot

Virginie Claire Désirée Marie Hériot was a French yachtswoman who won in the 1928 Summer Olympics in the 8 Metre Aile VI...

in the 8 Metre, United States yachting legend and inventor of the Swimfin

Swimfin

Swimfins, swim fins, fins or flippers are worn on the foot or leg and made from finlike rubber or plastic, to aid movement through the water in water sports activities such as swimming, bodyboarding, bodysurfing, kneeboarding, riverboarding, and various types of underwater diving.Scuba divers use...

, Owen Churchill

Owen Churchill

Owen Porter Churchill was an American sailor who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.In 1932 he was a crew member of the American boat Angelita which won the gold medal in the 8 metre class.- Swim Fin :...

in the 6 Metre, Owner of Wilh. Wilhelmsen, Norway, Wilhelm Wilhelmsen Jr. in the 8 Metre, Yacht designer and boat builder, Netherlands

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

, Willem de Vries Lentsch

Willem de Vries Lentsch

Willem de Vries Lentsch was a Dutch sailor who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In 1928 he finished fourth in the 12 foot dinghy competition....

in the 12' Dinghy

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Total	14	35	27	21	83
1		12	5	1	18
2		9	2	2	13
3		4	7	7	18
4		4	4	2	10
5		2	2	1	5
5		2	2	1	5
7		1	0	0	1
7		1	0	0	1
9		0	3	0	3
10		0	1	4	5
11		0	1	0	1
12		0	0	1	1
		0	0	1	1
	USA	0	0	1	1

Total	14	35	27	21	83
1		12	5	1	18
2		9	2	2	13
3		4	7	7	18
4		4	4	2	10
5		2	2	1	5
5		2	2	1	5
7		1	0	0	1
7		1	0	0	1
9		0	3	0	3
10		0	1	4	5
11		0	1	0	1
12		0	0	1	1
		0	0	1	1
	USA	0	0	1	1

Total	14	35	27	21	83
1		12	5	1	18
2		9	2	2	13
3		4	7	7	18
4		4	4	2	10
5		2	2	1	5
5		2	2	1	5
7		1	0	0	1
7		1	0	0	1
9		0	3	0	3
10		0	1	4	5
11		0	1	0	1
12		0	0	1	1
		0	0	1	1
	USA	0	0	1	1