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 the canceled 1916 Summer Olympics, sailing has always been included on the Olympic schedule. The Sailing program of 1928 consisted of a total of three sailing classes.[2] For each class races were scheduled from 2–9 August 1928 on the Buiten Y near Amsterdam and on the Zuiderzee. The sailing was done on the triangular type Olympic courses.
Sailing
at the Games of the IX Olympiad
Sailing at the 1928 Summer Olympics on a Dutch stamp
As venue for the Amsterdam Olympics the Zuiderzee near Amsterdam was chosen. The organizing committee of the sailing event was the Koninklijk Verbond Nederlandsche Watersport Vereniging. The Olympic harbor Six Harbor was on the North shore of the Y just opposite of the Amsterdam Centraal railway station. The boats were moored in the so-called 'kinderkamer' of the harbor. The Six Harbor was in that time the location of the Koninklijke Nederlandsche Zeil- & Roeivereeniging. This resulted that all competing yachts had to go through the Oranje Locks to enter the Buiten Y and Zuiderzee. Some of the former buildings of the Six Harbor were demolished during the construction of the Amsterdam Metro North–south line.
Course areasEdit
A total of two race areas were used for sailing at the Amsterdam Olympics:
The courses of the 12' Dinghy were just outside the locks on the buiten Y in front of Durgerdam.
For the 6 and 8 Metre the used courses were about 5 nm out of the locks, East of the Isle of Marken on the Zuiderzee.
At that time the Zuiderzee had an open connection with the North Sea. The sea water was salt or at best brackish. Waves could be steep and short due to the shallow waters.[1]
In 1932 a dam was built between the North Sea and the Zuiderzee and the Zuiderzee was renamed IJsselmeer. As result of this the lake now contains fresh water. 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. 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.
Map of Participating Sailing Continents at the 1928 Summer Olympics ● Green = Participating for the first time ● Blue = Participating ● Light Blue = Have previously participated
Map of Participating Sailing Countries at the 1928 Summer Olympics ● Green = Participating for the first time ● Blue = Participating ● Light Blue = Have previously participated
This Olympic sailing regatta can be considered as the first Olympic regatta with a high quality of racing since there were:
Well selected classes that represented sailing
Sufficient competitors per class
Good and fair sailing conditions
Amateurism as defined by the National Authority in The NetherlandsEdit
An amateur is he who fulfils the minimum requirements as laid down by the International Olympic Committee. The contestants must be members of a recognized Yacht Club. Officers and Reserve Officers of the Navy or the Mercantile Marine are regarded as amateurs.
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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 the canceled 1916 Summer Olympics sailing has always been included on the Olympic schedule The Sailing program of 1928 consisted of a total of three sailing classes 2 For each class races were scheduled from 2 9 August 1928 on the Buiten Y near Amsterdam and on the Zuiderzee The sailing was done on the triangular type Olympic courses Sailingat the Games of the IX OlympiadSailing at the 1928 Summer Olympics on a Dutch stampVenuesSix Harbor 1 Buiten Y ZuiderzeeDatesFirst race 2 August 1928 1928 08 02 Last race 9 August 1928 1928 08 09 Competitors124 Male and 2 Female from 23 nationsBoats41 19241932 Contents 1 Venue 1 1 Six Harbor 1 2 Course areas 2 Competition 2 1 Overview 2 2 Continents 2 3 Countries 2 4 Classes equipment 3 Race schedule 4 Medal summary 5 Medal table 6 Notes 6 1 Quality of racing 6 2 Amateurism as defined by the National Authority in The Netherlands 7 Other information 7 1 Sailing 8 Further reading 9 ReferencesVenue EditSource 1 Six HarborSixhaven nbsp Emblem of the KVNWV nbsp nbsp General informationStatusCompletedTypeOlympic harborAddressSixhavenweg 15Town or city1021 HG AmsterdamCountry nbsp NetherlandsCoordinates52 22 54 N 4 54 23 E 52 38167 N 4 90639 E 52 38167 4 90639ElevationSealevelCompleted1920ClientKoninklijke Nederlandsche Zeil amp RoeivereenigingOwnerWatersportvereniging Dok en ScheepsbouwSix Harbor Edit As venue for the Amsterdam Olympics the Zuiderzee near Amsterdam was chosen The organizing committee of the sailing event was the Koninklijk Verbond Nederlandsche Watersport Vereniging The Olympic harbor Six Harbor was on the North shore of the Y just opposite of the Amsterdam Centraal railway station The boats were moored in the so called kinderkamer of the harbor The Six Harbor was in that time the location of the Koninklijke Nederlandsche Zeil amp Roeivereeniging This resulted that all competing yachts had to go through the Oranje Locks to enter the Buiten Y and Zuiderzee Some of the former buildings of the Six Harbor were demolished during the construction of the Amsterdam Metro North south line Course areas Edit A total of two race areas were used for sailing at the Amsterdam Olympics The courses of the 12 Dinghy were just outside the locks on the buiten Y in front of Durgerdam For the 6 and 8 Metre the used courses were about 5 nm out of the locks East of the Isle of Marken on the Zuiderzee At that time the Zuiderzee had an open connection with the North Sea The sea water was salt or at best brackish Waves could be steep and short due to the shallow waters 1 1928 Olympic Course Areas nbsp Course area and course for the 12 Dinghy nbsp Course area and courses for the 6 Metre and 8 Metre In 1932 a dam was built between the North Sea and the Zuiderzee and the Zuiderzee was renamed IJsselmeer As result of this the lake now contains fresh water 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 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 Competition EditSource 1 Overview Edit Continents Countries Classes Boats Male Female4 23 3 41 124 2Continents Edit nbsp Map of Participating Sailing Continents at the 1928 Summer Olympics Green Participating for the first time Blue Participating Light Blue Have previously participated Africa Europe North America South AmericaCountries Edit nbsp Map of Participating Sailing Countries at the 1928 Summer Olympics Green Participating for the first time Blue Participating Light Blue Have previously participated nbsp Argentina ARG nbsp Austria AUT nbsp Belgium BEL nbsp Denmark DEN nbsp Spain ESP nbsp Estonia EST nbsp Finland FIN nbsp France FRA nbsp Great Britain GBR nbsp Germany GER nbsp Hungary HUN nbsp Italy ITA nbsp Latvia LAT nbsp Monaco MON nbsp Netherlands NED nbsp Norway NOR nbsp Poland POL nbsp Portugal POR nbsp South Africa RSA nbsp Switzerland SUI nbsp Sweden SWE nbsp Czechoslovakia TCH nbsp United States USA Classes equipment Edit The 1928 Olympic classes nbsp Class Type Venue Event Sailors First OG Olympics so far12 Dinghy Dinghy IJmeer nbsp 1 1920 26 Metre Keelboat Zuiderzee nbsp 3 1908 58 Metre Keelboat Zuiderzee nbsp 6 1908 5Legend nbsp Mixed gender eventThe 1928 Olympic Classes in action nbsp 12 Dinghy nbsp 6 Metre nbsp 8 MetreRace schedule EditSource 1 Opening ceremony Event competitions Event finals Closing ceremonyDate July August26thThu 27thFri 28thSat 29thSun 30thMon 31stTue 1stWed 2ndThu 3rdFri 4thSat 5thSun 6thMon 7thTue 8thWed 9thThu 10thFri 11thSat 12thSunSailing Spareday Total gold medals 1 2Ceremonies Medal summary EditSource 3 Event Gold Silver Bronze nbsp 1928 12 Dinghy details nbsp Sweden SWE Sven Thorell nbsp Norway NOR Henrik Robert nbsp Finland FIN Bertil Broman nbsp 1928 6 Metre details nbsp Norway NOR Johan AnkerErik AnkerHakon BryhnCrown Prince Olav nbsp Denmark DEN Vilhelm VettAage Hoy PetersenNiels Otto MollerPeter Schlutter nbsp Estonia EST Nikolai VeksinAndreas FaehlmannGeorg FaehlmannEberhard VogdtWilliam von Wiren nbsp 1928 8 Metre details nbsp France FRA Donatien BoucheAndre DerrienVirginie HeriotAndre LesauvageJean LesieurCarl de la Sabliere nbsp Netherlands NED Johannes van HoolwerffLambertus DoedesHendrik KerskenCornelis van StaverenGerard de Vries LentschMaarten de Wit nbsp Sweden SWE Clarence HammarTore HolmCarl SandblomJohn SandblomPhilip SandblomWilhelm TorsleffMedal table EditSource 3 RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal1 nbsp Norway NOR 11022 nbsp Sweden SWE 10123 nbsp France FRA 10014 nbsp Denmark DEN 0101 nbsp Netherlands NED 01016 nbsp Estonia EST 0011 nbsp Finland FIN 0011Totals 7 entries 3339Notes EditQuality of racing Edit This Olympic sailing regatta can be considered as the first Olympic regatta with a high quality of racing since there were Well selected classes that represented sailing Sufficient competitors per class Good and fair sailing conditionsAmateurism as defined by the National Authority in The Netherlands Edit An amateur is he who fulfils the minimum requirements as laid down by the International Olympic Committee The contestants must be members of a recognized Yacht Club Officers and Reserve Officers of the Navy or the Mercantile Marine are regarded as amateurs Koninklijke Verbonden Nederlandsche Watersportvereenigingen The Ninth Olympiad Amsterdam 1928 Official Report 1 Other information EditSailing Edit During the sailing regattas at the 1928 Summer Olympics among others the following persons were competing in the various classes nbsp Norway NOR Crown Prince of Norway Crown Prince Olav in the 6 Metre nbsp France FRA First full time yachtwoman Virginie Heriot in the 8 Metre nbsp United States USA United States yachting legend and inventor of the Swimfin Owen Churchill in the 8 Metre nbsp Norway NOR Owner of Wilh Wilhelmsen Norway Wilhelm Wilhelmsen Jr in the 8 Metre nbsp Netherlands NED Yacht designer and boat builder Netherlands Willem de Vries Lentsch in the 12 DinghySailors at the 1928 Olympic Games nbsp Olav V of Norway nbsp Virginie HeriotFurther reading Edit Digital Library Collection Official Olympic Reports 1896 2008 Digital Library Collection at la84 org la84foundation Retrieved 3 March 2014 References Edit a b c d e f G van Rossum ed 1928 The Ninth Olympiad Amsterdam 1928 Official Report PDF Amsterdam The Netherlands Olympic Committee Sailing at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games sports reference com a b Olympic Medal Winners International Olympic Committee Retrieved 9 March 2015 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sailing at the 1928 Summer Olympics amp oldid 1137638874, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
