Sailing at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Flying Dutchman

The Flying Dutchman was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1968 Summer Olympics program in Acapulco. Seven races were scheduled. 62 sailors, on 30 boats, from 30 nations competed.^[1]

Flying Dutchman at the Games of the XIX Olympiad
Olympics 1968 Configuration
Venue	Acapulco
Dates	14–21 October
Competitors	62 from 30 nations
Teams	30
Medalists
Rodney Pattisson Iain MacDonald-Smith  Great Britain Ulli Libor Peter Naumann  West Germany Reinaldo Conrad Burkhard Cordes  Brazil
← 1964 1972 →

Results

Rank	Helmsman (Country)	Crew	Sail No.	Race I		Race II		Race III		Race IV		Race V		Race VI		Race VII		Total Points ^[2]	Total -1 ^[3]
				Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points
	Rodney Pattisson   (GBR)	Iain MacDonald-Smith	K	DSQ	38	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	2	3	41	3
	Ulli Libor   (FRG)	Peter Naumann	G	1	0	3	5.7	2	3	2	3	13	19	21	27	7	13	70.7	43.7
	Reinaldo Conrad   (BRA)	Burkhard Cordes	BL	14	20	7	13	4	8	3	5.7	3	5.7	10	16	1	0	68.4	48.4
4	Carl Ryves   (AUS)	James Sargeant	KA	3	5.7	5	10	3	5.7	20	26	8	14	4	8	3	5.7	75.1	49.1
5	Bjørn Lofterød   (NOR)	Odd Roar Lofterød	N	2	3	2	3	7	13	6	11.7	6	11.7	DNF	36	5	10	88.4	52.4
6	Bertrand Cheret   (FRA)	Bruno Trouble	F	5	10	4	8	20	26	9	15	4	8	2	3	18	24	94	68
7	Roger Green   (CAN)	Stewart Green	KC	9	15	16	22	5	10	5	10	2	3	18	24	13	19	103	79
8	Geoff Smale   (NZL)	Ralph Roberts	KZ	DSQ	38	8	14	9	15	12	18	9	15	8	14	4	8	122	84
9	Peter Kolni   (SWE)	Jörgen Kolni, Pelle Petterson	S	12	18	DNF	36	8	14	14	20	5	10	14	20	8	14	132	96
10	Bob James   (USA)	David James	US	DNF	36	9	15	14	20	18	24	15	21	3	5.7	6	11.7	133.4	97.4
11	Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba Larios   (ESP)	Félix Gancedo	E	10	16	14	20	6	11.7	10	16	10	16	20	26	16	22	127.7	101.7
12	Hans-Jürgen Cochius   (GDR)	Werner Christoph	GO	13	19	10	16	16	22	13	19	19	25	6	11.7	10	16	128.7	103.7
13	Antun Grego   (YUG)	Simo Nikolic	Y	19	25	17	23	13	19	4	8	17	23	7	13	14	20	131	106
14	Neil Pryde   (HKG)	Peter Gamble	KH	11	17	13	19	15	21	8	14	21	27	16	22	9	15	135	108
15	Lev Rvalov   (URS)	Victor Pilchin	SR	4	8	6	11.7	12	18	23	29	18	24	23	29	12	18	137.7	108.7
16	Hans Fogh   (DEN)	Niels Jensen, Poul Richard Høj Jensen	D	6	11.7	12	18	DSQ	38	7	13	12	18	11	17	DNF	36	151.7	113.7
17	Karl Geiger   (AUT)	Werner Fischer	OE	18	24	15	21	10	16	16	22	16	22	12	18	11	17	140	116
18	Ben Verhagen   (NED)	Nick de Jong	H	16	22	11	17	18	24	17	23	14	20	5	10	21	27	143	116
19	Carlo Massone   (ITA)	Emanuele Ottonello	I	15	21	19	25	17	23	24	30	7	13	9	15	17	23	150	120
20	Lorenzo Villaseñor   (MEX)	Guillermo García	MX	7	13	22	28	11	17	22	28	11	17	15	21	19	25	149	121
21	Pál Gömöry   (HUN)	Szabolcs Izsák	M	8	14	DNF	36	21	27	11	17	23	29	25	31	22	28	182	146
22	George Andreadis   (GRE)	Stavros Psarrakis	GR	21	27	21	27	19	25	19	25	20	26	DNF	36	15	21	187	151
23	Christian Maes   (BEL)	Joël Roland	B	22	28	DNS	36	25	31	15	21	22	28	13	19	25	31	194	158
24	Andrzej Iwiński   (POL)	Ludwik Raczyński	PZ	20	26	18	24	24	30	25	31	25	31	17	23	26	32	197	165
25	Rudy Thompson   (ISV)	John Hamber	VI	17	23	23	29	22	28	27	33	26	32	24	30	24	30	205	172
26	William Plant   (JAM)	Michael Anthony Nunes	KJ	DNF	36	DNF	36	23	29	21	27	24	30	22	28	20	26	212	176
27	Orlando Rodrigues   (POR)	Adriano da Silva	P	24	30	24	30	26	32	26	32	DNF	36	19	25	23	29	214	178
28	Juan R. Torruella   (PUR)	Radamés Torruella	PR	23	29	20	26	27	33	28	34	27	33	26	32	27	33	220	186
29	John Gunawan   (INA)	Tan Tjong Sian	RI	26	32	25	31	28	34	29	35	28	34	28	34	28	34	234	199
30	Mario Aguilar   (ESA)	Manuel Escobar	SL	25	31	DNF	36	DNF	36	DNS	36	29	35	27	33	29	35	242	206

DNF = Did Not Finish, DNS= Did Not Start, DSQ = Disqualified
  = Male,   = Female

Daily standings

 

Graph showing the daily standings in the Flying Dutchman during the 1968 Summer Olympics

Conditions at Acapulco

Of the total of three race areas were needed during the Olympics in Acapulco. Each of the classes was new Olympic scoring system.

Date	Race	Weather	Temperature (Celsius)	Wind direction (deg)	Wind speed (kn)	Sea	Current (kn-deg)
14 October 1968	I	Fair	34	305	15	Calm	0.5–120
15 October 1968	II	Fair	30	280	17	Calm	0.75–175
16 October 1968	III	Fair	34	265	11	Calm	0.75–135
17 October 1968	IV	Fair	29.5	200	6	Calm	0.5–115
19 October 1968	V	Normal	29.8	160	12	Calm	0.6–60
20 October 1968	VI	Fair	30	240	8	Calm	0.7–340
21 October 1968	VII	Cloudy	28.5	280	13	Choppy	0.6-135

Notes

1. "Sailing at the 1968 Summer Olympics: Two Person Heavyweight Dinghy (Flying Dutchman), Open". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
2. The 1968 Olympic scoring system was used.
3. Total after applying discard.

References

• Organizing Committee for the Games of the XIX Olympiad (1968). The Games of the XIX Olympiad Mexico 1968, The Official Report of the Organizing Committee Volume One Part One (pdf).
• Organizing Committee for the Games of the XIX Olympiad (1968). The Games of the XIX Olympiad Mexico 1968, The Official Report of the Organizing Committee Volume One Part Two (pdf).
• Organizing Committee for the Games of the XIX Olympiad (1968). The Games of the XIX Olympiad Mexico 1968, The Official Report of the Organizing Committee Volume Two Part One (pdf).
• Organizing Committee for the Games of the XIX Olympiad (1968). The Games of the XIX Olympiad Mexico 1968, The Official Report of the Organizing Committee Volume Two Part Two (pdf).
• Organizing Committee for the Games of the XIX Olympiad (1968). The Games of the XIX Olympiad Mexico 1968, The Official Report of the Organizing Committee Volume Three Part One (pdf).
• Organizing Committee for the Games of the XIX Olympiad (1968). The Games of the XIX Olympiad Mexico 1968, The Official Report of the Organizing Committee Volume Three Part Two (pdf).
• Organizing Committee for the Games of the XIX Olympiad (1968). The Games of the XIX Olympiad Mexico 1968, The Official Report of the Organizing Committee Volume Four Part One (pdf).
• Organizing Committee for the Games of the XIX Olympiad (1968). The Games of the XIX Olympiad Mexico 1968, The Official Report of the Organizing Committee Volume Four Part Two (pdf).
• Hugh Drake & Paul Henderson (2009). Canada's Olympic Sailing Legacy, Paris 1924 – Beijing 2008. Toronto: CYA.
• "Mexico City 1968". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee.