The Star was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1972 Summer Olympics program in Kiel-Schilksee. Seven races were scheduled and completed. 36 sailors, on 18 boats, from 18 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. ● Event competitions ● Event finals Date AugustSeptember26thSat27thSun28thMon29thTue30thWed31stThu1stFri2ndSat3rdSun4thMon5thTue6thWed7thThu8thFri9thSat10thSun11thMon Star (planning) ●●●●SparedaySpareday●●●SparedaySpareday Star (actual)●●●●SparedaySpareday●●Fog●
Course area and course configuration For the Star 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 for the Star event:
Daily standings
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