The 12' Dinghy was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1928 Summer Olympics program in Amsterdam. A combination of Preliminary series and final series were scheduled. 23 sailors from 20 nations competed on twelve 12' Dinghies that were supplied by the Royal Dutch Yachting Union (Koninklijke Verbonden Nederlandsche Watersport Vereenigingen).
Race schedule Source: ● Event competitions ● Event finals Date August 2ndThu3rdFri4thSat5thSun6thMon7thTue8th 12' Dinghy 1 – 1011 – 20 OddEven 1 – 1011 – 20 OddEven Spareday ●● ●● Total gold medals 1
Course area and course configuration Source:
For the 12' Dinghy the courses were just outside the locks on the buiten Y in front of Durgerdam.
At that time the Zuiderzee had an open connection with the North Sea. The sea water was salt or at best brackish.
Weather conditions DateRaceWind speedWind direction 2-AUG-19281st race 1 – 102nd race 11 – 20 - 3-AUG-19281st race odd2nd race even - 4-AUG-19281st race 1 – 102nd race 11 – 20 - 5-AUG-19281st race odd2nd race even - 7-AUG-19282 contests - 8-AUG-19282 contests -
Results Source:
The 1928 Olympic scoring system was used.
Boat assignments The dinghies sails were assigned as follows: Dinghy number(1–10)CountryDinghy number(11–20)CountryCategory 1 11 Odd 2 12 Even 3 13 Odd 4 14 Even 5 15 Odd 6 16 Even 7 17 Odd 8 18 Even 9 19 Odd 10 20 Even
Final results
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Daily standings
Notes For this event one yacht from each country, manned by 1 amateur maximum (maximum number of substitutes 1) was allowed. This event was a gender independent event. However it turned out to be a man's only event.
Other information During the Sailing regattas at the 1928 Summer Olympics among others the following persons were competing in the various classes:
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