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.
Results RankHelmsman (Country)Crew Sail No. Race IRace IIRace IIIRace IVRace VRace VIRace VIITotal Points The 1968 Olympic scoring system was used.Total-1 Total after applying discard.RankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsIain MacDonald-Smith KDSQ38101010101023413Peter Naumann G1035.723231319212771370.743.7Burkhard Cordes BL14207134835.735.710161068.448.44James Sargeant KA35.751035.720268144835.775.149.15Odd Roar Lofterød N2323713611.7611.7DNF3651088.452.46Bruno Trouble F5104820269154823182494687Stewart Green KC91516225105102318241319103798Ralph Roberts KZDSQ38814915121891581448122849Jörgen Kolni, Pelle Petterson S1218DNF36814142051014208141329610David James USDNF3691514201824152135.7611.7133.497.411Félix Gancedo E10161420611.71016101620261622127.7101.712Werner Christoph GO13191016162213191925611.71016128.7103.713Simo Nikolic Y192517231319481723713142013110614Peter Gamble KH1117131915218142127162291513510815Victor Pilchin SR48611.712182329182423291218137.7108.716Niels Jensen, Poul Richard Høj Jensen D611.71218DSQ3871312181117DNF36151.7113.717Werner Fischer OE182415211016162216221218111714011618Nick de Jong H16221117182417231420510212714311619Emanuele Ottonello I1521192517232430713915172315012020Guillermo García MX71322281117222811171521192514912121Szabolcs Izsák M814DNF362127111723292531222818214622Stavros Psarrakis GR21272127192519252026DNF36152118715123Joël Roland B2228DNS362531152122281319253119415824Ludwik Raczyński PZ202618242430253125311723263219716525John Hamber VI172323292228273326322430243020517226Michael Anthony Nunes KJDNF36DNF362329212724302228202621217627Adriano da Silva P2430243026322632DNF361925232921417828Radamés Torruella PR232920262733283427332632273322018629Tan Tjong Sian RI263225312834293528342834283423419930Manuel Escobar SL2531DNF36DNF36DNS36293527332935242206 DNF = Did Not Finish, DNS= Did Not Start, DSQ = Disqualified = Male, = Female
Daily standings
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. DateRaceWeatherTemperature(Celsius)Wind direction(deg)Wind speed(kn)SeaCurrent(kn-deg)14 October 1968IFair3430515Calm0.5–12015 October 1968IIFair3028017Calm0.75–17516 October 1968IIIFair3426511Calm0.75–13517 October 1968IVFair29.52006Calm0.5–11519 October 1968VNormal29.816012Calm0.6–6020 October 1968VIFair302408Calm0.7–34021 October 1968VIICloudy28.528013Choppy0.6-135
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