Sailing/Yachting

Sailing

Sailing is the propulsion of a vehicle and the control of its movement with large foils called sails. By changing the rigging, rudder, and sometimes the keel or centre board, a sailor manages the force of the wind on the sails in order to move the boat relative to its surrounding medium and...

is a Olympic sport starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad

Olympiad

An Olympiad is a period of four years, associated with the Olympic Games of Classical Greece. In the Hellenistic period, beginning with Ephorus, Olympiads were used as calendar epoch....

 (1896 Olympics in Athens Greece

Greece

Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

. With the exception of 1904

1904 Summer Olympics

The 1904 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the III Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in St. Louis, Missouri, in the United States from 1 July 1904, to November 23, 1904, at what is now known as Francis Field on the campus of Washington University...

 and possible 1916

1916 Summer Olympics

The anticipated 1916 Summer Olympics, which were to be officially known as the Games of the VI Olympiad, were to have been held in Berlin, Germany. However, due to the outbreak of World War I, the games were cancelled.-History:...

 sailing was always a part of the Olympic program.
The Sailing program of 1964 consisted of a total of five sailing classes (disciplines). For each class seven races were scheduled from 12 October, to 23 October 1964 of the coast of Enoshima

Enoshima

is a small island, about 4 km in circumference, at the mouth of the Katase River, which flows into Sagami Bay in Japan. Part of the city of Fujisawa, it is linked to the Katase section of the same city on the mainland by a 600 meter-long bridge...

 in Sagami Bay

Sagami Bay

Sagami Bay , also known as the Sagami Gulf or Sagami Sea, lies south of Kanagawa Prefecture in Honshū, central Japan, contained within the scope of the Miura Peninsula, in Kanagawa, to the east, the Izu Peninsula, in Shizuoka Prefecture, to the west, and the Shōnan coastline to the north, while the...

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The sailing was done on the triangular type Olympic courses.

Venue

At the IOC session in 1959, Japan stated that yachting would take place in the port of Yokohama, as was the plan for 1940. Later when it became clear that that yokohame was not suitable for the Olympic sailing regatta's anymore it was decided that yachting events would be held off the coats of Enoshima Island in Kanagawa Prefecture on the bay of Sagami. To meet the requirement at Enoshima it was decided to build a large scale harbour at Enoshima for the 1964 Olympics. The construction of a yacht harbor on the island was started in May 1961 and finished in July 1964. The total construction cost were: US$6,027,778.

A total of three race areas were created in Sagami bay. The Japanese Sea Self-Defense Forces vessels supported the race management and specially the placements of the marks.

Overview

Continents	Countries	Classes	Boats	Male	Female
6	40	5	119	232	1

Continents

• Africa
• Asia
• Australian continent
  Australia (continent)
  Australia is the world's smallest continent, comprising the mainland of Australia and proximate islands including Tasmania, New Guinea, the Aru Islands and Raja Ampat Islands...
  
  
• Europe
• North America
• South America

Countries

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Classes (equipment)

Class	Type	Event	Sailors	Trapeze	Mainsail	Jib/Genoa	Spinnaker	First OG	Olympics so far
Finn Finn (dinghy) The Finn dinghy is the men's single-handed, cat-rigged Olympic class for sailing. It was designed by Swedish canoe designer, Rickard Sarby, in 1949 for the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki...	Dinghy Dinghy A dinghy is a type of small boat, often carried or towed for use as a ship's boat by a larger vessel. It is a loanword from either Bengali or Urdu. The term can also refer to small racing yachts or recreational open sailing boats. Utility dinghies are usually rowboats or have an outboard motor,...		1	0	+	–	–	1952	4
Flying Dutchman Flying Dutchman (dinghy) thumbthumbThe Flying Dutchman is a 20-foot one-design high-performance two-person monohull racing dinghy. Developed in the early 1950s, its large sail area per unit weight allow it to plane easily when sailing upwind. The boat utilizes a trapeze harness for the crew and hiking straps for the...	Dinghy		2	1	+	+	+	1960	2
Star Star (sailboat) The International Star is a 6.9 m one-design racing keelboat for two people.The boat must weigh at least 671 kg with a maximum total sail area of 26.5 m . It is sloop-rigged, with a mainsail larger in proportional size than any other boat of its length...	Keelboat Keelboat Keelboat has two distinct meanings related to two different types of boats: one a riverine cargo-capable working boat, and the other a classification for small- to mid-sized recreational sailing yachts.-Historical keel-boats:...		2	0	+	+	–	1932	7
Dragon Dragon (keelboat) thumbThe International Dragon is a one-design keelboat.The Dragon was designed by Norwegian Johan Anker in 1929. In 1948 the Dragon became an Olympic Class, a status it retained until the Munich Olympics in 1972...	Keelboat		3	0	+	+	+	1948	5
5.5 Metre 5.5 Metre (keelboat) The International 5.5 Metre Class was created to yield a racing keel boat giving a sailing experience similar to that of the International 6 Metre Class, but at a lower cost....	Keelboat		3	0	+	+	+	1952	4

= Male, = Female, = Open

Medal summary

Finn:
Flying Dutchman:	Earle Wells Earle Wells Earle Leonard Wells is an Olympic Gold medallist for New Zealand in yachting. With Helmer Pedersen, Wells won the Flying Dutchman class at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. He later took up ocean racing and competed in 5 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Races.- External links :*... Helmer Pedersen Helmer Pedersen Helmer Orlaf Leif Pedersen was an Olympic Gold medallist for New Zealand in yachting. With Earle Wells, Pedersen won the Flying Dutchman class at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Pedersen had previously been the reserve for the same class at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome...	Keith Musto Keith Musto 100pxKeith Musto is a British sailor born on 12 January 1936. He competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo and won a silver medal in the Flying Dutchman class and was reserve in the Flying Dutchman class for the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.... Tony Morgan	Harry Melges Buddy Melges Harry "Buddy" Melges, Jr., is one of the most successful competitive sailors in history, with dozens of national and international championships in many different classes, including ice-boating as well as conventional sailing... William Bentsen William Bentsen William Bentsen is an American sailor and Olympic champion.Bentsen received a gold medal in the Soling class at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.-References:...
Star:	Durward Knowles Durward Knowles Durward Randolph Knowles is a sailor and olympic champion from the Bahamas. He competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, where he won a gold medal in the Star class, together with Cecil Cooke... Cecil Cooke Cecil Cooke Cecil Cooke was a sailor and olympic champion from the Bahamas.He competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, where he won a gold medal in the star class, together with Durward Knowles.-External links:...	Richard Stearns Richard Stearns (sailor) Richard Stearns is an American competitive sailor and Olympic and Pan American Games medalist.In 1963, he won a gold medal along with Robert Halperin at the Pan American Games in Sao Paulo, Brazil, sailing Ninotchka.... Lynn Williams Lynn Williams (sailor) Lynn Williams is an American competitive sailor and Olympic medalist. He won a silver medal in the Star class at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, together with Richard Stearns.-References:...	Pelle Pettersson Holger Sundström Holger Sundström Holger Bertil Sundström is a Swedish sailor who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics.In 1964 he won the bronze medal as crew member of the Swedish boat Humbug V in the Star class event with his partner Pelle Pettersson....
Dragon:	Ole Berntsen Ole Berntsen Ole Valdemar Berntsen was a Danish sailor and Olympic champion. He was born in Hellerup and died in Gentofte.... Christian von Bülow Christian von Bülow Christian von Bülow is a Danish sailor and Olympic champion. He competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, where he received a gold medal in the dragon class with the boat White Lady, together with crew members Ole Berntsen and Ole Poulsen. He received a silver medal at the 1956 Summer... Ole Poulsen Ole Poulsen Ole Poulsen is a Danish sailor and Olympic champion. He competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, where he received a gold medal in the dragon class with the boat White Lady, together with crew members Ole Berntsen and Christian von Bülow.-References:...	Peter Ahrendt Ulrich Mense Wilfred Lorenz	Lowell North Lowell North Lowell North is an American sailor and Olympic Gold Medalist, born in Springfield, Massachusetts. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, where he received a gold medal in the star class with the boat North Star, together with Peter Barrett.He received a bronze medal in the dragon... Charles Rogers Charles Rogers (sailor) Charles Rogers is an American competitive sailor and Olympic medalist. He won a bronze medal in the Dragon class at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, together with Lowell North and Richard Deaver.-References:... Richard Deaver Richard Deaver Richard Deaver is an American competitive sailor and Olympic medalist. He won a bronze medal in the Dragon class at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, together with Lowell North and Charles Rogers.-References:...
5.5 Metre:	William Northam Bill Northam Sir William Herbert "Bill" Northam, CBE was an Australian Olympic yachtsman and businessman.Born in London, England on 28 September 1905, Northam had a successful career in business before becoming an Olympian... Peter O'Donnell Peter O'Donnell (sailor) Peter O'Donnell was an Australian sailor and Olympic Champion. He competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo and won a gold medal in the 5.5 metre class, with the boat Barrenjoey and team members Bill Northam and James Sargeant.-References:... James Sargeant James Sargeant James Sargeant is an Australian sailor and Olympic Champion. He competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo and won a gold medal in the 5.5 metre class.-References:...	Lars Thörn Lars Thörn Lars Einar Thörn was a Swedish sailor who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics and in the 1964 Summer Olympics.... Sture Stork Sture Stork Sture Henrik Stork was a Swedish sailor who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics and in the 1964 Summer Olympics.In 1956 he won the gold medal as part of the Swedish boat Rush V in the 5.5 metre class event.... Arne Karlsson Arne Karlsson Arne Ernst Karlsson is a Swedish sailor who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics. In 1964, he won the silver medal as crew member of the Swedish boat Rush VII in the 5.5 metre class event.-References:...	John J. McNamara John J. McNamara (author) John Joseph McNamara, Jr. , banker, athlete, author, won bronze medal for sailing in the 1964 Summer Olympics.-Biography:... Francis Scully Francis Scully (sailor) Francis "Frank" Paul Scully, Jr. was an American sailor who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics.He was born in Boston, Massachusetts.... Joseph Batchelder Joseph Batchelder Joseph "Joe" Laws Batchelder is an American sailor who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics.He was born in Brookline, Massachusetts....

Sailing 1964

1		1	1	0	2
2		1	0	1	2
3		1	0	0	1
		1	0	0	1
		1	0	0	1
6		0	2	3	5
7		0	1	1	2
8		0	1	0	1
Total		5	5	5	15

Sailing 1896–1964

1		15	9	1	25
2		11	6	5	22
3	USA	8	5	7	20
4		7	8	8	23
5		5	7	7	19
6		5	6	2	13
7		3	3	4	10
8		2	3	2	7
9		2	1	1	4
10		2	0	0	2
11		1	2	2	5
12		1	1	1	3
	(EUA)	1	1	1	3
14		1	1	0	2
15		1	0	1	2
		1	0	1	2
17		1	0	0	1
		1	0	0	1
19		0	2	1	3
20		0	2	0	2
21		0	1	5	6
22		0	1	1	2
23		0	1	0	1
24		0	0	1	1
		0	0	1	1
		0	0	1	1
Total	26	68	60	53	181

Sailing

• Stop-watches, for attachment to the knee, for each participant in the yacht races were distributed.
• A new Olympic trophy was introduced at the 1964 Summer Games (The Tokyo Trophy). It was the desire that this Trophy be awarded to those who display the highest qualities of sportsmanship. During the Tokyo Games, this new Trophy was awarded to the Flying Dutchman team of who, according to the official IOC site:

  set an outstanding example of sportsmanship when they gave up their race to save the life of a fellow competitor.

• This Olympic sailing regatta had a remarkable set of Olympic reserves like: , , and .

Sailors

During the Sailing regatta's at the 1964 Summer Olympics among others the following persons were competing in the various classes:

• Royalties
  • , Prince of Thailand
    Thailand
    Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
    
    , in the Dragon
  • , future King of Norway
    Norway
    Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
    
    , in the 5.5 Metre
• In the Finn
  • , Record holder of competing in the largest number of Olympic games and sailmaker
• In the Flying Dutchman
  • , Founder of Musto (company)
    Musto (company)
    Musto is a clothing brand based in England. The brand was established in 1965 by Keith Musto, a British Olympic sailor and engineer. Musto sells sailing clothes, equestrian clothing, shooting apparel and lifestyle outdoor clothing ....
    
    
  • , One of the most famous sailors ever

}, Future ISAF

ISAF

ISAF may refer to:* International Sailing Federation, the world governing body for Olympic and other competitive sailing.* International Security Assistance Force, the NATO-led security mission operating in Afghanistan since 2001....

 president

• In the Star
  • , Yacht designer and America's Cup
    America's Cup
    The America’s Cup is a trophy awarded to the winner of the America's Cup match races between two yachts. One yacht, known as the defender, represents the yacht club that currently holds the America's Cup and the second yacht, known as the challenger, represents the yacht club that is challenging...
    
     skipper
• In the Dragon
  • , Founder of North Sails
• In the 5.5 Metre
  • , Chairman of Johnson & Johnson
    Johnson & Johnson
    Johnson & Johnson is an American multinational pharmaceutical, medical devices and consumer packaged goods manufacturer founded in 1886. Its common stock is a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the company is listed among the Fortune 500....
    
     and Slazenger
    Slazenger
    Slazenger is a British sports equipment brand name sold throughout the world, involving a variety of sporting categories namely cricket, tennis and hockey...
    
    , in the 5.5 Metre
  • , Author and Banker, in the 5.5 Metre

}, Future Speaker of the Bahamas "House of the Assembly", in the 5.5 Metre