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Sailing At The 1928 Summer Olympics – 12' Dinghy
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 Course area and course configuration 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 Results The 1928 Olympic scoring system was used. Boat assignments The dinghies sails were assigned as follows: Final results {{Sailing result block , event = Olympics , classinsigna = , crew = no , sailno = yes , boatsname = no , races = 8 , total = yes , netto = no , resultlines = {{Sailing result line ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buiten Y
The IJ (; sometimes shown on old maps as ''Y'' or ''Ye'') is a body of water, formerly a bay, in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is known for being Amsterdam's waterfront. Etymology The name IJ is derived from the West Frisian word ''ie'', alternatively spelled ''ije'', meaning water and cognate with the English word ea. The name consists of the digraph ij which is capitalized as IJ. Geography Today, the IJ is divided into two parts: * To the west of the Oranjesluizen (Oranje Locks), the Binnen-IJ (inner IJ), or Afgesloten-IJ (closed IJ), is directly connected to the North Sea Canal, where the port of IJmuiden and the North Sea can be reached. * To the east of the Oranjesluizen, the Buiten-IJ (outer IJ) is an extension of the IJmeer which is itself an extension of the Markermeer. The IJ is connected to the North Sea to the west and the IJmeer to the east by a set of locks. History There are several theories about the origins of the IJ. Perhaps it began as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
