The
Flying Dutchman
The ''Flying Dutchman'' () is a legendary ghost ship, allegedly never able to make port, but doomed to sail the sea forever. The myths and ghost stories are likely to have originated from the 17th-century Golden Age of the Dutch East India C ...
was a sailing event on the
Sailing at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Sailing/Yachting is an Olympic sport starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad ( 1896 Olympics) in Athens, Greece. With the exception of 1904 and the canceled 1916 Summer Olympics, sailing has always been included on the Olympic schedule. Th ...
program in
Acapulco
Acapulco de Juárez (), commonly called Acapulco ( , ; ), is a city and Port of Acapulco, major seaport in the Political divisions of Mexico, state of Guerrero on the Pacific Coast of Mexico, south of Mexico City. Located on a deep, semicirc ...
. Seven races were scheduled. 62 sailors, on 30 boats, from 30 nations competed.
Results
DNF = Did Not Finish, DNS= Did Not Start, DSQ = Disqualified
13px = Male,
13px = 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.
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Flying Dutchman
The ''Flying Dutchman'' () is a legendary ghost ship, allegedly never able to make port, but doomed to sail the sea forever. The myths and ghost stories are likely to have originated from the 17th-century Golden Age of the Dutch East India C ...
Flying Dutchman (dinghy)