The
Star
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was a sailing event on the
Sailing at the 1972 Summer Olympics
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program in
Kiel
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Schilksee
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. Seven races were scheduled and completed. 36 sailors, on 18 boats, from 18 nation competed.
Race schedule
Due to the interruption of the Games on 6 September 1972, the race was postponed till 7 September. Then the race conditions were unsuitable. Heavy fog and poor wind conditions made it not possible to race until 8 September. Also the medal ceremony was also postponed until 8 September.
Course area and course configuration
For the Star course area B(ravo) was used. The location ''(54°30'30'’N, 10°13'00'’E)'' points to the center of the 2 nm radius circle.
The distance between mark 1 and 3 was about 2nm.
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Final results
These are the results for the Star event:
Daily standings
Further reading
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References
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Star
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Star (keelboat) class sailing competitions