The Dragon was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1972 Summer Olympics program in Kiel-Schilksee. Seven races were scheduled. Only six races were sailed due to weather conditions. 70 sailors, on 23 boats, from 23 nation competed.[2] It was the last Olympic appearance of the Dragon.[3]
Race schedule
Because of insufficient wind the scheduled race in the Dragon was postponed on 5 September 1972. 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. Finally for the Dragon only six regattas took place. Also the medal ceremony was also postponed until 8 September.[4]
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Event competitions
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Event finals
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26th Sat
27th Sun
28th Mon
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1st Fri
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9th Sat
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11th Mon
Dragon (planning)
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Spare day
Spare day
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Dragon (actual)
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Spare day
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No wind
Fog
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Course area and course configuration
For the Dragon course area A (Alpha) was used. The location (54°29'50'’N, 10°22'00'’E) points to the center of the 2 nm radius circle.[1][5] The distance between mark 1 and 3 was about 2nm.