Sailing at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Sailing at the Games of the XVIII Olympiad
Sailing at the 1964 Olympics on a stamp of Japan
Venues	Sagami Bay
Dates	First race: 12 October 1964 (1964-10-12) Last race: 23 October 1964 (1964-10-23)
Sailors	233 from 40 countries
Boats	119
Top ranked countries
United Team of Germany: 1 01 !  1 02 !  0 03 !    Denmark: 1 01 !  0 02 !  1 03 !    Australia: 1 01 !  0 02 !  0 03 !    Bahamas: 1 01 !  0 02 !  0 03 !    New Zealand: 1 01 !  0 02 !  0 03 !
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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 possible 1916 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; these took place from 12 October to 23 October 1964 off the coast of Enoshima in Sagami Bay.

The sailing was done on the triangular type Olympic courses.

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 Yokohama was not suitable for the Olympic sailing regattad 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.

= Male, = Female, = Open