Sailing at the 1968 Summer Olympics
| Sailing at the Games of the XIX Olympiad |
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| Venues | Acapulco | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Dates | First race: 14 October 1968 Last race: 21 October 1968 |
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| Sailors | 247 from 40 countries | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Boats | 123 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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 1968 consisted of a total of five sailing classes (disciplines). For each class seven races were scheduled from 14 October 1968 to 21 October 1968 off the coast of Acapulco in the Bay of Acapulco.
The sailing was done on the triangular type Olympic courses.
Acapulco Bay is located on the Pacific coast in the state of Guerrero, 250 miles from Mexico City. The facilities at Club de Yates were improved and modified. 20,000 square metres of new docks provided with potable water, electricity and telephones were created. The buoys bearing colored flags delineated the three course areas.
Technical control was assured by a staff of measurers for gauging all yachts before racing.
The Olympic Village, located in the Caleta Hotel, provided accommodation for 503 competitors, trainers, team managers from 40 countries.
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