Sailing at the 1928 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. The Sailing program of 1928 consisted of a total of three sailing classes. For each class races were scheduled from 2–9 August 1928 on the Buiten Y near Amsterdam and on the Zuiderzee. The sailing was done on the triangular type Olympic courses.

Sailing at the Games of the IX Olympiad
Sailing at the 1928 Summer Olympics on a Dutch stamp
Venues	Six Harbor ● Buiten Y ● Zuiderzee
Dates	First race: 2 August 1928 (1928-08-02) Last race: 9 August 1928 (1928-08-09)
Competitors	124 Male and 2 Female from 23 nations
Boats	41
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Venue

Source:

Six Harbor
Sixhaven
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Interactive map of Six Harbor
General information
Status	Completed
Type	Olympic harbor
Location	Sixhavenweg 15, 1021 HG Amsterdam, Netherlands
Coordinates	52°22′54″N 4°54′23″E / 52.38167°N 4.90639°E / 52.38167; 4.90639
Elevation	Sealevel
Completed	1920
Client	Koninklijke Nederlandsche Zeil- & Roeivereeniging
Owner	Watersportvereniging Dok- en Scheepsbouw

Six Harbor

As venue for the Amsterdam Olympics the Zuiderzee near Amsterdam was chosen. The organizing committee of the sailing event was the Koninklijk Verbond Nederlandsche Watersport Vereniging. The Olympic harbor Six Harbor was on the North shore of the Y just opposite of the Amsterdam Centraal railway station. The boats were moored in the so-called 'kinderkamer' of the harbor. The Six Harbor was in that time the location of the Koninklijke Nederlandsche Zeil- & Roeivereeniging. This resulted that all competing yachts had to go through the Oranje Locks to enter the Buiten Y and Zuiderzee. Some of the former buildings of the Six Harbor were demolished during the construction of the Amsterdam Metro North–south line.

Course areas

A total of two race areas were used for sailing at the Amsterdam Olympics:

• The courses of the 12' Dinghy were just outside the locks on the buiten Y in front of Durgerdam.
• For the 6 and 8 Metre the used courses were about 5 nm out of the locks, East of the Isle of Marken on the Zuiderzee.

At that time the Zuiderzee had an open connection with the North Sea. The sea water was salt or at best brackish. Waves could be steep and short due to the shallow waters.

1928 Olympic Course Areas

Course area and course for the 12' Dinghy

Course area and courses for the 6 Metre and 8 Metre