Sailing at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Star

Star at the Games of the XIX Olympiad
Venue	Acapulco
Dates	14–21 October
Competitors	40 from 20 nations
Teams	20
Medalists
Lowell North Peter Barrett  United States Peder Lunde Jr. Per Wiken  Norway Franco Cavallo Camillo Gargano  Italy

The Star was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1968 Summer Olympics program in Acapulco. Seven races were scheduled. 40 sailors, on 20 boats, from 20 nations competed.

Results

Rank	Helmsman (Country)	Crew	Sail No.	Race I		Race II		Race III		Race IV		Race V		Race VI		Race VII		Total Points	Total -1
				Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points
	Lowell North  (USA)	Peter Barrett	US	1	0	3	5.7	3	5.7	1	0	2	3	12	18	1	0	32.4	14.4
	Peder Lunde Jr.  (NOR)	Per Wiken	N	2	3	1	0	6	11.7	11	17	7	13	7	13	2	3	60.7	43.7
	Franco Cavallo  (ITA)	Camillo Gargano	I	9	15	2	3	4	8	8	14	1	0	4	8	6	11.7	59.7	44.7
4	Paul Elvstrøm  (DEN)	Poul Mik-Meyer	D	3	5.7	6	11.7	10	16	7	13	5	10	1	0	5	10	66.4	50.4
5	Durward Knowles  (BAH)	Percival Knowles	BA	6	11.7	DNS	26	2	3	3	5.7	4	8	9	15	14	20	89.4	63.4
6	David Forbes  (AUS)	Richard Williamson	KA	4	8	7	13	5	10	12	18	DNF	26	6	11.7	4	8	94.7	68.7
7	Erik Schmidt  (BRA)	Axel Schmidt	BL	18	24	8	14	17	23	17	23	3	5.7	2	3	3	5.7	98.4	74.4
8	Edwin Bernet  (SUI)	Rolf Amrein	Z	10	16	4	8	1	0	10	16	13	19	11	17	12	18	94	75
9	John Albrechtson  (SWE)	Ulf Norrman	S	5	10	5	10	11	17	4	8	DSQ	28	13	19	7	13	105	77
10	Stuart Jardine  (GBR)	James Ramus	K	12	18	11	17	8	14	2	3	9	15	14	20	16	22	109	87
11	Peter Tallberg  (FIN)	Henrik Tallberg	L	7	13	9	15	9	15	19	25	6	11.7	15	21	9	15	115.7	90.7
12	Eckart Wagner  (FRG)	Fritz Kopperschmidt	G	8	14	12	18	DNF	26	9	15	8	14	10	16	13	19	122	96
13	Kálmán Tolnai  (HUN)	László Farkas	M	17	23	16	22	7	13	5	10	17	23	3	5.7	DNF	26	122.7	96.7
14	Hartmann Bogumil  (GDR)	Udo Springsklee	GO	16	22	15	21	12	18	6	11.7	11	17	17	23	11	17	129.7	106.7
15	Bruce Kirby  (CAN)	Oswald Blouin	KC	14	20	18	24	14	20	15	21	16	22	5	10	8	14	131	107
16	Timir Pinegin  (URS)	Fyodor Shutkov	SR	11	17	10	16	16	22	14	20	10	16	DNF	26	DNF	26	143	117
17	Mário Gentil Quina  (POR)	José Gentil Quina	P	13	19	13	19	15	21	13	19	12	18	18	24	17	23	143	119
18	Juan Manuel Alonso-Allende  (ESP)	Juan Alonso Aznar	E	DNF	26	DNF	25	13	19	20	26	DSQ	28	8	14	10	16	154	126
19	Andrés Gerard Jr.  (MEX)	Marcos Gerard	MX	19	25	17	23	18	24	16	22	15	21	16	22	15	21	158	133
20	Roberto Sieburger  (ARG)	Jorge Vago	A	15	21	14	20	19	25	18	24	14	20	19	25	DNF	26	161	135

DNF = Did not finish, DNS= Did not start, DSQ = Disqualified
= Male, = Female

Daily standings

Graph showing the daily standings in the Star during the 1968 Summer Olympics

Conditions at Acapulco

Of the total of three race areas were needed during the Olympics in Acapulco. Each of the classes was new Olympic scoring system.

Date	Race	Weather	Temperature (Celsius)	Wind direction (deg)	Wind speed (kn)	Sea	Current (kn-deg)
14 October 1968	I	Fair	34	305	15	Calm	0.5-120
15 October 1968	II	Fair	30	280	17	Calm	0.75-175
16 October 1968	III	Fair	34	265	11	Calm	0.75-135
17 October 1968	IV	Fair	29.5	200	6	Calm	0.5-115
19 October 1968	V	Normal	29.8	160	12	Calm	0.6-60
20 October 1968	VI	Fair	30	240	8	Calm	0.7-340
21 October 1968	VII	Cloudy	28.5	280	13	Choppy	0.6-135

References

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