The Soling 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. 80 sailors, on 26 boats, from 26 nations competed.
Race schedule Because of insufficient wind the scheduled race in the Soling was postponed on 5 September 1972. Due to the interruption of the Games on 6 September 1972 because of the Munich massacre, the race was postponed till 7 September. On that date, the race conditions were unsuitable. Heavy fog and poor wind conditions made it impossible to race until 8 September. Finally for the Soling only six regattas took place. The medal ceremony was also postponed until 8 September. ● Event competitions ● Event finals Date AugustSeptember26thSat27thSun28thMon29thTue30thWed31stThu1stFri2ndSat3rdSun4thMon5thTue6thWed7thThu8thFri9thSat10thSun11thMon Soling (planning) ●●●●SparedaySpareday●●●SparedaySpareday Soling (actual)●●●●SparedaySpareday●NowindFog●
Course area and course configuration For the Soling 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. The distance between mark 1 and 3 was about 2nm.
Final results These are the results of the Soling event.
Daily standings
Further reading
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