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{{short description|Sailing at the Olympics}}
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{{Infobox Olympic event
 |event           = Sailing
 |games           = 1928 Summer
 |image           = 1928 Summer Olympics stamp of the Netherlands sailing.jpg
 |caption         = Sailing at the 1928 Summer Olympics on a Dutch stamp
 |venues          = [[:nl:Sixhaven (haven)|Six Harbor]]<ref name="A" /><BR>[[Buiten Y|● Buiten Y]] <br> [[Zuiderzee|● Zuiderzee]]
 |dates           = First race: {{Start date|df=yes|1928|08|02}}<br>Last race: {{End date|df=yes|1928|08|09}}
 |competitors     = 124 Male and 2 Female
 |teams           = 41
 |team_descriptor = Boats 
 |nations         = 23
 |prev            = [[Sailing at the 1924 Summer Olympics|1924]]
 |next            = [[Sailing at the 1932 Summer Olympics|1932]]
}}
[[Sailing (sport)|Sailing/Yachting]] is an [[Olympic sport]] starting from the Games of the 1st [[Olympiad]] ([[Sailing at the 1896 Summer Olympics|1896 Olympics]] in Athens, Greece). With the exception of [[1904 Summer Olympics|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.<ref name=sr>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200417053402/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1928/SAI/ Sailing at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games]. sports-reference.com</ref> 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.

== Venue ==
Source:<ref name="A" />
{{Infobox building
  | name                = Six Harbor
  | native_name         = Sixhaven
  | native_name_lang    = NL
  | former_names        = 
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  | image               = Sixhaven luchtfoto.jpg
  | logo                = KVNWV.png
  | logo_size           = 95px
  | logo_caption        = Emblem of the KVNWV
  | altitude            = Sealevel
  | building_type       = Olympic harbor
  | cost                = 
  | client              = [[Koninklijke Nederlandsche Zeil- & Roeivereeniging]]
  | owner               = Watersportvereniging Dok- en Scheepsbouw
  | address             = Sixhavenweg 15 
  | location            =  
  | location_town       = 1021 HG Amsterdam
  | location_country    = {{flag|Netherlands}}
  | coordinates         = {{coord|52|22|54|N|4|54|23|E|region:NL|display=inline}}
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=== Six Harbor ===
As venue for the [[Amsterdam]] Olympics the [[Zuiderzee]] near Amsterdam was chosen. The organizing committee of the sailing event was the [[Koninklijk Nederlands Watersport Verbond|Koninklijk Verbond Nederlandsche Watersport Vereniging]]. The Olympic harbor [[:nl:Sixhaven (haven)|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 [[:nl:Noord/Zuidlijn|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 [[Nautical mile|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 water|brackish]]. Waves could be steep and short due to the [[Waves and shallow water|shallow water]]s.<ref name="A" />
{{Multiple image
 | title     = 1928 Olympic Course Areas
 | align     = left
 | direction = horizontal
 | width     = 400
 | image1    = Course area 12' Dinghy 1928.png
 | caption1  = Course area and course for the [[12 foot dinghy|12' Dinghy]]
 | image2    = Course area 6 & 8 Metre 1928.png
 | caption2  = Course area and courses for the [[6 Metre]] and [[8 Metre (keelboat)|8 Metre]]
}}
In 1932 a dam was built between the North Sea and the Zuiderzee and the Zuiderzee was renamed [[IJsselmeer]]. As result of this the lake now contains [[fresh water]]. Inside the lake new land was reclaimed. At this moment the center of the 1928 6 and 8 Metre course is located in the city of [[Almere]]. Also the city of Amsterdam reclaimed land from the sea and moved towards the lake. When the sailors from the 1928 Summer Olympics could return to their venue they would hardly recognize it.
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== Competition ==
Source:<ref name="A" />

=== Overview ===
{|  class="wikitable"
!width=50|Continents
!width=50|Countries
!width=50|Classes
!width=50|Boats
!width=50|Male
!width=50|Female
|-
| style="text-align:center"| 4 || style="text-align:center"| 23 || style="text-align:center"| 3 || style="text-align:center"| 41 || style="text-align:center"| 124 || style="text-align:center"| 2
|-
|}

=== Continents ===
{|
  |-style="vertical-align:top"
  |rowspan="3"|[[File:Continents at Sailing at the 1928 Summer Olympics.png|thumb|260px|left|Map of Participating Sailing Continents at the 1928 Summer Olympics<br><span style="color:#00ff00;">● '''Green'''</span> = Participating for the first time<br><span style="color:#0000ff;">● '''Blue'''</span> = Participating<BR><span style="color:#00ffff;">● '''Light Blue'''</span> = Have previously participated]]||
  {|
    |[[Africa|● Africa]]
    |-
    |[[Europe|● Europe]]
    |-
    |[[North America|● North America]]
    |-
    |[[South America|● South America]]
  |}
|}

=== Countries ===
{|
  |-style="vertical-align:top"
  |rowspan="3"|[[File:Countries at Sailing at the 1928 Summer Olympics.png|thumb|260px|left|Map of Participating Sailing Countries at the 1928 Summer Olympics<br><span style="color:#00ff00;">● '''Green'''</span> = Participating for the first time<br><span style="color:#0000ff;">● '''Blue'''</span> = Participating<BR><span style="color:#00ffff;">● '''Light Blue'''</span> = Have previously participated]]||
*{{flagIOC|ARG|1928 Summer|5}}
*{{flagIOC|AUT|1928 Summer|1}}
*{{flagIOC|BEL|1928 Summer|6}}
*{{flagIOC|TCH|1928 Summer|1}}
*{{flagIOC|DEN|1928 Summer|5}}
*{{flagIOC|EST|1928 Summer|5}}
*{{flagIOC|FIN|1928 Summer|1}}
*{{flagIOC|FRA|1928 Summer|13}}
*{{flagIOC|GER|1928 Summer|6}}
*{{flagIOC|GBR|1928 Summer|8}}
*{{flagIOC|HUN|1928 Summer|6}}
*{{flagIOC|ITA|1928 Summer|12}}
|
*{{flagIOC|LAT|1928 Summer|1}}
*{{flagIOC|MON|1928 Summer|1}}
*{{flagIOC|NED|1928 Summer|12}}
*{{flagIOC|NOR|1928 Summer|9}}
*{{flagIOC|POL|1928 Summer|2}}
*{{flagIOC|POR|1928 Summer|4}}
*{{flagIOC|RSA|1928 Summer|1}}
*{{flagIOC|ESP|1928 Summer|6}}
*{{flagIOC|SWE|1928 Summer|12}}
*{{flagIOC|SUI|1928 Summer|1}}
*{{flagIOC|USA|1928 Summer|11}}
|}

=== Classes (equipment) ===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
  |-
  |colspan="7"|
    {{Gallery
      |title  = The 1928 Olympic classes
      |width  = 750
      |height = 463
      |File:Olympic Classes 1928.svg
    }}
  |-
  ! Class !! Type !! Venue !! Event !! Sailors !! First OG !! Olympics so far
  |-
  |style="text-align:left"|[[12 foot dinghy|12' Dinghy]] ||[[Dinghy]]||[[IJmeer]]     ||[[File:Cercle noir 100%.svg|9px]]||1||1920||2
  |-
  |style="text-align:left"|[[6 Metre]]                   ||[[Keelboat]]||[[Zuiderzee]]||[[File:Cercle noir 100%.svg|9px]]||3||1908||5 
  |-
  |style="text-align:left"|[[8 Metre (keelboat)|8 Metre]]||Keelboat      ||Zuiderzee  ||[[File:Cercle noir 100%.svg|9px]]||6||1908||5
  |-
  |colspan="7"|'''Legend:''' [[File:Cercle noir 100%.svg|9px]] = Mixed gender event
  |-
  |colspan="7"|
  {{Gallery
    |title=The 1928 Olympic Classes in action
    |width=232
    |height=250
    |File:1928 Olympic 12' Dinghy.png|[[12 foot dinghy|12' Dinghy]]
    |File:6 Metre Norna.png|[[6 Metre]]
    |File:8 Metre F1 Aigle VI.png|[[8 Metre (keelboat)|8 Metre]]
  }}
|}

==Race schedule==
Source:<ref name="A" />
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:90%;position:relative;"
|-
|style="background:#00cc33; text-align:center"|&nbsp;●&nbsp;||Opening ceremony|| style="background:#3399ff; text-align:center"|&nbsp;●&nbsp;||Event competitions || style="background:#ffcc00; text-align:center"|&nbsp;●&nbsp;||Event finals ||style="background:#ee3333"|&nbsp;●&nbsp;||Closing ceremony
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:90%; line-height:1.25em;"
|-
!rowspan=2|Date 
!colspan=6|July
!colspan=12|August
|-
!26th<br>Thu!!27th<br>Fri!!28th<br>Sat!!29th<br>Sun!!30th<br>Mon!!31st<br>Tue!!1st<br>Wed!!2nd<br>Thu!!3rd<br>Fri!!4th<br>Sat!!5th<br>Sun!!6th<br>Mon!!7th<br>Tue!!8th<br>Wed!!9th<br>Thu!!10th<br>Fri!!11th<br>Sat!!12th<br>Sun
|- style="text-align:center"
| style="text-align:left" | Sailing
|
|
| 
|
|
| 
| 
| style="background:#3399ff" |<span style="line-height:0.7em;">[[Sailing at the 1928 Summer Olympics – 12' Dinghy|●]] [[Sailing at the 1928 Summer Olympics – 6 Metre|●]] [[Sailing at the 1928 Summer Olympics – 8 Metre|●]]</span>
| style="background:#3399ff" |<span style="line-height:0.7em;">[[Sailing at the 1928 Summer Olympics – 12' Dinghy|●]] [[Sailing at the 1928 Summer Olympics – 6 Metre|●]] [[Sailing at the 1928 Summer Olympics – 8 Metre|●]]</span>
| style="background:#3399ff" |<span style="line-height:0.7em;">[[Sailing at the 1928 Summer Olympics – 12' Dinghy|●]] [[Sailing at the 1928 Summer Olympics – 6 Metre|●]] [[Sailing at the 1928 Summer Olympics – 8 Metre|●]]</span>
| style="background:#3399ff" |<span style="line-height:0.7em;">[[Sailing at the 1928 Summer Olympics – 12' Dinghy|●]] [[Sailing at the 1928 Summer Olympics – 6 Metre|●]] [[Sailing at the 1928 Summer Olympics – 8 Metre|●]]</span>
| style="background:#cedff2" |Spare<br>day
| style="background:#ffcc00" |<span style="line-height:0.7em;">[[Sailing at the 1928 Summer Olympics – 12' Dinghy|●]] [[Sailing at the 1928 Summer Olympics – 6 Metre|●]] [[Sailing at the 1928 Summer Olympics – 8 Metre|●]]</span>
| style="background:#ffcc00" |<span style="line-height:0.7em;">[[Sailing at the 1928 Summer Olympics – 12' Dinghy|●]] [[Sailing at the 1928 Summer Olympics – 6 Metre|●]] [[Sailing at the 1928 Summer Olympics – 8 Metre|●]]</span>
| style="background:#ffcc00" |<span style="line-height:0.7em;">[[Sailing at the 1928 Summer Olympics – 6 Metre|●]] [[Sailing at the 1928 Summer Olympics – 8 Metre|●]]</span>
|
|
|
|- style="text-align:center"
|-
! Total gold medals !! !!   !!  !!   !!   !!   !!   !!   !!   !!   !!   !!   !!   !! 1 !! 2 !!   !!   !!  
|-
| Ceremonies ||style="background:#00cc33; text-align:center"|[[1928 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony|●]]|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||style="background:#ee3333; text-align:center"|[[1928 Summer Olympics closing ceremony|●]]
|-
|}

== Medal summary ==
Source:<ref name="B" />
{| {{MedalistTable|type=Event}}
 |-
| style="align:center;" | [[File:NO Class insigna.png|x20px]]<br>
'''1928: 12' Dinghy''' <br>{{DetailsLink|Sailing at the 1928 Summer Olympics – 12' Dinghy}} 
  |style="vertical-align:top;"|[[File:Flag of Sweden.svg|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|Sweden]]&nbsp;[[Sweden at the 1928 Summer Olympics|Sweden]]&nbsp;<span style="font-size:90%;">(SWE)</span><br>[[Sven Thorell]]
                                |style="vertical-align:top;"|[[File:Flag of Norway.svg|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|Norway]]&nbsp;[[Norway at the 1928 Summer Olympics|Norway]]&nbsp;<span style="font-size:90%;">(NOR)</span><br>[[Henrik Robert]]
                                |style="vertical-align:top;"|[[File:Flag of Finland.svg|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|Finland]]&nbsp;[[Finland at the 1928 Summer Olympics|Finland]]&nbsp;<span style="font-size:90%;">(FIN)</span><br>[[Bertil Broman]]

  |-
| style="align:center;" | [[File:6 Metre insigna.png|x20px]]<br>
'''1928: 6 Metre''' <br>{{DetailsLink|Sailing at the 1928 Summer Olympics – 6 Metre}} 
  |style="vertical-align:top;"|[[File:Flag of Norway.svg|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|Norway]]&nbsp;[[Norway at the 1928 Summer Olympics|Norway]]&nbsp;<span style="font-size:90%;">(NOR)</span><br>[[Johan Anker]]<br>[[Erik Anker]]<br>[[Håkon Bryhn]]<br>[[Olav V of Norway|Crown Prince Olav]]
                                |style="vertical-align:top;"|[[File:Flag of Denmark.svg|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|Denmark]]&nbsp;[[Denmark at the 1928 Summer Olympics|Denmark]]&nbsp;<span style="font-size:90%;">(DEN)</span><br>[[Vilhelm Vett]]<br>[[Aage Høy-Petersen]]<br>[[Niels Otto Møller]]<br>[[Peter Schlütter]]
                                |style="vertical-align:top;"|[[File:Flag of Estonia.svg|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|Estonia]]&nbsp;[[Estonia at the 1928 Summer Olympics|Estonia]]&nbsp;<span style="font-size:90%;">(EST)</span><br>[[Nikolai Vekšin]]<br>[[Andreas Faehlmann]]<br>[[Georg Faehlmann]]<br>[[Eberhard Vogdt]]<br>[[William von Wirén]]

  |-
| style="align:center;" | [[File:8 Metre insigna.png|x20px]]<br>
'''1928: 8 Metre''' <br>{{DetailsLink|Sailing at the 1928 Summer Olympics – 8 Metre}} 
  |style="vertical-align:top;"|[[File:Flag of France.svg|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|France]]&nbsp;[[France at the 1928 Summer Olympics|France]]&nbsp;<span style="font-size:90%;">(FRA)</span><br>[[Donatien Bouché]]<br>[[André Derrien]]<br>[[Virginie Hériot]]<br>[[André Lesauvage]]<br>[[Jean Lesieur]]<br>[[Carl de la Sablière]]
                                |style="vertical-align:top;"|[[File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|Netherlands]]&nbsp;[[Netherlands at the 1928 Summer Olympics|Netherlands]]&nbsp;<span style="font-size:90%;">(NED)</span><br>[[Johannes van Hoolwerff]]<br>[[Lambertus Doedes]]<br>[[Hendrik Kersken]]<br>[[Cornelis van Staveren]]<br>[[Gerard de Vries Lentsch]]<br>[[Maarten de Wit]]
                                |style="vertical-align:top;"|[[File:Flag of Sweden.svg|22x20px|border|alt=|link=|Sweden]]&nbsp;[[Sweden at the 1928 Summer Olympics|Sweden]]&nbsp;<span style="font-size:90%;">(SWE)</span><br>[[Clarence Hammar]]<br>[[Tore Holm]]<br>[[Carl Sandblom]]<br>[[John Sandblom]]<br>[[Philip Sandblom]]<br>[[Wilhelm Törsleff]]

|}

== Medal table ==
Source:<ref name="B" />
{{Medals table
 | caption        = 
 | host           = 
 | flag_template  = flagIOCteam
 | event          = 1928 Summer
 | team           = 
 | gold_NOR = 1 | silver_NOR = 1 | bronze_NOR = 0
 | gold_SWE = 1 | silver_SWE = 0 | bronze_SWE = 1
 | gold_FRA = 1 | silver_FRA = 0 | bronze_FRA = 0
 | gold_DEN = 0 | silver_DEN = 1 | bronze_DEN = 0
 | gold_NED = 0 | silver_NED = 1 | bronze_NED = 0
 | gold_EST = 0 | silver_EST = 0 | bronze_EST = 1
 | gold_FIN = 0 | silver_FIN = 0 | bronze_FIN = 1
}}

{{clear}}

== Notes ==

=== Quality of racing ===
This Olympic sailing regatta can be considered as the first Olympic regatta with a high quality of racing since there were:
* Well selected classes that represented sailing
* Sufficient competitors per class
* Good and fair sailing conditions

=== Amateurism as defined by the National Authority in The Netherlands ===
{{Blockquote|text=An amateur is he who fulfils the minimum requirements as laid down by the [[IOC|International Olympic Committee]].<BR>
The contestants must be members of a recognized Yacht Club. Officers and Reserve Officers of the Navy or the Mercantile Marine are regarded as amateurs.|sign=[[KNWV|Koninklijke Verbonden Nederlandsche Watersportvereenigingen]]|source=''The Ninth Olympiad Amsterdam 1928:Official Report''<ref name="A" />}}

== Other information ==

=== Sailing ===
During the sailing regattas at the 1928 Summer Olympics among others the following persons were competing in the various classes:
* {{flagIOCteam|NOR|1928 Summer}}, Crown Prince of [[Norway]], [[Olav V of Norway|Crown Prince Olav]] in the 6 Metre
* {{flagIOCteam|FRA|1928 Summer}}, First full-time yachtwoman, [[Virginie Hériot]] in the 8 Metre
* {{flagIOCteam|USA|1928 Summer}}, United States yachting legend and inventor of the [[Swimfin]], [[Owen Churchill]] in the 8 Metre
* {{flagIOCteam|NOR|1928 Summer}}, Owner of [[Wilh. Wilhelmsen]], Norway, [[Wilhelm Wilhelmsen (1872–1955)|Wilhelm Wilhelmsen Jr.]] in the 8 Metre
* {{flagIOCteam|NED|1928 Summer}}, Yacht designer and boat builder, [[Netherlands]], [[Willem de Vries Lentsch]] in the 12' Dinghy
{{Gallery
|title=Sailors at the 1928 Olympic Games
|width=150
|height=150
|File:Olav V of Norway.jpg|[[Olav V of Norway]]
|File:Virginie Hériot 1931b.jpg|[[Virginie Hériot]]}}

== Further reading ==
* {{cite web
 |title       = Digital Library Collection (Official Olympic Reports 1896 - 2008)
 |url         = http://search.la84.org/search
 |work        = Digital Library Collection at la84.org
 |publisher   = la84foundation
 |access-date = 3 March 2014
}}{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

== References ==
{{reflist|refs=
  <ref name     = "A">{{cite book
 |title        = The Ninth Olympiad  Amsterdam 1928:Official Report
 |editor       = G. van Rossum
 |publisher    = The Netherlands Olympic Committee
 |year         = 1928
 |location     = Amsterdam
 |url          = http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1928/1928.pdf
 |archive-date = 8 April 2008
 |access-date  = 11 June 2010
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20080408184510/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1928/1928.pdf
 |url-status   = dead
}}</ref>
  <ref name     = "B">
    {{cite web 
      | title      = Olympic Medal Winners 
      | publisher  = [[International Olympic Committee]] 
      | url        = http://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/results/search_r_uk.asp 
      | access-date = 9 March 2015 
    }}
</ref>
}}

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