| Tempest at the Games of the XXI Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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 Tempest | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Kingston | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 31 July to 8 August | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 32 from 16 nations | ||||||||||||
| Teams | 16 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Sailing at the 1976 Summer Olympics | |
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| Finn | Open |
| 470 | Open |
| Flying Dutchman | Open |
| Tornado | Open |
| Tempest | Open |
| Soling | Open |
The Tempest was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1976 Summer Olympics program in Kingston, Ontario . Seven races were scheduled. 32 sailors, on 16 boats, from 16 nations competed. [1]
 Rank | Helmsman (Country) | Crew | Race I | Race II | Race III | Race IV | Race V | Race VI | Race VII | Total Points [2] | Total -1 [3] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | |||||
 |   | Ingvar Hansson | 4 | 8.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 3.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 3.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 27.0 | 14.0 | ||
 |  | Vladislav Akimenko | 1 | 0.0 | 4 | 8.0 | 4 | 8.0 | 3 | 5.7 | 2 | 3.0 | 3 | 5.7 | 40.4 | 30.4 | ||
 |  | Conn Findlay | 2 | 3.0 | 2 | 3.0 | 3 | 5.7 | 5 | 10.0 | 4 | 8.0 | 2 | 3.0 | 47.7 | 32.7 | ||
| 4 |  | Wolf Stadler | 5 | 10.0 | 3 | 5.7 | 6 | 11.7 | 2 | 3.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 6 | 11.7 | 64.1 | 42.1 | ||
| 5 |  | Roberto Mottola | 3 | 5.7 | 5 | 10.0 | 7 | 13.0 | 4 | 8.0 | 7 | 13.0 | 3 | 5.7 | 73.4 | 55.4 | ||
| 6 |  | Finn Thunbo Christensen | 6 | 11.7 | 8 | 14.0 | 8 | 14.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 5 | 10.0 | 7 | 13.0 | 77.7 | 62.7 | ||
| 7 |  | Lorne Leibel | 7 | 13.0 | 6 | 11.7 | 6 | 11.7 | 3 | 5.7 | 9 | 15.0 | 4 | 8.0 | 89.1 | 65.1 | ||
| 8 |  | Ab Ekels | 7 | 13.0 | 5 | 10.0 | 7 | 13.0 | 8 | 14.0 | 6 | 11.7 | 11 | 17.0 | 95.7 | 78.7 | ||
| 9 |  | Jesús Turró | 8 | 14.0 | 11 | 17.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 10 | 16.0 | 10 | 16.0 | 10 | 16.0 | 99.0 | 79.0 | ||
| 10 |  | James Byrne | 13 | 19.0 | 10 | 16.0 | 14 | 20.0 | 4 | 8.0 | 8 | 14.0 | 9 | 15.0 | 112.0 | 92.0 | ||
| 11 |  | Derek Jago | 9 | 15.0 | 8 | 14.0 | 9 | 15.0 | 12 | 18.0 | 10 | 16.0 | 12 | 18.0 | 120.0 | 96.0 | ||
| 12 |  | Wolfgang Böhm | 10 | 16.0 | 14 | 20.0 | 11 | 17.0 | 11 | 17.0 | 5 | 10.0 | 11 | 17.0 | 119.0 | 97.0 | ||
| 13 |  | Dan Morrison | 10 | 16.0 | 12 | 18.0 | 13 | 19.0 | 6 | 11.7 | 12 | 18.0 | 13 | 19.0 | 122.7 | 101.7 | ||
| 14 |  | David Hunt | 12 | 18.0 | 12 | 18.0 | 14 | 20.0 | 9 | 15.0 | 13 | 19.0 | 8 | 14.0 | 126.0 | 104.0 | ||
| 15 |  | Hovey Freeman | 13 | 19.0 | 13 | 19.0 | 15 | 21.0 | 15 | 21.0 | 13 | 19.0 | 14 | 20.0 | 140.0 | 119.0 | ||
| 16 |  | Juan Villareal | 16 | 22.0 | 15 | 21.0 | 16 | 22.0 | 11 | 17.0 | 14 | 20.0 | 15 | 21.0 | 145.0 | 123.0 | ||
DNF = Did Not Finish, DNS= Did Not Start, DSQ = Disqualified, PMS = Premature Start, YMP = Yacht Materially Prejudiced 
The British pairing of Allen Warren and David Hunt had their boat, Gift 'Orse damaged while in transit to the competition, which impacted on their performance. After the final race, Warren and Hunt took some acetone and a flare and set the boat on fire. [4]
Ivory Coast competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Ivory Coast and Senegal were the only two African nations that attended these Games.
Sailing/Yachting is an Olympic sport starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad. With the exception of 1904 and the canceled 1916 Summer Olympics, sailing has always been included on the Olympic schedule. The sailing program of 1976 consisted of six sailing classes (disciplines). For each class, seven races were scheduled from 19 July 1976 to 27 July 1976 off the coast of Kingston, Ontario, on Lake Ontario. The sailing was done on the triangular-type Olympic courses.
The Tempest was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1972 Summer Olympics program in Kiel-Schilksee. Seven races were scheduled and completed. 42 sailors, on 21 boats, from 21 nation competed.
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The Finn was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1976 Summer Olympics program in Kingston, Ontario. Seven races were scheduled. 28 sailors, on 28 boats, from 28 nations competed.
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The 470 was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1976 Summer Olympics program in Kingston, Ontario. Seven races were scheduled. 56 sailors, on 28 boats, from 28 nations competed.
The Tornado was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1976 Summer Olympics program in Kingston, Ontario. Seven races were scheduled. 29 sailors, on 14 boats, from 14 nations competed. It was the time the event had been included on the Olympic saling program.
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The Star was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1980 Summer Olympics program in Tallinn, USSR. Seven races were scheduled. 26 sailors, on 13 boats, from 13 nations competed.
The Soling was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1980 Summer Olympics program in Tallinn, USSR. Seven races were scheduled. 27 sailors, on 9 boats, from 9 nations competed.
The 470 was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1980 Summer Olympics program in Tallinn, USSR. Seven races were scheduled. 28 sailors, on 14 boats, from 14 nations competed.
The Flying Dutchman was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1980 Summer Olympics program in Tallinn, USSR. Seven races were scheduled. 30 sailors, on 15 boats, from 15 nations competed.
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Bernard "Ben" Staartjes was a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented his country at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Kiel, Germany. With crew Cees Kurpershoek he took the 5th place in the Tempest. In 1976 Staartjes represent the Netherlands again in the Tempest. This time with crew Ab Ekels They took 8th place. Later Staartjes specialized in the Star.
Albert Sybrandus "Ab" Ekels is a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented his country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Kingston, Canada. With helmsman Ben Staartjes Ekels took the 8th place in the Tempest. Ekels later specialized in the Star and Dragon together with fellow crew members Harald de Vlaming and helmsman Pieter Keijzer.
Geert Alle Bakker was a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented his country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. With crew Pieter Keijzer and Harald de Vlaming Bakker took the 5th place in the Soling. Since in 1980 The Netherlands did boycott the Moscow Olympic Games Bakker again in the Soling represented his National Olympic Committee under the Dutch NOC flag. This time with crew Dick Coster and his son Steven Bakker They took again 5th place.
Pieter Keijzer is a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented his country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Kingston, Canada. With helmsman Geert Bakker and fellow crew member Harald de Vlaming Keijzer took the 5th place in the Soling. Pieter later specialized as helmsman in the Dragon, racing together with Ab Ekels and Harald de Vlaming.
Frank de Vos is a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented his country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Kingston, Ontario, Canada as substitute for the Dutch Flying Dutchman team of Erik Vollebregt and Sjoerd Vollebregt. In 1980 De Vos returned to the Olympics as substitute for the Dutch Flying Dutchman.