Christopher Stuart Dickson is a sailor from New Zealand. He was world youth champion three years in succession and later became world match race champion three times. He also skippered several yachts in America's Cup racing, and for New Zealand at the 2000 Summer Olympics, and in numerous other sailing competitions.
Over time, several scoring systems for Sailing were used during the Summer Olympics. Many of these systems were also used by other regattas in their times. In order to understand how the medals in the Olympics were handed out one must have a look at the scoring system of that specific olympic sailing regatta.
The 5.5 Metre was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1964 Summer Olympics program in Enoshima. Seven races were scheduled. 45 sailors, on 15 boats, from 15 nations competed.
Peter Burling is a New Zealand sailor. He was the 2021 America's Cup winning skipper and helmsman, and the 2017 America's Cup winning helmsman of Team New Zealand. Burling won an Olympic gold medal in the 49er class at the 2016 games and silver medals in the 2012 and 2020 Olympics.
The Soling Competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics was held from 27 July to 4 August 1992 in Barcelona, Spain. The competition was for the first time in a combined format. First the competitors had to sail a series of six fleet races. Points were awarded for placement in each race. The best five out of six race scores counted for placement in the match race series. After the fleetraces the top 6 placed boats sailed a round-robin series of match races. After the round-robin the best four proceeded to the semi-finals. Here the boat placed 1st met the boat placed 4th and the boat placed 2nd met the boat placed 3rd in a best out of three series of match races. Finally the winners of the semi-finals met in the final best out of three match races. The losers of the semi-finals also met in a best out of three series of matches for the bronze medal.
The Men's Laser Standard is a sailing event on the Sailing at the SEA Games programme at the National Sailing Centre.
The Men's 470 is a sailing event on the Sailing at the SEA Games programme at the National Sailing Centre, in the 470 dinghy.
The Men's Windsurfing RS:X is a sailing event on the Sailing at the SEA Games programme at the National Sailing Centre.
The Men's Youth Laser Radial (U19) is a sailing event on the Sailing at the SEA Games programme at the National Sailing Centre.
The Women's Laser Radial is a sailing event on the Sailing at the SEA Games programme at the National Sailing Centre.
The Women's Windsurfing RS:X is a sailing event on the Sailing at the SEA Games programme at the National Sailing Centre.
The Women's Youth Laser Radial (U19) is a sailing event on the Sailing at the SEA Games programme at the National Sailing Centre.
The Women's Fleet Racing Keelboat is a sailing event on the Sailing at the SEA Games programme at the National Sailing Centre.
The Men's Fleet Racing Keelboat is a sailing event on the Sailing at the SEA Games programme at the National Sailing Centre.
The boys' 420 (U19) is a sailing event on the Sailing at the SEA Games programme at the National Sailing Centre.
The Women's 470 is a sailing event on the Sailing at the Southeast Asian Games programme at the National Sailing Centre, in the 470 dinghy.
The Women's Skiff 49er FX is a sailing event on the Sailing at the SEA Games programme at the National Sailing Centre.
The boys' Optimist competition at the 2015 SEA Games was held at the National Sailing Centre. Sailors up to the age of 16 were allowed to participate.
The girls' Optimist competition at the 2015 SEA Games was held at the National Sailing Centre. Sailors up to the age of 16 were allowed to participate.
The 2017–18 Volvo Ocean Race was the 13th edition of the round-the-world Volvo Ocean Race. It started in Alicante, Spain, and concluded in The Hague, Netherlands. GAC Pindar provides logistic support for the race. At the stopovers, teams had premium bases for better fan interaction.
