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The boat is supported by an active class club that organizes racing events, the International Flying Dutchman Class Organization. [32] [33] The Flying Dutchman was an Olympic sailing class in double-handed dinghies from 1960 until 1992. [1] [2] Due to its complexity, the design's cost has been a barrier to its wider acceptance. [6]
Flying Dutchman World Championship; Sailing at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Flying Dutchman; Sailing at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Flying Dutchman; Sailing at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Flying Dutchman; Sailing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Flying Dutchman; Sailing at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Flying Dutchman
The Flying Dutchman (Dutch: De Vliegende Hollander) is a legendary ghost ship, allegedly never able to make port, but doomed to sail the sea forever.The myths and ghost stories are likely to have originated from the 17th-century Golden Age of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) [1] [2] [3] and of Dutch maritime power.
The Flying Dutchman was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1964 Summer Olympics program in Enoshima. Seven races were scheduled. 42 sailors, on 21 boats, from 21 nations competed. Seven races were scheduled. 42 sailors, on 21 boats, from 21 nations competed.
The Flying Dutchman was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1972 Summer Olympics program in Kiel-Schilksee. Seven races were scheduled and completed. 60 sailors, on 29 boats, from 29 nation competed. [2] [3]
The Flying Dutchman World Championship, also known as FD Worlds, are international sailing regattas in the Flying Dutchman class organized by the International Flying Dutchman Class Organization since 1956 and recognised by World Sailing.
The International FJ is a Dutch sailboat that was designed by Uus Van Essen and Conrad Gülcher as a trainer and one design racer, first built in 1956. [1] [2] [3] [4]The boat was initially called the Flying Dutchman Junior (after the Flying Dutchman one design racer), as it was designed as a trainer for that Olympic sailing class boat.
The Flying Dutchman competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics was held from 27 July to 4 August 1992, in Barcelona, Spain.Points were awarded for placement in each race. The best six out of seven race scores did count for the final placement.