Sailing at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Sailing at the Games of the XVIII Olympiad
Sailing at the 1964 Olympics on a stamp of Japan
Venues	Sagami Bay
Dates	First race: 12 October 1964 (1964-10-12) Last race: 23 October 1964 (1964-10-23)
Competitors	233 from 40 nations
Boats	119
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Sailing/Yachting is an Olympic sport starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad (1896 Olympics in Athens Greece. With the exception of 1904 and the canceled 1916 Summer Olympics, sailing has always been included on the Olympic schedule. The Sailing program of 1964 consisted of a total of five sailing classes (disciplines). For each class, seven races were scheduled; these took place from 12 to 23 October 1964 off the coast of Enoshima in Sagami Bay. The sailing was done on the triangular type Olympic courses.^[1]