Sailing at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Sailing at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
Special stamp Germany, Olympic Windsurfing 1984
Venues	Long Beach
Dates	First race: 31 July 1984 (1984-07-31) Last race: 8 August 1984 (1984-08-08)
Competitors	300 from 60 nations
Boats and Boards	172
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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 possibly the canceled 1916 Summer Olympics, sailing has always been included on the Olympic schedule. sailing was always a part of the Olympic program. The Sailing program of 1984 consisted of a total of seven sailing classes (disciplines). For each class seven races were scheduled from 31 July 1984 to 8 August 1984 of the coast of Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California at the Pacific Ocean. Los Angeles hosted the Olympic sailing competitions for the second time, having previously done so during the 1932 Summer Olympics. The sailing was done on the triangular type Olympic courses.^[1]