Sailing At The 1912 Summer Olympics
Venue
Royal Swedish Yacht Club | |
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Kungliga Svenska Segelsällskapet | |
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General information | |
Type | Olympic harbor |
Town or city | Nynäshamn |
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Coordinates | 58°54′30″N 17°57′30″E / 58.90833°N 17.95833°E |
Elevation | Sealevel |
When Sweden was assigned to host the 1912 Olympic Games two cities wanted to be the venue for the sailing program. Gothenburg and Stockholm. Gothenburg claimed that it was a much shorter passage for the oversees entries (about 525 nautical miles (972 km)) than it was to Stockholm. Stockholm however got the sailing program because of then all Olympic events should be in the same vicinity. As specific location Nynäshamn, about 60 kilometres (37 mi) from Stockholm was chosen.
The Royal Swedish Yacht Club was requested to organize the sailing event. Discussions took place whether the races would take place at the same time period of the other Olympic events. Finally the decision was taken to hold them just after the other Olympic events. Also several other races were organized in conjunction of the Olympic races.
Course area
A inner and an outer course was created of the coast of Nynäshamn: