| Event: | Star |
| Games: | 1972 Summer |
| Dates: | First race: Last race: |
| Competitors: | 36 |
| Nations: | 18 |
| Teams: | 18 |
| Goldnoc: | AUS |
| Silvernoc: | SWE |
| Bronzenoc: | FRG |
| Next: | 1980 |
The Star was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1972 Summer Olympics program in Kiel-Schilksee. Seven races were scheduled and completed. 36 sailors, on 18 boats, from 18 nation competed.[1]
Due to the interruption of the Games on 6 September 1972, the race was postponed till 7 September. Then the race conditions were unsuitable. Heavy fog and poor wind conditions made it not possible to race until 8 September. Also the medal ceremony was also postponed until 8 September.
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| 26th Sat | 27th Sun | 28th Mon | 29th Tue | 30th Wed | 31st Thu | 1st Fri | 2nd Sat | 3rd Sun | 4th Mon | 5th Tue | 6th Wed | 7th Thu | 8th Fri | 9th Sat | 10th Sun | 11th Mon | ||||||||||||
| Star (planning) | bgcolor=#3399ff | ● | bgcolor=#3399ff | ● | bgcolor=#3399ff | ● | bgcolor=#3399ff | ● | bgcolor=#cedff2 | Spare day | bgcolor=#cedff2 | Spare day | bgcolor=#3399ff | ● | bgcolor=#3399ff | ● | bgcolor=#ffcc00 | ● | bgcolor=#cedff2 | Spare day | bgcolor=#cedff2 | Spare day | ||||||
| Star (actual) | bgcolor=#3399ff | ● | bgcolor=#3399ff | ● | bgcolor=#3399ff | ● | bgcolor=#3399ff | ● | bgcolor=#cedff2 | Spare day | bgcolor=#cedff2 | Spare day | bgcolor=#3399ff | ● | bgcolor=#3399ff | ● | bgcolor=gray | Fog | bgcolor=#ffcc00 | ● | ||||||||
For the Star course area B(ravo) was used. The location (54°30'30'’N, 10°13'00'’E) points to the center of the 2 nm radius circle. The distance between mark 1 and 3 was about 2nm.
These are the results for the Star event: