Sailing at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Sailing/Yachting is an Olympic sport starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad. With the exception of 1904 and the canceled 1916 Summer Olympics, sailing has always been included on the Olympic schedule. The Sailing program of 1928 consisted of a total of three sailing classes. For each class races were scheduled from 2–9 August 1928 on the Buiten Y near Amsterdam and on the Zuiderzee. The sailing was done on the triangular type Olympic courses.
Sailing at the 1928 Summer Olympics on a Dutch stamp
Sailing at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Olav V of Norway
Virginie Hériot
The IJ is a body of water, formerly a bay, in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is known for being Amsterdam's waterfront.
The IJ in 2017
Satellite photo of the IJ, 2020
The IJ on the painting The Return to Amsterdam of the Second Expedition to the East Indies (1599) by Hendrick Cornelisz Vroom
Parade of ships on the IJ during SAIL Amsterdam in 2015