Sailing at the 1928 Summer Olympics Sailing at the 1928 Summer Olympics 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 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. Source: As venue for the Amsterdam Olympics the Zuiderzee near Amsterdam was chosen.
1928 in sports Cup 1928 in sports 1928 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. England Germany VFL Premiership Brownlow Medal Sweden World Series ABL Championship Olympic Games (Men's Competition) Events Lineal world champions Grey Cup Events England Australia India New Zealand South Africa West Indies Tour de France Olympic Games (Men's Competition) World Figure Skating Championships Major tournaments Other tournaments England Australia Canada France Ireland USA Stanley Cup Olympic Games (Men's Competition) 1928 Winter Olympics 1928 Summer Olympics Events The Boat Race England Australia Five Nations Championship World Championship Speed Skating World Championships 1928 Winter Olympics Australia England France USA