The doldrums did not materialize: The Tempest completed three races, making up one race

© www.segel-bilder.de 50 year Olympic Sailing Regatta in Kiel Day 3 - Small weather window allows full program
The "big picture" of the weather forecast by the Kiel weather experts from Wetterwelt made for worried faces at the morning meeting of the race committee for the revival of the 1972 Olympic sailing regattas.