Sports aid - Germany / Federal Republic of Germany 1984 - 120 Pfennig

The issue of special stamps with surcharges in favor of the »Stiftung Deutsche Sporthilfe«, whose patron is the Federal President, is to help the social tasks and tasks of the foundation in all areas of sport. The sports brands are dedicated this year to the theme »Olympic Games 1984«. Sailing is a very young sport. In 1969, Jim Drake and Hoyle Schweitzer filed a patent application for the sailurfer, which consists of a board and a movably mounted mast with sail and boom. In 1972, the first device imported from America was tested in front of Sylt and quickly made its triumphant progress in Europe. The German Sailing Association has early adopted this style of sailing, as early as 1973 a committee was set up. He made sure that 1978 were equated by the Federal Ministry of Transport sailboards the other small vehicles under sail. At the behest of the German Sailing Association, the International Yacht Racing Union has been working to ensure that sailing at the 1984 Olympic Games is the seventh sailing discipline. The sailors sail like the other classes a triangular course, which starts with a start against the wind and ends with a cross course to the finish. It is sailed in 1984 off Los Angeles on the Windglider. Sailing is a sailing sport, which has spread very quickly due to the relatively low cost and minimal transport costs. It is expected in the Federal Republic of Germany with 250,000 to 300,000 sailors, of which 30,000 are organized in the German Sailers Association. (Text: Stiftung Deutsche Sporthilfe, Frankfurt am Main)