| Date | 31 July – 8 August 1984 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Long Beach Marina, Long Beach, California (Delta Course) | |
| Participants | 34 from 17 countries | |
| Format | Points awarded for placement in each race. Best 6 of 7 scores to count for final placement. | |
The Flying Dutchman boats raced on the Delta Course, as did the Tornado class. The Americans and Canadians completely dominated this event, winning five of the first six races, and neither finished worse than fourth going into the final race. Canada’s Terry McLaughlin and Evert Bastet had a 3-point lead after six races, but they went over the line at the start of the final race, causing them to circle back and start again. This enabled Americans Jonathan McKee and William Carl Buchan to finish two places ahead of them, sixth to eighth, which is what they needed to take the gold medal. Buchan’s father, William Earl Buchan, also won a sailing gold medal in Los Angeles in the Star class.
| Pos | Competitors | NOC | Net Points | Total Points | Race #1 | Race #2 | Race #3 | Race #4 | Race #5 | Race #6 | Race #7 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States |  USA | 19.7 | 31.4 | 3.0 (2) | .0 (1) | 3.0 (2) | 5.7 (3) | .0 (1) | 8.0 (4) | 11.7 (6) | Gold | |||||
| Jonathan McKee • William Carl Buchan | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Canada |  CAN | 22.7 | 36.7 | 5.7 (3) | 3.0 (2) | .0 (1) | .0 (1) | 14.0 (8) | .0 (1) | 14.0 (8) | Silver | |||||
| Evert Bastet • Terry McLaughlin | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Great Britain |  GBR | 48.7 | 65.7 | 17.0 (11) | 5.7 (3) | 10.0 (5) | 8.0 (4) | 8.0 (4) | 14.0 (8) | 3.0 (2) | Bronze | |||||
| Jo Richards • Peter Allam | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Denmark |  DEN | 52.4 | 66.4 | .0 (1) | 11.7 (6) | 14.0 (8) | 14.0 (8) | 13.0 (7) | 5.7 (3) | 8.0 (4) | ||||||
| Jacob Bojsen-Møller • Jørgen Bojsen-Møller | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | West Germany |  FRG | 56.7 | 80.7 | [24.0] ( | 18.0 (12) | 8.0 (4) | 3.0 (2) | 16.0 (10) | 11.7 (6) | .0 (1) | ||||||
| Eckart Diesch • Jörg Diesch | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Brazil |  BRA | 61.7 | 85.7 | 10.0 (5) | 24.0 ( | 19.0 (13) | 11.7 (6) | 3.0 (2) | 3.0 (2) | 15.0 (9) | ||||||
| Alan Adler • Marcus Temke | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Italy |  ITA | 78.7 | 99.7 | 16.0 (10) | 14.0 (8) | 21.0 (15) | 15.0 (9) | 10.0 (5) | 18.0 (12) | 5.7 (3) | ||||||
| Claudio Celon • Mario Celon | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Israel |  ISR | 79.4 | 103.4 | 14.0 (8) | 17.0 (11) | 5.7 (3) | 13.0 (7) | 5.7 (3) | [24.0] ( | [24.0] ( | ||||||
| Eldad Amir • Yoel Sela | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Sweden |  SWE | 87.0 | 106.0 | 15.0 (9) | 13.0 (7) | 17.0 (11) | 10.0 (5) | 15.0 (9) | 17.0 (11) | 19.0 (13) | ||||||
| Bengt Hagander • Magnus Kjell | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | New Zealand |  NZL | 91.0 | 113.0 | 13.0 (7) | 21.0 (15) | 16.0 (10) | 22.0 (16) | 18.0 (12) | 13.0 (7) | 10.0 (5) | ||||||
| David Mackay • Luke Carter | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Spain |  ESP | 91.7 | 113.7 | 11.7 (6) | 15.0 (9) | 20.0 (14) | 17.0 (11) | 22.0 (16) | 15.0 (9) | 13.0 (7) | ||||||
| Alejandro Abascal • Miguel Noguer | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | France |  FRA | 93.0 | 114.0 | 8.0 (4) | 16.0 (10) | 15.0 (9) | 21.0 (15) | 17.0 (11) | 19.0 (13) | 18.0 (12) | ||||||
| Laurent Couraire-Delage • Thierry Poirey | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Switzerland |  SUI | 97.0 | 121.0 | [24.0] ( | 19.0 (13) | 13.0 (7) | 16.0 (10) | 19.0 (13) | 10.0 (5) | 20.0 (14) | ||||||
| Bertrand Cardis • Rainer Fröhlich | |||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Japan |  JPN | 99.7 | 120.7 | 20.0 (14) | 10.0 (5) | 11.7 (6) | 18.0 (12) | 20.0 (14) | 20.0 (14) | 21.0 (15) | ||||||
| Saburo Sato • Tatsuya Wakinaga | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Australia |  AUS | 99.7 | 119.7 | 18.0 (12) | 20.0 (14) | 18.0 (12) | 20.0 (14) | 11.7 (6) | 16.0 (10) | 16.0 (10) | ||||||
| James Cook • Jamie Wilmot | |||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Austria |  AUT | 105.0 | 127.0 | 19.0 (13) | 8.0 (4) | 22.0 (16) | 19.0 (13) | 21.0 (15) | 21.0 (15) | 17.0 (11) | ||||||
| Gerhard Panuschka • Manfred Panuschka | |||||||||||||||||
| 17 | Mexico |  MEX | 133.0 | 157.0 | 21.0 (15) | 22.0 (16) | 23.0 (17) | 24.0 ( | 23.0 (17) | 22.0 (16) | 22.0 (16) | ||||||
| Arnoldo Rábago • Guillermo Tapia | |||||||||||||||||
