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Sailing at the 2011 Pan American Games – J/24

International sporting event

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Words: 155
Native text: 1050 characters
Dictionary match: 76%
Revision: 1327417800 · 2025-12-14T06:55:01Z

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Overview

The J/24 class competition of the sailing events at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara were held from October 17 to October 23 at the Vallarta Yacht Club in Puerto Vallarta. The defending champion was the boat from Brazil. Points were assigned based on the finishing position in each race (1 for first, 2 for second, etc.). The points were totaled from the top 9 results of the first 10 races, with lower totals being better. If a boat was disqualified or did not complete the race, 8 points were assigned for that race (as there were 7 boats in this competition). The top 5 boats at that point competed in the final race, with placings counting double for final score. The boat with the lowest total score won.

Schedule

All times are Central Standard Time (UTC-6).

Results

Race M is the medal race in which only the top 5 competitors took part. Each boat can drop its lowest result provided that all ten races are completed. If less than ten races are completed all races will count. Boats cannot drop their result in the medal race.