Busan in Korea was reportedly a light wind venue but no one realised until too late that this information came from the airport which was located in a sheltered valley.

It turned out to be that the 1988 Olympic Games were one of the windiest ever with one day of racing postponed due to too much wind.

There was a lot of equipment damage and rescues for many classes resulting in many sailors did not finish and requests for redress.

Allison Jolly and Lynne Jewell of the USA won the event.

During the Sailing regattas at the 1988 Summer Olympics among others the following persons were competing in the various classes: