ung ▁to ▁life ▁to ▁assist ▁the ▁Organ izing ▁Committee ▁for ▁the ▁XI th ▁Olymp i ad . ▁Since ▁K iel ▁was ▁mainly ▁a ▁military ▁port ▁this ▁Committee ▁had ▁to ▁co oper ate ▁not ▁only ▁with ▁the ▁local ▁authorities ▁but ▁also ▁with ▁the ▁German ▁Fle et ▁Command ▁in ▁K iel ▁to ▁ensure ▁the ▁success ▁of ▁the ▁races . ▁ ▁Cour se ▁areas ▁and ▁courses ▁ ▁One ▁race ▁area ▁was ▁created ▁to ▁the ▁East ▁of ▁Sch il k see ▁and ▁two ▁in ▁the ▁har bor ▁area ▁more ▁into ▁the ▁F irth ▁of ▁K iel . ▁Near ▁the ▁course ▁areas ▁trib unes ▁on ▁b arg es ▁and ▁on ▁land ▁were ▁placed ▁for ▁spect ators . ▁ ▁The ▁sail ing ▁was ▁done ▁on ▁the ▁tri angular ▁type ▁Olympic ▁courses . ▁The ▁start ▁was ▁made ▁in ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁a ▁set ▁of ▁ 8 ▁number ed ▁marks ▁that ▁were ▁places ▁in ▁a ▁circle . ▁This ▁made ▁it ▁possible ▁to ▁begin ▁and ▁finish ▁every ▁race ▁sail ing ▁against ▁the ▁wind , ▁regardless ▁of ▁the ▁direction ▁of ▁the ▁wind . ▁During ▁the ▁starting ▁procedure ▁the ▁sequence ▁of ▁the ▁marks ▁was ▁communic ated ▁to ▁the ▁sail ors . ▁Starting ▁up wind ▁ensure ▁a ▁fair ▁start ▁of ▁every ▁race . ▁This ▁mark ▁system ▁is , ▁at ▁least ▁in ▁certain ▁German ▁la kes , ▁still ▁in ▁use ▁in ▁many ▁places . ▁ ▁The ▁German ▁Navy , ▁was ▁besides ▁the ▁organization ▁of ▁the ▁race ▁management ▁responsible , ▁with ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁the ▁sh ipping ▁lines , ▁for ▁keeping ▁the ▁race ▁areas ▁free ▁of ▁und