ɡɹˈeɪt bɹˈɪtən tˈʊk ˈɔːl fˈoːɹ ʌvðə sˈeɪlɪŋ ɡˈoʊld mˈɛdəlz, wɪðˌaʊt kˈɑːntɛst ɪnðə kˈeɪsᵻz ʌvðə sˈɛvən mˈiːɾɚ klˈæs wˌɛɹ ˈoʊnli wˈʌn bˈoʊt ˈɛntɚd ænd ðə twˈɛlv mˈiːɾɚ klˈæs wˌɛɹ bˈoʊθ bˈoʊts wɜː bɹˈɪɾɪʃ.
Great Britain took all four of the sailing gold medals, without contest in the cases of the 7 metre class (where only one boat entered) and the 12 metre class (where both boats were British).