Sailing at the 1932 Summer Olympics – 8 Metre

8 Metre[1] at the Games of the X Olympiad
Line drawing of the 8 Metre
Venue	Los Angeles Harbor
Dates	First race: August 5, 1932 Last race: August 9, 1932
Competitors	18 from 2 nations
Teams	2
Medalists
Owen Churchill, John Biby, Alphonse Burnand, Kenneth Carey, William Cooper, Pierpont Davis, Carl Dorsey, John Huettner, Richard Moore, Alan Morgan, Robert Sutton & Thomas Webster   United States   Ronald Maitland, Ernest Cribb, Peter Gordon, George Gyles, Harry Jones & Hubert Wallace   Canada

Sailing at the  1932 Summer Olympics
Snowbird			Open
Star			Open
6 Metre			Open
8 Metre			Open

The 8 Metre was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1932 Summer Olympics program in Los Angeles Harbor. Four races were scheduled plus possible tie breakers. 18 sailors, on 2 boats, from 2 nation competed.^[2]

Race schedule^[1]

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Event competitions

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Final race

Date	August
	5th Fri	6th Sat	7th Sun	8th Mon
8 Metre	●	●	●	●
Total gold medals				1

Course area and course configuration

The courses had been well prepared. The marks were laid by the United States Lighthouse Service in the form of large Government. Visiting yachts were kept at a safe distance from the racing boats by the US Coast Guard. Tows were arranged by the US Navy to and from Los Angeles Harbor to the race area. The 8 Metre sailed outside the breakwater.

1932 Olympic Course Areas and Course Configurations

Open street map view of the current map of Los Angeles. Projected are the 1932 Olympic courses of the 8 Metre (Blue Area).

8 Metre course (8nm).

8 Metre course used (10nm).

8 Metre course used (8nm).

8 Metre course (6nm).

Weather conditions ^[3]

The correct historic weather data for Los Angeles during the 8 Metre races can be obtained for about US$20.- at http://weather-warehouse.com/index.html.

Date	Race	Wind	Wind direction	Details
5-AUG-1932	1st Race	Heavy
6-AUG-1932	2nd Race	Light		Freshening to
7-AUG-1932	3rd Race	Fresh		Increased to 20 knots (10 m/s)
8-AUG-1932	4th Race	20 knots (10 m/s)

Final results^[1]

Rank	Country	Helmsman	Crew	Boat	Race 1		Race 2		Race 3		Race 4		Total
					Pos.	Pts.	Pos.	Pts.	Pos.	Pts.	Pos.	Pts.
	United States	Owen Churchill	John Biby, Alphonse Burnand, Kenneth Carey, William Cooper, Pierpont Davis, Carl Dorsey, John Huettner, Richard Moore, Alan Morgan, Robert Sutton & Thomas Webster	Angelita	1	2	1	2	1	2	1	2	8
	Canada	Ronald Maitland	Ernest Cribb Peter Gordon George Gyles Harry Jones Hubert Wallace	Santa Maria	2	1	2	1	2	1	2	1	4

Daily standings

Graph showing the daily standings in the 8 Metre during the 1932 Summer Olympics

Notes

• For this event one yacht from each country, manned by a maximum of 6 amateurs (maximum number of substitutes 6) was allowed.^[1]
• This event was a gender independent event. However it turned out to be a man's only event.

Other information

During the Sailing regattas at the 1932 Summer Olympics among others the following persons were competing in the 8 Metre:

8 Metre victors at the 1932 Olympic Games
Owen Churchill, John Biby, Alphonse Burnand, Kenneth Carey, William Cooper, Pierpont Davis, Carl Dorsey, John Huettner, Richard Moore, Alan Morgan, Robert Sutton & Thomas Webster (USA)

Further reading

• "Digital Library Collection (Official Olympic Reports 1896 - 2008)". Digital Library Collection at la84.org. la84foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
• "Sailing at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games:Mixed 8 Metres". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
• "Los Angeles 1932". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee.

References

1. (ed.) Browne, Francis Granger (1933). "Official Report of the Games of the X Olympiad" (PDF). Los Angeles: Xth Olympiade Committee of the Games of Los Angeles, U. S. A. 1932, LTD. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
2. The 1932 Olympic scoring system was used.
3. By transcribed by Barbara Beigel Vosbury (2006). Metreclass.org/artman/publish/article_356.shtml "1932 Olympics Report" Check |url= value (help). ISCYRA. Retrieved 9 May 2015.