Sailing at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Star
| Star[1] at the Games of the X Olympiad | ||||||||||
 Line drawing of the Star | ||||||||||
| Venue | Los Angeles Harbor | |||||||||
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| Dates | First race: August 5, 1932 Last race: August 12, 1932 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 14 from 7 nations | |||||||||
| Teams | 7 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Sailing at the 1932 Summer Olympics  | |||||
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| Snowbird | Open | ||||
| Star | Open | ||||
| 6 Metre | Open | ||||
| 8 Metre | Open | ||||
The Star was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1932 Summer Olympics program in Los Angeles Harbor. Seven races were scheduled plus possible tie breakers. 14 sailors, on 7 boats, from 7 nation competed.[2]
Race schedule[1]
| ● | Event competitions | ● | Sail off (3rd, 4th) |
| Date | August | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5th Fri | 6th Sat | 7th Sun | 8th Mon | 9th Tue | 10th Wed | 11th Thu | 12th Fri | |
| Star | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| 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 Star sailed outside the breakwater.
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Weather conditions [3]
The correct historic weather data for Los Angeles during the Star 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 |  | Most Stars reef |
| 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) | | |
| 9-AUG-1932 | 5th Race | Light | | |
| 10-AUG-1932 | 6th Race | Light | | Freshening |
| 11-AUG-1932 | 7th Race | Light | | |
| 12-AUG-1932 | 8th Race | No data available | ||
Final results[1]
| Rank | Country | Helmsman | Crew | Boat | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Race 4 | Race 5 | Race 6 | Race 7 | Race 8 | Total | ||||||||
| Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | ||||||
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 United States |
Gilbert Gray | Andrew Libano | Jupiter | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 46 | ||
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 Great Britain |
George Colin Ratsey | Peter Jaffe | Joy | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 35 | ||
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 Sweden |
Gunnar Asther | Daniel Sundén-Cullberg | Swedish Star | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 6 | SOL | 1 | 28 |
| 4 |  Canada |
Harry Wylie | Henry Simmonds | Windor | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | DNS | 0 | 27 |
| 5 |  France |
Jean-Jacques Herbulot | Jean Peytel | Tramontane | DNF | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 6 | DSQ | 0 | 4 | 4 | 26 | ||
| 6 |  Netherlands |
Bob Maas | Jan Maas | Holland | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | DNF | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | DNS | 0 | 14 | ||
| 7 | .svg.png){kind=small} South Africa |
Cecil Goodricke | Arent Van Soelen | Springbok | DNF | 0 | 1 | 7 | DNF | 0 | DNS | 0 | DNS | 0 | DNS | 0 | DNS | 0 | 7 | ||
Legend: DNF – Did not finish; DNS – Did not start; DSQ – Disqualified; SOL – Sailed one lap; |
Daily standings
Notes
- For this event one yacht from each country, manned by 2 amateurs (maximum number of substitutes 2) 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 Star:
| Star victors at the 1932 Olympic Games | ||
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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 Two Person Keelboat". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
- "Los Angeles 1932". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee.
References
- 1 2 3 4 (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.
- ↑ The 1932 Olympic scoring system was used.
- ↑ By transcribed by Barbara Beigel Vosbury (2006). "1932 Olympics Report". ISCYRA. Retrieved 9 May 2015.