Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Star

Star at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
Gold medalist
Venue	Torbay
Dates	August 3–12
Competitors	47 from 17 nations
Teams	17
Medalists
Hilary Smart Paul Smart   United States   Carlos de Cardenas Carlos de Cardenas Jr.   Cuba   Bob Maas Edward Stutterheim   Netherlands

Sailing at the  1948 Summer Olympics
Firefly			Open
Star			Open
Swallow			Open
Dragon			Open
6 Metre			Open

The Star was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics program in Torbay. Seven races were scheduled. 47 sailors, on 17 boats, from 17 nations competed.

Results

Rank	Helmsman (Country)	Crew [1]	Yachtname	Race I		Race II		Race III		Race IV		Race V		Race VI		Race VII		Total Points [2]	Total -1 [3]
				Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points
	Hilary Smart  (USA)	Paul Smart	Hilarious	4	729	1	1331	2	1030	1	1331	3	854	DSQ	0	6	553	5828	5828
	Carlos de Cardenas  (CUB)	Carlos de Cardenas Jr.	Kurush III	7	486	DSQ	0	7	486	2	1030	7	486	1	1331	2	1030	4849	4849
	Bob Maas  (NED)	Eddy Stutterheim	BEM II	3	854	5	632	5	632	3	854	4	729	2	1030	7	486	5217	4731
4	Durward Knowles  (GBR)	Sloane Elmo Farrington	Starita	2	1030	2	1030	6	553	4	729	2	1030	DSQ	0	DNF [4]	0	4372	4372
5	Agostino Straulino  (ITA)	Nicolò Rode	Legionario	1	1331	3	854	3	854	DSQ	0	1	1331	DSQ	0	DNF [4]	0	4370	4370
6	Joaquim Fiúza  (POR)	Júlio de Sousa Leite Gourinho	Espadarte	11	290	6	553	1	1331	5	632	12	252	5	632	3	854	4544	4292
7	Jock Sturrock  (AUS)	Leslie A. Fenton	Moorina	DNF [5]	0	4	729	15	155	6	553	10	331	4	729	1	1331	3828	3828
8	Bill Gooderham  (CAN)	Gerald Fairhead	Ariel	9	377	14	185	4	729	13	217	8	428	6	553	10	331	2820	2635
9	Jose Luis Allende Y Garcia Baxter  (ESP)	Eduardo Aznar Y Coste	Galerna	15	155	7	486	16	127	9	377	5	632	7	486	8	428	2691	2564
10	Georgios Calambokidis  (GRE)	C. Carolou Konstantinos Potamianos Nikolaos Vlangalis	Nephos I	8	428	12	252	9	377	11	290	10	331	9	377	4	729	2784	2532
11	Yves Lorion  (FRA)	A. Chatord J. Laverne Jean Peytel	Aloha II	12	252	8	428	8	428	DSQ	0	6	553	3	854	DNF [4]	0	2515	2515
12	Rene Israel Nyman  (FIN)	Bror-Christian Ilmoni	Lucky Star	13	217	11	290	13	217	12	252	9	377	11	290	5	632	2275	2058
13	Georg Obermuller  (AUT)	Hans Schachinger G. Werner Horst Obermuller	Donar III	10	331	15	155	14	185	14	185	15	155	8	428	9	377	1816	1661
14	Joao Jose Bracony  (BRA)	Carlos Melo Bittencourt Filho E. Rocco de Paula Simoes M. Rocco de Paula Simoes	Buscape II	16	127	13	217	11	290	10	331	14	185	10	331	11	290	1771	1644
15	Hans Bryner  (SUI)	A. L. Albrecht Kurt Bryner R. A. Rhyner	Ali Baba II	6	553	9	377	12	252	8	428	DSQ	0	DNF [4]	0	DNS	0	1610	1610
16	J. Piacentini  (ARG)	A. Carrasco Hipolito Ezequiel Gil Elizalde	Acturus	14	185	10	331	10	331	7	486	13	217	DNF [4]	0	DNS	0	1550	1550
17	Bengt Melin  (SWE)	C. Edding Yngve Engkvist S. K. F. Rinman	Lotta IV	5	632	DNS	0	17	101	15	155	DSQ	0	DNF	0	DNS	0	888	888

DNF = Did Not Finish, DNS= Did Not Start, DSQ = Disqualified
= Male, = Female

Daily standings

Graph showing the daily standings in the Star during the 1948 Summer Olympics

Courses at Torbay

A total of three race area's was positioned by the Royal Navy in Torbay. Each of the classes was using the same kind of course and the same scoring system.

Notes

1. Per yacht a maximum of one crew members was selected from these sailors, but it is unknown in which race each of them competed.
2. The 1948 Olympic scoring system was used.
3. Total after applying discard.
4. Dismasted.
5. Mark hit.

References

• Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad London 1948 (1951). The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad London 1948 (PDF).
• Hugh Drake & Paul Henderson (2009). Canada's Olympic Sailing Legacy, Paris 1924 - Beijing 2008. Toronto: CYA.
• "London 1948". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee.