Sailing at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Star

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Star [1]
at the Games of the X Olympiad
1932 Star drwaing.svg
Line drawing of the Star
Venue Los Angeles Harbor
DatesFirst race: August 5, 1932 (1932-08-05)
Last race: August 12, 1932 (1932-08-12)
Competitors14 from 7 nations
Teams7
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Gilbert Gray
Andrew Libano
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg George Colin Ratsey
Peter Jaffe
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Bronze medal icon.svg Gunnar Asther
Daniel Sundén-Cullberg
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
1936  

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 tiebreakers. Fourteen sailors, on seven boats, from seven nations 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 medals1

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 event took place outside the breakwater.

1932 Olympic Course Areas and Course Configurations
Course areas Star 6 Metre and 8 Metre 1932 Los Angeles.png
OpenStreetMap view of the current map of Los Angeles. Projected are the 1932 Olympic courses of the Star (Blue Area).
1932 Star Course A (8nm).svg
Star course used during race 1 (8nm).
1932 Star Course B (10nm).svg
Star course used during race 2 & 5 (10nm).
1932 Star Course C (8nm).svg
Star course used during race 3 & 4 (8nm).
1932 Star Course D (6nm).svg
Star course used during race 6 & 7 (6nm).

Weather conditions [3]

DateRaceWindWind directionDetails
5-AUG-19321st RaceHeavy W Wind.svg Most Stars reef
6-AUG-19322nd RaceLight SW Wind.svg Freshening to W Wind.svg
7-AUG-19323rd RaceFresh W Wind.svg Increased to 20 knots (10 m/s)
8-AUG-19324th Race20 knots (10 m/s) W Wind.svg
9-AUG-19325th RaceLight SW Wind.svg
10-AUG-19326th RaceLight SW Wind.svg Freshening
11-AUG-19327th RaceLight SW Wind.svg
12-AUG-19328th RaceNo data available

Final results [1]

RankCountry Helmsman CrewBoatRace 1Race 2Race 3Race 4Race 5Race 6Race 7Race 8Total
Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.
Gold medal icon.svgUS flag 48 stars.svg  United States Gilbert Gray Andrew Libano Jupiter17351717172617  46
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain George Colin Ratsey Peter Jaffe Joy26444444351735  35
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Gunnar Asther Daniel Sundén-Cullberg Swedish Star35715353443526SOL128
4Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Canada Harry Wylie Henry Simmonds Windor53532626624453DNS027
5Flag of France.svg  France Jean-Jacques Herbulot Jean Peytel TramontaneDNF026353526DSQ044  26
6Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Bob Maas Jan Maas Holland446262DNF05353DNS0  14
7Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa Cecil Goodricke Arent van Soelen SpringbokDNF017DNF0DNS0DNS0DNS0DNS0  7

    Legend:DNF – Did not finish;DNS – Did not start;DSQ – Disqualified;SOL – Sailed one lap;

    Daily standings

    Graph showing the daily standings in the Star during the 1932 Summer Olympics 1932 Star Positions during the serie.png
    Graph showing the daily standings in the Star during the 1932 Summer Olympics

    Notes

    Other information

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

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    References

    1. 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.{{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
    2. The 1932 Olympic scoring system was used.
    3. By transcribed by Barbara Beigel Vosbury (2006). "1932 Olympics Report". ISCYRA. Retrieved 9 May 2015.