Sailing at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Star

Star
at the Games of the XI Olympiad

Star [1]
Venue Firth of Kiel
Dates August 4 - 12
Competitors 25 from 25 nations
Teams 25
Medalists
    Germany
    Sweden
    Netherlands
«1932 1948»
Sailing at the
 1936 Summer Olympics 
O-Jolle Open
Star Open
6 Metre Open
8 Metre Open

The Star was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1936 Summer Olympics program in Firth of Kiel. Seven races were scheduled. 24 sailors, on 12 boats, from 12 nations competed.

Contents

Results


Rank
Helmsman (Country) Crew Yachtname Sailnumber [2] Race I Race II Race III Race IV Race V Race VI Race VII Total
Points[3]
Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points
 Peter Bischoff  (GER) Hans-Joachim Weise Wannsee 1287 1 12 4 9 1 12 1 12 2 11 1 12 1 12 80
 Arvid Laurin  (SWE) Uno Wallentin Sunshine 915 2 11 1 12 3 10 2 11 12 1 3 10 4 9 64
 Bob Maas  (NED) Willem de Vries Lentsch BEM II 1294 DNF 0 2 11 4 9 3 10 1 12 2 11 3 10 63
4  Keith Leslie Grogono  (GBR) William Rupert Welply Paka 1074 4 9 3 10 2 11 7 6 8 5 5 8 6 7 56
5  William Glenn Waterhouse  (USA) Woodbridge Metcalf Three Star Too 948 3 10 5 8 8 5 9 4 3 10 4 9 8 5 51
6  Oivind Christensen  (NOR) Sigurd Fredrik Herbern KNS 1292 5 8 10 3 7 6 6 7 4 9 6 7 9 4 44
7  Jean-Jacques Herbulot  (FRA) Pierre de Montaut Fada 1304 3 10 DSQ 0 9 4 4 9 5 8 7 6 2 11 48
8  Harun Ülmann  (TUR) Behzat Baydar Marmara 1190 7 6 6 7 6 7 12 1 6 7 11 2 5 8 38
9  Riccardo de Sangro Fondi  (ITA) Federico de Luca Pegaso 990 8 5 7 6 5 8 11 2 9 4 10 3 7 6 34
10  Joaquim Mascarenhas de Fiuza  (POR) Antonio Guedes de Heredia Vicking 1172 6 7 DSQ 0 DNF 0 5 8 7 6 8 5 11 2 28
11  Minoru Takarabe  (JPN) Takuo Mitsui Myojo 1079 9 4 8 5 DNF 0 10 3 11 2 9 4 12 1 19
12  Victor Godts  (BEL) Albert Vos Freddy 870 11 2 9 4 DNF 0 8 5 10 3 12 1 10 3 18

DNF = Did Not Finish, DNS= Did Not Start, DSQ = Disqualified, SO = Sailed over

= Male,  = Female

Daily standings

Conditions at the Outer Course

All starts were scheduled for 10:30.
The position of the outercourse was in front of Schilksee were in 1972 the new Olympic center was used. So in 1936 a long distance sailing/towing to the racing area from the old Olympic harbor.

Date Race Sky Wind direction Wind speed (m/s) Actual starting time Remark
04-AUG-1936 I Overcast, Occasional rain SW 12 12:05 Postponement storm at the outer bay > 16m/s
05-AUG-1936 II Sunshine, Later overcast and rain WSW 3-4 10:30
06-AUG-1936 III Sunny WSW 5-6 10:30
07-AUG-1936 IV Slightly overcast NE 2 10:40 Postponement due to calm
08-AUG-1936 V Foggy later slightly overcast NE 2-3 11:45 Postponement due to fog
09-AUG-1936 VI Calm ENE 2-3 11:50 Postponement due to calm
10-AUG-1936 VII Fine SE 2-3 10:30

Notes

  1. ^ Since the possible confusion between the Olympic salute and the Hitler salute, Medal winners making a salute are not incorporated.
  2. ^ Sailnumbers are listed to make it possible to identify the specific sailors on the pictures.
  3. ^ The 1936 Olympic scoring system was used.

References