Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Dragon class

Dragon
at the Games of the XIV Olympiad

Silver medalist
Venue Torbay
Dates August 3-12
Competitors 47 from 12 nations
Teams 12
Medalists
    Norway
    Sweden
    Sweden
  1952»
Sailing at the
 1948 Summer Olympics 
Firefly Open
Star Open
Swallow Open
Dragon Open
6 Metre Open

The Dragon was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics program in Torbay. Seven races were scheduled. 47 sailors, on 12 boats, from 12 nations competed.

Contents

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
 Thor Thorvaldsen  (NOR) Sigve Lie
Håkon Barfod
Pan 1 1180 2 879 12 101 1 1180 DSQ 0 3 703 3 703 4746 4746
 Folke Bohlin  (SWE) Hugo Johnson
Gösta Brodin
Slaghoken 2 879 3 703 2 879 2 879 DSQ 0 12 101 1 1180 4621 4621
 William Berntsen  (DEN) Ole Berntsen
Klaus Baess
Snap 3 703 4 578 3 703 5 481 2 879 5 481 2 879 4704 4223
4  William Eric H. Strain  (GBR) George H. Brown
James P. Wallace
Ceres II 7 335 7 335 1 1180 7 335 1 1180 9 226 4 578 4169 3943
5  Giuseppe Canessa  (ITA) Bruno Bianchi
Luigi De Manincor
Ausonia 9 226 8 277 4 578 3 703 6 402 1 1180 DNF 0 3366 3366
6  Rainer Aulis Packalen  (FIN) Niilo Armas Orama
Aatos Martin Hirvisalo
Vinha 4 578 1 1180 11 139 6 402 4 578 11 139 10 180 3196 3057
7  Roberto Sieburger  (ARG) E. Gomez
Jorge Alberto de Rio Salas Chaves
A. Suner
Pampero 6 402 5 481 8 277 4 578 9 226 2 879 DNF 0 2843 2843
8  Cornelis Willem Jonker  (NED) Abraham Everardus Dudok Van Heel
G. Nijbakker
Jacob Ralph Van den Berg
Willem Paul Van Duyl
Joy 5 481 6 402 7 335 11 139 8 277 4 578 7 335 2547 2408
9  Joao Felix da Silva Capucho  (POR) Antonio Guedes de Heredia
Henrique Reis Goucho Sallaty
Carlos Rogenmoser Lourenco
Argus 11 139 9 226 6 402 8 277 7 335 6 402 5 481 2262 2123
10  Marcel de Kerviler  (FRA) Jean Frain de la Gaulayrie
G. Bertin
Philippe Chancerel
Allegro 10 180 11 139 10 180 9 226 3 703 8 277 8 277 1982 1843
11  Henry Meursinge Duys Jr.  (USA) F. Jackson Jr,
R. Jessup
Cebern Lovell Lee
Julius Kean Roosevelt
Ralph Cook Craig [4]
Rhythm 8 277 10 180 5 481 12 101 DNF 0 10 180 6 402 1621 1621
12  Albert Huybrechts  (BEL) Roger Anciaux
Charles Delfosse
Georges Hellebuyck Jr.
Jacques Lauwerys
Jacques Lippens
Dolfijn 12 101 DNF 0 9 226 10 180 5 481 7 335 9 226 1549 1549

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

= Male,  = Female

Daily standings

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 two 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. ^ Did not actually compete

References