Sailing at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Star

Star
at the Games of the XI Olympiad

Star [1]
VenueFirth of Kiel
DatesAugust 4–12
Competitors25 from 25 nations
Teams25
Medalists
   Germany
   Sweden
   Netherlands
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.

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]
RankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPoints
1st  Peter Bischoff  (GER) Hans-Joachim Weise Wannsee12871124911211221111211280
2nd  Arvid Laurin  (SWE) Uno Wallentin Sunshine9152111123102111213104964
3rd  Bob Maas  (NED) Willem de Vries Lentsch BEM II1294DNF02114931011221131063
4  Keith Leslie Grogono  (GBR) William Rupert Welply Paka1074493102117685586756
5  William Glenn Waterhouse  (USA) Woodbridge Metcalf Three Star Too948310588594310498551
6  Oivind Christensen  (NOR) Sigurd Fredrik Herbern KNS129258103766749679444
7  Jean-Jacques Herbulot  (FRA) Pierre de Montaut Fada1304310DSQ09449587621148
8  Harun Ülmann  (TUR) Behzat Baydar Marmara1190766767121671125838
9  Riccardo de Sangro Fondi  (ITA) Federico de Luca Pegaso990857658112941037634
10  Joaquim Mascarenhas de Fiuza  (POR) Antonio Guedes de Heredia Vicking117267DSQ0DNF058768511228
11  Minoru Takarabe  (JPN) Takuo Mitsui Myojo10799485DNF01031129412119
12  Victor Godts  (BEL) Albert Vos Freddy87011294DNF08510312110318

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

Daily standings

Graph showing the daily standings in the Star during the 1936 Summer Olympics

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.

DateRaceSkyWind directionWind speed (m/s)Actual starting timeRemark
04-AUG-1936IOvercast, Occasional rainSW1212:05Postponement storm at the outer bay > 16 m/s
05-AUG-1936IISunshine, Later overcast and rainWSW3-410:30
06-AUG-1936IIISunnyWSW5-610:30
07-AUG-1936IVSlightly overcastNE210:40Postponement due to calm
08-AUG-1936VFoggy later slightly overcastNE2-311:45Postponement due to fog
09-AUG-1936VICalmENE2-311:50Postponement due to calm
10-AUG-1936VIIFineSE2-310:30

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

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