Sailing at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Dragon explained

Event:	Dragon
Games:	1952 Summer
Venue:	Harmaja
Dates:	20–28 July
Competitors:	51
Nations:	17
Teams:	17
Goldnoc:	NOR
Silvernoc:	SWE
Bronzenoc:	GER
Next:	1956

The Dragon was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1952 Summer Olympics program in Harmaja. Seven races were scheduled. 51 sailors, on 17 boats, from 17 nations competed.^[1]

Results

Rank	Helmsman (Country)	Crew	Yachtname	Race I		Race II		Race III		Race IV		Race V		Race VI		Race VII		Total Points ^[2] ^[3]	Total -1 ^[4]
				Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points
		Sigve Lie 13px Håkon Barfod 13px	Pan	2	1030	1	1331	9	377	1	1331	6	553	6	553	1	1331	6506	6129
		Sidney Boldt-Christmas 13px Erland Almqvist 13px	Tornado	5	632	3	854	3	854	2	1030	5	632	1	1331	3	854	6187	5555
		Erich Natusch 13px Georg Nowka 13px	Gustel X	4	729	8	428	6	553	3	854	1	1331	3	854	2	1030	5779	5351
4		Jorge del Río Sálas 13px Horacio Campi 13px	Pampero	7	486	2	1030	2	1030	4	729	2	1030	2	1030	7	486	5821	5335
5		William Berntsen 13px Aage Birch 13px	Snude	3	854	7	486	1	1331	5	632	4	729	8	428	17	101	4561	4460
6		Biem Dudok van Heel 13px Michiel Dudok van Heel 13px	Thalatta	1	1331	9	377	DSQ	0	7	486	7	486	5	632	4	729	4041	4041
7		Peter Mangels 13px Francisco Isoldi 13px	Escapade	12	252	4	729	11	290	6	553	10	331	4	729	15	155	3039	2884
8		Carlos Lourenço 13px Alberto Graça 13px	Alcaid	6	553	11	290	12	252	9	377	3	854	10	331	9	377	3034	2782
9		Carlo Spirito 13px Antonio Carattino 13px	Galatea II	9	377	5	632	14	185	8	428	14	185	16	127	5	632	2566	2439
10		Donald Hains 13px Archibald Howie 13px	Jet	8	428	12	252	4	729	11	290	15	155	12	252	12	252	2358	2203
11		Joyce Horton 13px William Horton Jr. 13px	Skidoo	17	101	6	553	10	331	15	155	13	218	7	486	8	428	2272	2171
12		Douglas Buxton 13px Bevan Worcester 13px	Vinha	10	331	14	185	5	632	10	331	12	252	14	185	14	185	2101	1916
13		Edward Dyson 13px John Barrington-Ward 13px	Sabre	15	155	17	101	8	428	13	218	9	377	9	377	10	331	1987	1886
14		Bror Johansson 13px Leo Nagornoff 13px	Tu-Fri	13	218	10	331	15	155	14	185	11	290	11	290	6	553	2022	1867
15		Yury Golubev 13px Andrey Mazovka 13px	Korshun	16	127	15	155	7	486	17	101	8	428	13	218	11	290	1805	1704
16		Jean Frain de la Gaulayrie 13px Guy le Mouroux 13px	Virginie	11	290	16	127	DSQ	0	12	252	16	127	15	155	16	127	1078	1078
17		André Deryckére 13px Auguste Galeyn 13px	Girl Pat	14	185	13	218	13	218	16	127	17	101	17	101	13	218	1168	1067

DNF = Did not finish, DNS= Did not start, DSQ = Disqualified
13px = Male, 13px = Female

Daily standings

Conditions at Harmaja

Of the total of three race area's only two were needed during the Olympics in Harmaja. Each of the classes was using the same scoring system.

Date	Race	Sky	Wind direction	Wind speed (m/s)
20 July 1952	I	Grand yachting weather	SW	6-7
21 July 1952	II	Calm sea, later rain	SW	1-2 later 6-7
22 July 1952	III	Magnificent seas	SW	10
23 July 1952	IV		Shifty	3-4
26 July 1952	V	Rainy	SW	3-6
27 July 1952	VI		SW	4-6
28 July 1952	VII	Fine and sunny	Shifty	Light

References

• Book: The Officiel Report of the Organizing Committee for the games of the XV Olympiad Helsinki 1952. Organizing Committee of the XV Olympiad Helsinki 1952. 1955. pdf.
• Book: Canada's Olympic Sailing Legacy, Paris 1924 - Beijing 2008. Hugh Drake & Paul Henderson. CYA. Toronto. 2009.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sailing at the 1952 Summer Olympics: Three Person Keelboat (Dragon), Open . Olympedia . 1 June 2020.
2. The 1952 Olympic scoring system was used.
3. The officiel records contain several minor errors in the calculation of the points. However, this does not alter the final result.
4. Total after applying discard.