Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Dragon explained

Event:	Dragon
Games:	1948 Summer
Venue:	Torbay
Dates:	3–12 August
Competitors:	47
Nations:	12
Teams:	12
Gold:	Thor Thorvaldsen Sigve Lie Håkon Barfod
Goldnoc:	NOR
Silver:	Folke Bohlin Hugo Johnson Gösta Brodin
Silvernoc:	SWE
Bronze:	William Berntsen Ole Berntsen Klaus Baess
Bronzenoc:	DEN
Next:	1952

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.^[1] thumb|Silver medalist

Results

Rank	Helmsman (Country)	Crew ^[2]	Yachtname	Race I		Race II		Race III		Race IV		Race V		Race VI		Race VII		Total Points ^[3]	Total -1 ^[4]
				Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points
			Pan	1	1180	2	879	12	101	1	1180	DSQ	0	3	703	3	703	4746	4746
			Slaghoken	2	879	3	703	2	879	2	879	DSQ	0	12	101	1	1180	4621	4621
			Snap	3	703	4	578	3	703	5	481	2	879	5	481	2	879	4704	4223
4			Ceres II	7	335	7	335	1	1180	7	335	1	1180	9	226	4	578	4169	3943
5			Ausonia	9	226	8	277	4	578	3	703	6	402	1	1180	DNF	0	3366	3366
6			Vinha	4	578	1	1180	11	139	6	402	4	578	11	139	10	180	3196	3057
7			Pampero	6	402	5	481	8	277	4	578	9	226	2	879	DNF	0	2843	2843
8			Joy	5	481	6	402	7	335	11	139	8	277	4	578	7	335	2547	2408
9			Argus	11	139	9	226	6	402	8	277	7	335	6	402	5	481	2262	2123
10			Allegro	10	180	11	139	10	180	9	226	3	703	8	277	8	277	1982	1843
11		F. Jackson Jr, Richard Jessup Cebern Lovell Lee Julian Roosevelt Ralph Cook Craig^[5]	Rhythm	8	277	10	180	5	481	12	101	DNF	0	10	180	6	402	1621	1621
12			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.

References

• Book: The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad London 1948. Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad London 1948. 1951. 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 1948 Summer Olympics: Three Person Keelboat (Dragon), Open . Olympedia . 30 May 2020.
2. Per yacht a maximum of two crew members was selected from these sailors, but it is unknown in which race each of them competed.
3. The 1948 Olympic scoring system was used.
4. Total after applying discard.
5. Did not actually compete