Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Firefly explained

Event:	Firefly
Games:	1948 Summer
Venue:	Torbay
Dates:	3–12 August
Competitors:	21
Nations:	21
Teams:	21
Gold:	Paul Elvstrøm
Goldnoc:	DEN
Silver:	Ralph Evans
Silvernoc:	USA
Bronze:	Koos de Jong
Bronzenoc:	NED

The Firefly was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics program in Torbay. Seven races were scheduled. 21 sailors, on 21 boats, from 21 nations competed.^[1]

Results

Rank	Helmsman (Country)	Sailnumber ^[2]	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
		486	DNF	0	6	645	3	946	11	382	5	724	1	1423	1	1423	5543	5543
		501	2	1122	3	946	13	309	9	469	1	1423	5	724	5	724	5717	5408
		498	6	645	5	724	17	193	4	821	3	946	3	946	2	1122	5397	5204
4		495	8	520	1	1423	7	578	1	1423	DSQ	0	11	382	14	277	4603	4603
5		483	5	724	9	469	8	520	2	1122	2	1122	DSQ	0	7	578	4535	4535
6		502	13	309	2	1122	5	724	8	520	10	423	9	469	4	821	4388	4079
7		491	1	1423	7	578	11	382	DSQ	0	12	344	2	1122	16	219	4068	4068
8		485	3	946	14	277	15	247	5	724	6	645	4	821	15	247	3907	3660
9		503	10	423	4	821	18	168	3	946	7	578	8	520	DNF	0	3456	3456
10		494	14	277	17	193	1	1423	17	193	18	168	13	309	8	520	3083	2915
11		498	7	578	DNF	0	6	645	19	144	4	821	15	247	9	469	2904	2904
12		492	19	144	13	309	9	469	13	309	14	277	7	578	3	946	3032	2888
13		500	15	247	10	423	10	423	7	578	8	520	14	277	11	382	2850	2603
14		497	17	193	15	247	4	821	10	423	11	382	17	193	12	344	2603	2410
15		481	11	382	DNF	0	2	1122	DNF	0	15	247	6	645	DNF	0	2396	2396
16		493	4	821	8	520	14	277	15	247	13	309	18	168	DNF	0	2342	2342
17		496	16	219	DNF	0	12	344	6	645	DNF	0	10	423	6	645	2276	2276
18		490	18	168	11	382	19	144	16	219	9	469	12	344	10	423	2149	2005
19		484	9	469	12	344	16	219	12	344	19	144	DNF	0	13	309	1829	1829
20		487	12	344	16	219	DNF	^0	14	277	16	219	16	219	DNF	0	1278	1278
21		499	20	122	DNF	0	DNF	0	18	168	17	193	19	144	DNF	0	627	627

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: One Person Dinghy (Firefly), Open . Olympedia . 29 May 2020.
2. For identification on pictures.
3. The 1948 Olympic scoring system was used.
4. Total after applying discard.