Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Star explained

Event:	Star
Games:	1948 Summer
Venue:	Torbay
Dates:	3–12 August
Competitors:	47
Nations:	17
Teams:	17
Gold:	Hilary Smart Paul Smart
Goldnoc:	USA
Silver:	Carlos de Cárdenas Carlos de Cárdenas Jr.
Silvernoc:	CUB
Bronze:	Bob Maas Edward Stutterheim
Bronzenoc:	NED
Prev:	1936
Next:	1952

The Star was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics program in Torbay. Seven races were scheduled. 47 sailors, on 17 boats, from 17 nations competed.^[1]

Results

Rank	Helmsman (Country)	Crew	Boat			Race I		Race II		Race III		Race IV		Race V		Race VI		Race VII		Total Points ^[2]	Total -1 ^[3]
			Sail No.	Colour	Name	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points
			2570	Blue	Hilarious	4	729	1	1331	2	1030	1	1331	3	854	DSQ	0	6	553	5828	5828
			2376	Green	Kurush III	7	486	DSQ	0	7	486	2	1030	7	486	1	1331	2	1030	4849	4849
			1655	White	Starita	3	854	5	632	5	632	3	854	4	729	2	1030	7	486	5217	4731
4			1976	Red	GEM II	2	1030	2	1030	6	553	4	729	2	1030	DSQ	0	DNF	0	4372	4372
5			1663	Red	Legionario	1	1331	3	854	3	854	DSQ	0	1	1331	DSQ	0	DNF	0	4370	4370
6			2554	Red	Espadarte	11	290	6	553	1	1331	5	632	12	252	5	632	3	854	4544	4292
7			1722	Light Blue	Moorina	DNF ^[4]	0	4	729	15	155	6	553	10	331	4	729	1	1331	3828	3828
8			1343	White	Ariel	9	377	14	185	4	729	13	217	8	428	6	553	10	331	2820	2635
9			2738	White	Galerna	15	155	7	486	16	127	9	377	5	632	7	486	8	428	2691	2564
10			1617	Light Green	Nephos I	8	428	12	252	9	377	11	290	10	331	9	377	4	729	2784	2532
11			2368	Light Green	Aloha II	12	252	8	428	8	428	DSQ	0	6	553	3	854	DNF	0	2515	2515
12			1797	Varnished	Lucky Star	13	217	11	290	13	217	12	252	9	377	11	290	5	632	2275	2058
13			2704	Varnished	Donar III	10	331	15	155	14	185	14	185	15	155	8	428	9	377	1816	1661
14			2613	White	Buscape II	16	127	13	217	11	290	10	331	14	185	10	331	11	290	1771	1644
15			2564	Yellow	Ali Baba II	6	553	9	377	12	252	8	428	DSQ	0	DNF ^[5]	0	DNS	0	1610	1610
16			1911	Blue	Acturus	14	185	10	331	10	331	7	486	13	217	DNF	0	DNS	0	1550	1550
17			1798	Blue	Lotta IV	5	632	DNS	0	17	101	15	155	DSQ	0	DNF	0	DNS	0	888	888

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: Two Person Keelboat (Star), Open . Olympedia . 30 May 2020.
2. The 1948 Olympic scoring system was used.
3. Total after applying discard.
4. Mark hit.
5. Dismasted.