Sailing at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Star

The Star was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1932 Summer Olympics program in Los Angeles Harbor. Seven races were scheduled plus possible tie breakers. 14 sailors, on 7 boats, from 7 nation competed.[2]

Star[1]
at the Games of the X Olympiad
Line drawing of the Star
VenueLos Angeles Harbor
DatesFirst race: August 5, 1932 (1932-08-05)
Last race: August 12, 1932 (1932-08-12)
Competitors14 from 7 nations
Teams7
Medalists
Gilbert Gray
Andrew Libano
 United States
George Colin Ratsey
Peter Jaffe
 Great Britain
Gunnar Asther
Daniel Sundén-Cullberg
 Sweden

Race schedule[1]

  Event competitions  Sail off (3rd, 4th)
Date August
5th
Fri
6th
Sat
7th
Sun
8th
Mon
9th
Tue
10th
Wed
11th
Thu
12th
Fri
Star
Total gold medals1

Course area and course configuration

The courses had been well prepared. The marks were laid by the United States Lighthouse Service in the form of large Government. Visiting yachts were kept at a safe distance from the racing boats by the US Coast Guard. Tows were arranged by the US Navy to and from Los Angeles Harbor to the race area. The Star sailed outside the breakwater.

1932 Olympic Course Areas and Course Configurations
Open street map view of the current map of Los Angeles. Projected are the 1932 Olympic courses of the Star (Blue Area).
Star course used during race 1 (8nm).
Star course used during race 2 & 5 (10nm).
Star course used during race 3 & 4 (8nm).
Star course used during race 6 & 7 (6nm).

Weather conditions [3]

DateRaceWindWind directionDetails
5-AUG-19321st RaceHeavyMost Stars reef
6-AUG-19322nd RaceLightFreshening to
7-AUG-19323rd RaceFreshIncreased to 20 knots (10 m/s)
8-AUG-19324th Race20 knots (10 m/s)
9-AUG-19325th RaceLight
10-AUG-19326th RaceLightFreshening
11-AUG-19327th RaceLight
12-AUG-19328th RaceNo data available

Final results[1]

RankCountryHelmsmanCrewBoat Race 1Race 2Race 3Race 4Race 5Race 6Race 7Race 8Total
Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.
 United States Gilbert GrayAndrew LibanoJupiter17351717172617  46
 Great Britain George Colin RatseyPeter JaffeJoy26444444351735  35
 Sweden Gunnar AstherDaniel Sundén-CullbergSwedish Star35715353443526SOL128
4  Canada Harry WylieHenry SimmondsWindor53532626624453DNS027
5  France Jean-Jacques HerbulotJean PeytelTramontaneDNF026353526DSQ044  26
6  Netherlands Bob MaasJan MaasHolland446262DNF05353DNS0  14
7  South Africa Cecil GoodrickeArent Van SoelenSpringbokDNF017DNF0DNS0DNS0DNS0DNS0  7

    Legend: DNF – Did not finish; DNS – Did not start; DSQ – Disqualified; SOL – Sailed one lap;

    Daily standings

    Graph showing the daily standings in the Star during the 1932 Summer Olympics

    Notes

    • For this event one yacht from each country, manned by 2 amateurs (maximum number of substitutes 2) was allowed.[1]
    • This event was a gender independent event. However it turned out to be a man's only event.

    Other information

    During the Sailing regattas at the 1932 Summer Olympics among others the following persons were competing in the Star:

    Further reading

    • "Digital Library Collection (Official Olympic Reports 1896 - 2008)". Digital Library Collection at la84.org. la84foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
    • "Sailing at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games: Mixed Two Person Keelboat". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
    • "Los Angeles 1932". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee.

    References

    1. (ed.) Browne, Francis Granger (1933). "Official Report of the Games of the X Olympiad" (PDF). Los Angeles: Xth Olympiade Committee of the Games of Los Angeles, U. S. A. 1932, LTD. Retrieved 7 May 2015.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
    2. The 1932 Olympic scoring system was used.
    3. By transcribed by Barbara Beigel Vosbury (2006). "1932 Olympics Report". ISCYRA. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
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