Sailing at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Snowbird
The Snowbird was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1932 Summer Olympics program in Los Angeles Harbor. Eleven races were scheduled. 12 sailors, on 11 boats, from 11 nation competed.[2]
| Snowbird[1] at the Games of the X Olympiad | |
|---|---|
Line drawing of the Snowbird | |
| Venue | Los Angeles Harbor |
| Dates | First race: August 5, 1932 Last race: August 11, 1932 |
| Competitors | 12 from 11 nations |
| Teams | 11 |
| Medalists | |
Race schedule[1] edit
| ● | Event competitions | ● | Event finals |
| Date | August | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5th Fri | 6th Sat | 7th Sun | 8th Mon | 9th Tue | 10th Wed | 11th Thu | |
| Snowbird | ● | ● | ●● | ● | ● | ●● | ●●● |
| Total gold medals | 1 | ||||||
Course area and course configuration edit
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 Snowbird stayed inside the breakwater to protect them from the ocean swell. Unfortunately no documentation is found about the course configuration(s) yet.
Weather conditions edit
Due to the normal afternoon sea breeze in Los Angeles Harbor it was decided to race the Snowbirds in the morning. However it turned out that in various morning there was no wind at all. This made it necessary to run the Snowbirds races in the afternoon in windy conditions. It also made id difficult for several sailors to sail the races in the Snowbird as well in one of the other classes.[1]
Final results[1] edit
| Rank | Country | Helmsman | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Race 4 | Race 5 | Race 6 | Race 7 | Race 8 | Race 9 | Race 10 | Race 11 | Total | |||||||||||
| Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | ||||
| France | Jacques Lebrun | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 87 | |
| Netherlands | Bob Maas | 2 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 85 | |
| Spain | Santiago Amat Cansino | 5 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 76 | |
| 4 | Germany | Edgar Behr | 10 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 8 | DSQ | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 74 |
| 5 | Canada | Reg Dixon | 7 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 72 |
| 6 | Great Britain | George Colin Ratsey | 1 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 69 |
| 7 | United States | Charles Lyon and, Joseph Jessop | 3 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 4 | DNF | 0 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 66 |
| 8 | Italy | Silvio Treleani | 4 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 62 |
| 9 | Sweden | Sven Thorell | 8 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | DNS | 0 | DNF | 0 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 59 |
| 10 | Austria | Hans Riedl | 9 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 44 |
| 11 | South Africa | Cecil Goodricke | 11 | 1 | DNF | 0 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 4 | DNS | 0 | DNS | 0 | DNS | 0 | DNS | 0 | DNS | 0 | DNS | 0 | DNS | 0 | 12 |
Legend: DNF – Did not finish; DNS – Did not start; DSQ – Disqualified; |
Daily standings edit
Notes edit
- For this event one yacht from each country, crewed by 1 amateur maximum (maximum number of substitutes 1) was allowed.[1]
- This event was a gender independent event. However it turned out that only men participated.[citation needed]
Other information edit
During the Sailing regattas at the 1932 Summer Olympics among others the following persons were competing in the Snowbird:
After the finish of the last race, Maas seemed to have won the gold medal. His French opponent Jacques Baptiste Lebrun, however, successfully had a protest re-opened about an earlier penalty after the competition had ended, which moved him into first place, and put Maas back to second place.[3]
Further reading edit
- "Digital Library Collection (Official Olympic Reports 1896 - 2008)". Digital Library Collection at la84.org. la84foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
- . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
- "Los Angeles 1932". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee.
References edit
- ^ a b c d e (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.
{{cite web}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ The 1932 Olympic scoring system was used.
- ^ . Olympic Sports. Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2015.