Star[ 1] at the Games of the X Olympiad
Line drawing of the Star
Venue Los Angeles Harbor Dates First race: August 5, 1932 (1932-08-05 ) Last race: August 12, 1932 (1932-08-12 ) Competitors 14 from 7 nations Teams 7
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 tiebreakers. Fourteen sailors, on seven boats, from seven nations competed.[ 2]
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Event competitions
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Sail off (3rd, 4th)
Date
August
5th Fri
6th Sat
7th Sun
8th Mon
9th Tue
10th Wed
11th Thu
12th Fri
Star
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Total gold medals
1
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 event took place outside the breakwater.
OpenStreetMap 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).
Date
Race
Wind
Wind direction
Details
5-AUG-1932
1st Race
Heavy
Most Stars reef
6-AUG-1932
2nd Race
Light
Freshening to
7-AUG-1932
3rd Race
Fresh
Increased to 20 knots (10 m/s)
8-AUG-1932
4th Race
20 knots (10 m/s)
9-AUG-1932
5th Race
Light
10-AUG-1932
6th Race
Light
Freshening
11-AUG-1932
7th Race
Light
12-AUG-1932
8th Race
No data available
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, crewed by 2 amateurs (maximum number of substitutes 2) was allowed.[ 1]
This event was a gender independent event. However it turned out that only men participated.[citation needed ]
During the Sailing regattas at the 1932 Summer Olympics among others the following persons were competing in the Star:
Star victors at the 1932 Olympic Games
Further reading
References