Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Star

Star at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
Gold medalist
Venue	Torbay
Dates	3–12 August
Competitors	47 from 17 nations
Teams	17
Medalists
Hilary Smart Paul Smart  United States Carlos de Cárdenas Carlos de Cárdenas Jr.  Cuba Bob Maas Edward Stutterheim  Netherlands

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.

Results

Rank	Helmsman (Country)	Crew	Boat			Race I		Race II		Race III		Race IV		Race V		Race VI		Race VII		Total Points	Total -1
			Sail No.	Colour	Name	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points
	Hilary Smart  (USA)	Paul Smart	2570	Blue	Hilarious	4	729	1	1331	2	1030	1	1331	3	854	DSQ	0	6	553	5828	5828
	Carlos de Cárdenas  (CUB)	Carlos de Cárdenas Jr.	2376	Green	Kurush III	7	486	DSQ	0	7	486	2	1030	7	486	1	1331	2	1030	4849	4849
	Bob Maas  (NED)	Eddy Stutterheim	1655	White	Starita	3	854	5	632	5	632	3	854	4	729	2	1030	7	486	5217	4731
4	Durward Knowles  (GBR)	Sloane Elmo Farrington	1976	Red	GEM II	2	1030	2	1030	6	553	4	729	2	1030	DSQ	0	DNF	0	4372	4372
5	Agostino Straulino  (ITA)	Nicolò Rode	1663	Red	Legionario	1	1331	3	854	3	854	DSQ	0	1	1331	DSQ	0	DNF	0	4370	4370
6	Joaquim Fiúza  (POR)	Júlio Gourinho	2554	Red	Espadarte	11	290	6	553	1	1331	5	632	12	252	5	632	3	854	4544	4292
7	Jock Sturrock  (AUS)	Len Fenton	1722	Light Blue	Moorina	DNF	0	4	729	15	155	6	553	10	331	4	729	1	1331	3828	3828
8	Bill Gooderham  (CAN)	Gerald Fairhead	1343	White	Ariel	9	377	14	185	4	729	13	217	8	428	6	553	10	331	2820	2635
9	José Luis Allende  (ESP)	Eduardo Aznar José María Alonso	2738	White	Galerna	15	155	7	486	16	127	9	377	5	632	7	486	8	428	2691	2564
10	Georgios Kalambokidis  (GRE)	Khristoforos Karolou Kharalambos Potamianos Nikolaos Vlangalis	1617	Light Green	Nephos I	8	428	12	252	9	377	11	290	10	331	9	377	4	729	2784	2532
11	Yves Lorion  (FRA)	A. Chatord J. Laverne Jean Peytel	2368	Light Green	Aloha II	12	252	8	428	8	428	DSQ	0	6	553	3	854	DNF	0	2515	2515
12	René Israel Nyman  (FIN)	Bror-Christian Ilmoni	1797	Varnished	Lucky Star	13	217	11	290	13	217	12	252	9	377	11	290	5	632	2275	2058
13	Georg Obermüller  (AUT)	Hans Schachinger G. Werner Horst Obermüller	2704	Varnished	Donar III	10	331	15	155	14	185	14	185	15	155	8	428	9	377	1816	1661
14	João José Bracony  (BRA)	Carlos Melo Bittencourt Filho E. Rocco de Paula Simoes M. Rocco de Paula Simoes	2613	White	Buscape II	16	127	13	217	11	290	10	331	14	185	10	331	11	290	1771	1644
15	Hans Bryner  (SUI)	A. L. Albrecht Kurt Bryner R. A. Rhyner	2564	Yellow	Ali Baba II	6	553	9	377	12	252	8	428	DSQ	0	DNF	0	DNS	0	1610	1610
16	Jorge Piacentini  (ARG)	Ángel Carrasco Hipólito Ezequiel Gil Elizalde	1911	Blue	Acturus	14	185	10	331	10	331	7	486	13	217	DNF	0	DNS	0	1550	1550
17	Bengt Melin  (SWE)	C. Edding Yngve Engkvist Sven Rinman	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

Graph showing the daily standings in the Star during the 1948 Summer Olympics

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

• Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad London 1948 (1951). The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad London 1948 (PDF).{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
• Hugh Drake & Paul Henderson (2009). Canada's Olympic Sailing Legacy, Paris 1924 - Beijing 2008. Toronto: CYA.
• "London 1948". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee.