Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Dragon

The Dragon was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics program in Torbay. Seven races were scheduled. 47 sailors, on 12 boats, from 12 nations competed.^[1]

Silver medalist

Dragon at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
1948 Configuration
Venue	Torbay
Dates	3–12 August
Competitors	47 from 12 nations
Teams	12
Medalists
Thor Thorvaldsen Sigve Lie Håkon Barfod  Norway Folke Bohlin Hugo Johnson Gösta Brodin  Sweden William Berntsen Ole Berntsen Klaus Baess  Denmark
1952 →

Results

Rank	Helmsman (Country)	Crew [2]	Yachtname	Race I		Race II		Race III		Race IV		Race V		Race VI		Race VII		Total Points [3]	Total -1 [4]
				Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points
	Thor Thorvaldsen  (NOR)	Håkon Barfod Sigve Lie	Pan	1	1180	2	879	12	101	1	1180	DSQ	0	3	703	3	703	4746	4746
	Folke Bohlin  (SWE)	Gösta Brodin Hugo Johnson	Slaghoken	2	879	3	703	2	879	2	879	DSQ	0	12	101	1	1180	4621	4621
	William Berntsen  (DEN)	Klaus Baess Ole Berntsen	Snap	3	703	4	578	3	703	5	481	2	879	5	481	2	879	4704	4223
4	Eric Strain  (GBR)	George Brown Jack Wallace	Ceres II	7	335	7	335	1	1180	7	335	1	1180	9	226	4	578	4169	3943
5	Pino Canessa  (ITA)	Bruno Bianchi Luigi De Manincor	Ausonia	9	226	8	277	4	578	3	703	6	402	1	1180	DNF	0	3366	3366
6	Rainer Packalén  (FIN)	Niilo Orama Aatos Hirvisalo	Vinha	4	578	1	1180	11	139	6	402	4	578	11	139	10	180	3196	3057
7	Roberto Sieburger  (ARG)	Jorge Salas Chávez Jorge del Río Sálas A. Suner	Pampero	6	402	5	481	8	277	4	578	9	226	2	879	DNF	0	2843	2843
8	Kees Jonker  (NED)	Biem Dudok van Heel Wim van Duyl	Joy	5	481	6	402	7	335	11	139	8	277	4	578	7	335	2547	2408
9	João Félix Capucho  (POR)	António de Herédia Henrique Sallaty Carlos Lourenço	Argus	11	139	9	226	6	402	8	277	7	335	6	402	5	481	2262	2123
10	Marcel de Kerviler  (FRA)	Jean Frain de la Gaulayrie G. Bertin Philippe Chancerel	Allegro	10	180	11	139	10	180	9	226	3	703	8	277	8	277	1982	1843
11	Henry Duys Jr.  (USA)	F. Jackson Jr, Richard Jessup Cebern Lovell Lee Julian Roosevelt Ralph Cook Craig[5]	Rhythm	8	277	10	180	5	481	12	101	DNF	0	10	180	6	402	1621	1621
12	Albert Huybrechts  (BEL)	Roger Anciaux Charles Delfosse Georges Hellebuyck Jr. Jacques Lauwerys Jacques Lippens	Dolfijn	12	101	DNF	0	9	226	10	180	5	481	7	335	9	226	1549	1549

DNF = Did Not Finish, DNS= Did Not Start, DSQ = Disqualified
= Male, = Female

Daily standings

Graph showing the daily standings in the Dragon 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.