The

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was a sailing event on the

Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London consisted of a total of five sailing classes (disciplines). For each class, seven races were scheduled from 312 August 1948 Torquay/Torbay, on England's south coast. The sailing was done on the tria ...

program in

Torbay Torbay is a borough and unitary authority in Devon, south west England. It is governed by Torbay Council and consists of of land, including the resort towns of Torquay, Paignton and Brixham, located on east-facing Tor Bay, part of Lyme ...

. Seven races were scheduled. 21 sailors, on 21 boats, from 21 nations competed.

Results

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

= Female

Daily standings

Courses at Torbay

A total of three race area's was positioned by the

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in Torbay. Each of the classes was using the same kind of course and the same scoring system.

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References

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