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 unitary authority with a borough status in the ceremonial county of Devon, England. It is governed by Torbay Council, based in the town of Torquay, and also includes the towns of Paignton and Brixham. The borough consists of ...

. Seven races were scheduled. 47 sailors, on 17 boats, from 17 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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Star (keelboat) class sailing competitions