The Dragon

Dragon (keelboat)

thumbThe International Dragon is a one-design keelboat.The Dragon was designed by Norwegian Johan Anker in 1929. In 1948 the Dragon became an Olympic Class, a status it retained until the Munich Olympics in 1972...

was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Sailing at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Sailing/Yachting is a Olympic sport starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad . With the exception of 1904 and possible 1916 sailing was always a part of the Olympic program....

 program in Harmaja

Harmaja

Harmaja is an island and a lighthouse outside Helsinki, south of the Suomenlinna sea fortress. The island has been functioning as a landmark since the 16th century. A landmark structure was built on the island in the 18th century and a light house in 1883. The first lighthouse was only 7.3 m high...

. Seven races were scheduled. 51 sailors, on 17 boats, from 17 nations competed.

Results

Rank	Helmsman (Country)	Crew	Yachtname	Race I		Race II		Race III		Race IV		Race V		Race VI		Race VII		Total Points	Total -1
				Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points
		Sigve Lie Sigve Lie Sigve Lie was a Norwegian sailor and Olympic champion. He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, where he received a gold medal in the dragon class as crew member on the boat Pan....   Håkon Barfod	Pan	2	1030	1	1331	9	377	1	1331	6	553	6	553	1	1331	6506	6129
		Sidney Boldt-Christmas Sidney Boldt-Christmas Leif William Sidney "Nenne" Boldt-Christmas is a Swedish sailor who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was born in Göteborg.In 1952 he won the silver medal as crew member of the Swedish boat Tornado in the Dragon class....   Erland Almqvist Erland Almqvist Erland H. L. Almqvist was a Swedish sailor who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was born in Stockholm....	Tornado	5	632	3	854	3	854	2	1030	5	632	1	1331	3	854	6187	5555
		Erich Natusch Erich Natusch Erich Natusch was a German sailor. He won a bronze medal in the Dragon Class with Theodor Thomsen and Georg Nowka at the 1952 Summer Olympics.-References:* at sports-reference.com...   Georg Nowka Georg Nowka Georg Nowka was a German sailor. He won a bronze medal in the Dragon Class with Theodor Thomsen and Erich Natusch at the 1952 Summer Olympics.-References:* at sports-reference.com...	Gustel X	4	729	8	428	6	553	3	854	1	1331	3	854	2	1030	5779	5351
4		Jorge del Río Sálas Jorge del Río Sálas Jorge Alberto del Río Sálas is an Argentinian sailor. Born in Buenos Aires, he competed at four Olympics between 1948 and 1964....   H. Campi	Pampero	7	486	2	1030	2	1030	4	729	2	1030	2	1030	7	486	5821	5335
5		William Eldred Berntsen  Aage Birch Aage Birch Aage Birch was a Danish competitive sailor and Olympic medalist. He won a silver medal in the Dragon class at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, together with Poul Richard Høj Jensen and Niels Markussen.-References:...	Snude	3	854	7	486	1	1331	5	632	4	729	8	428	17	101	4561	4460
6		Abraham Everardus Dudok van Heel  Michiel Dudok van Heel	Thalatta	1	1331	9	377	DSQ	0	7	486	7	486	5	632	4	729	4041	4041
7		Peter Mangels  Francisco Antonio Felici Italo Osoldi	Escapade	12	252	4	729	11	290	6	553	10	331	4	729	15	155	3039	2884
8		Carlos Rogenmoser Lourenço  Alberto Graca	Alcaid	6	553	11	290	12	252	9	377	3	854	10	331	9	377	3034	2782
9		Carlo Maria Spirito  Antonio Carattino	Galatea II	9	377	5	632	14	185	8	428	14	185	16	127	5	632	2566	2439
10		Don Hains  Archie Howie	Jet	8	428	12	252	4	729	11	290	15	155	12	252	12	252	2358	2203
11		Muriel Joyce Horton  William Landon Horton, Jr.	Skidoo	17	101	6	553	10	331	15	155	13	218	7	486	8	428	2272	2171
12		Douglas Raymond Buxton  Bevan James Worcester	Vinha	10	331	14	185	5	632	10	331	12	252	14	185	14	185	2101	1916
13		Edward Dyson  John Craig Barrington-Ward	Sabre	15	155	17	101	8	428	13	218	9	377	9	377	10	331	1987	1886
14		Bror Einar Johansson  Leo Nagornoff	Tu-Fri	13	218	10	331	15	155	14	185	11	290	11	290	6	553	2022	1867
15		Yuri Golubev  Andrei Mazovka	Korshun	16	127	15	155	7	486	17	101	8	428	13	218	11	290	1805	1704
16		Jean Frain de la Gaulayrie  Guy Le Mouroux	Virginie	11	290	16	127	DSQ	0	12	252	16	127	15	155	16	127	1078	1078
17		Andre Maurice Deryckere  Auguste Charles Galeyn	Girl Pat	14	185	13	218	13	218	16	127	17	101	17	101	13	218	1168	1067

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

= Male, = Female

Daily standings

Conditions at Harmaja

Of the total of three race area's only two were needed during the Olympics in Harmaja. Each of the classes was using the same scoring system.

Date	Race	Sky	Wind direction	Wind speed (m/s)
20-JUL-1952	I	Grand yachting weather	SW	6-7
21-JUL-1952	II	Calm sea, later rain	SW	1-2 later 6-7
22-JUL-1952	III	Magnificent seas	SW	10
23-JUL-1952	IV		Shifty	3-4
26-JUL-1952	V	Rainy	SW	3-6
27-JUL-1952	VI		SW	4-6
28-JUL-1952	VII	Fine and sunny	Shifty	Light