# Sailing at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Snowbird

The Snowbird was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1932 Summer Olympics program in Los Angeles Harbor. Eleven races were scheduled. 12 sailors, on 11 boats, from 11 nation competed.

## Race schedule

| ● | Event competitions | ● | Event finals |
| Date | August | August | August | August | August | August | August |
| Date | 5th Fri | 6th Sat | 7th Sun | 8th Mon | 9th Tue | 10th Wed | 11th Thu |
| Snowbird | ● | ● | ●● | ● | ● | ●● | ●●● |
| Total gold medals | | | | | | | 1 |

## Course area and course configuration

The courses had been well prepared. The marks were laid by the United States Lighthouse Service in the form of large Government. Visiting yachts were kept at a safe distance from the racing boats by the US Coast Guard. Tows were arranged by the US Navy to and from Los Angeles Harbor to the race area. The Snowbird stayed inside the breakwater to protect them from the ocean swell. Unfortunately no documentation is found about the course configuration(s) yet.

## Weather conditions

Due to the normal afternoon sea breeze in Los Angeles Harbor it was decided to race the Snowbirds in the morning. However it turned out that in various morning there was no wind at all. This made it necessary to run the Snowbirds races in the afternoon in windy conditions. It also made id difficult for several sailors to sail the races in the Snowbird as well in one of the other classes.

## Final results

| Rank | Country | Helmsman | Race 1 | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Race 3 | Race 4 | Race 4 | Race 5 | Race 5 | Race 6 | Race 6 | Race 7 | Race 7 | Race 8 | Race 8 | Race 9 | Race 9 | Race 10 | Race 10 | Race 11 | Race 11 | Total |
| Rank | Country | Helmsman | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Total |
| | France | Jacques Lebrun | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 87 |
| | Netherlands | Bob Maas | 2 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 85 |
| | Spain | Santiago Amat Cansino | 5 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 76 |
| 4 | Germany | Edgar Behr | 10 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 8 | DSQ | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 74 |
| 5 | Canada | Reg Dixon | 7 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 72 |
| 6 | Great Britain | George Colin Ratsey | 1 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 69 |
| 7 | United States | Charles Lyon and, Joseph Jessop | 3 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 4 | DNF | 0 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 66 |
| 8 | Italy | Silvio Treleani | 4 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 62 |
| 9 | Sweden | Sven Thorell | 8 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | DNS | 0 | DNF | 0 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 59 |
| 10 | Austria | Hans Riedl | 9 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 44 |
| 11 | South Africa | Cecil Goodricke | 11 | 1 | DNF | 0 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 4 | DNS | 0 | DNS | 0 | DNS | 0 | DNS | 0 | DNS | 0 | DNS | 0 | DNS | 0 | 12 |
* Legend: DNF – Did not finish; DNS – Did not start; DSQ – Disqualified;