The Swallow

Swallow (keelboat)

The Swallow is a type of keelboat that was used as a two-man Olympic class for the 1948 Olympics.It was designed by Tom Thorneycroft as a potential replacement for the Star class still in use...

was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Sailing/Yachting is a Olympic sport starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad Sailing/Yachting is a Olympic sport starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad Sailing/Yachting is a Olympic sport starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad (1896 Olympics in Athens Greece. With the exception of 1904...

 program in Torbay

Torbay

Torbay is an east-facing bay and natural harbour, at the western most end of Lyme Bay in the south-west of England, situated roughly midway between the cities of Exeter and Plymouth. Part of the ceremonial county of Devon, Torbay was made a unitary authority on 1 April 1998...

. Seven races were scheduled. 38 sailors, on 14 boats, from 14 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
		David Bond David Bond (sailor) David Bond is a British sailor and Olympic Champion. He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London and won a gold medal in the Swallow class with Stewart Morris.-References:...	Swift	3	770	1	1247	3	770	1	1247	2	946	DSQ	0	4	645	5625	5625
		Fernando Pinto Coelho Bello Fernando Pinto Coelho Bello Fernando Pinto Coelho de Almeida Bello was a Portuguese competitive sailor and Olympic medalist. He won a silver medal in the Swallow class at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, together with his brother Duarte de Almeida Bello.-References:...	Symphony	1	1247	4	645	4	645	5	548	1	1247	5	548	1	1247	6129	5579
		Owen Cates Torrey, Jr	Margaret	5	548	9	293	5	548	3	770	11	206	1	1247	2	946	4558	4352
4		Lars Matton	Change	2	946	3	770	14	101	8	344	4	645	12	168	6	469	3443	3342
5		Naalli Marius Petersen	NN Nomen nescio Nomen nescio, abbreviated to N.N., is used to signify an anonymous or non-specific person. From Latin nomen, name, and nescire, not to know, be ignorant of. Together, I do not know the name....	8	344	7	402	1	1247	9	293	10	247	7	402	12	168	3103	2935
6		Achille Roncoroni	Entoria	12	168	6	469	10	247	2	946	9	293	4	645	9	293	3061	2893
7		Dick Townsend	Scaup	7	402	2	946	2	946	11	206	14	101	DSQ	0	11	206	2807	2807
8		Knut Bengtson  K. Heje  Oivind Thommessen	Nora	4	645	10	247	12	168	6	469	6	469	3	770	13	133	2901	2768
9		Henri Perrissol  Jean Peytel	Red Indian	6	469	5	548	11	206	10	247	3	770	9	293	7	402	2935	2729
10		Carlos Borchers	Andorinha	9	293	11	206	9	293	12	168	8	344	2	946	5	548	2798	2630
11		Jan Bier  Philippus Harco Keegstra  C. Vink	St. Margrite	DNF	0	13	133	6	469	4	645	13	133	8	344	3	770	2494	2494
12		J. B. Bidegaray  J. Gamenara	Nortazo	10	247	8	344	7	402	7	402	12	168	6	469	8	344	2376	2208
13		R. Allen  E. Macnally  David Sullivan	The Cloud	DNF	0	12	168	8	344	13	133	5	548	11	206	14	101	1500	1500
14		M. Lawrence  S. Merlo  Horacio Monti	Antares	11	206	14	101	13	133	DNF	0	7	402	10	247	10	247	1336	1336

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

= Male, = Female

Daily standings

Courses at Torbay

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

Royal Navy

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