Sailing at the 1920 Summer Olympics – 40 m2 Skerry cruiser
40m2 Skerry cruiser events at the Olympics
The 40 m2 Skerry Cruiser was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1920 Summer Olympics program in Ostend. Four races were scheduled in each type. In total 8 sailors, on 2 boats, from 1 nation entered in the 40 m2 Skerry cruiser.
Race schedule
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Final results
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The 1920 Olympic scoring system was used.
Notes
Since the official documentation of the 1920 Summer Olympics was written in 1957 many facts did disappear in time.
Other information
Sailors
During the Sailing regattas at the 1920 Summer Olympics the following persons were competing:
Further reading
"Digital Library Collection (Official Olympic Reports 1896 - 2008)". Digital Library Collection at la84.org. la84foundation. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
References
"Antwerp 1920".
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