6 Metre[ 1] at the Games of the IX Olympiad
Line drawing of the 6 Metre
Venue Zuiderzee Dates First race: 2 August 1928 (1928-08-02 ) Last race: 9 August 1928 (1928-08-09 ) Competitors 61 Male from 13 nations Teams 13
Johan Anker , Erik Anker ,Håkon Bryhn , Crown Prince Olav
Norway
Vilhelm Vett , Niels Otto Møller ,Aage Høy-Petersen , Peter Schlütter
Denmark
Nikolai Vekšin , William von Wirén ,Eberhard Vogdt , Georg Faehlmann ,Andreas Faehlmann
Estonia
The 6 Metre was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1928 Summer Olympics program in Amsterdam . Seven races were scheduled. 61 sailors, on 13 boats, from 13 nations competed.
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Event competitions
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Event finals
Date
August
2nd Thu
3rd Fri
4th Sat
5th Sun
6th Mon
7th Tue
8th Wed
9th
6 Metre
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Spare day
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Total gold medals
1
Course area and course configuration[ 1]
For the 6 Metre the used courses were about 5 nm out of the locks, East of the Isle of Marken on the Zuiderzee .
At that time the Zuiderzee had an open connection with the North Sea . The sea water was salt or at best brackish . Waves could be steep and short due to the shallow waters .
Course area and courses for the
6 Metre
Date
Race
Wind speed
Wind direction
2-AUG-1928
1st Race
7 knots (3.6 m/s) - 10 knots (5.1 m/s)
3-AUG-1928
2nd Race
8 knots (4.1 m/s) - 11 knots (5.7 m/s)
4-AUG-1928
3rd Race
11 knots (5.7 m/s) - 17 knots (8.7 m/s)
5-AUG-1928
4th Race
13 knots (6.7 m/s) - 21 knots (11 m/s)
7-AUG-1928
5th Race
8 knots (4.1 m/s) - 11 knots (5.7 m/s)
8-AUG-1928
6th Race
10 knots (5.1 m/s) - 13 knots (6.7 m/s)
9-AUG-1928
7th Race
10 knots (5.1 m/s) - 15 knots (7.7 m/s)
The 1928 Olympic scoring system was used.
Legend: DNS – Did not start; DSQ – Disqualified; Q – Qualifying race; RET – Retired;
Daily standings
Graph showing the daily standings in the 6 Metre during the 1928 Summer Olympics
Notes
For this event one yacht from each country, manned by 5 amateurs maximum (maximum number of substitutes 5) was allowed.[ 1]
This event was a gender independent event. However it turned out to be a man's only event.
During the Sailing regattas at the 1928 Summer Olympics among others the following persons were competing in the various classes:
6 Metre sailors at the 1928 Olympic Games
The Victors:
Team Norna
(NOR )
Further reading
References
1908 : Laws , McMeekin & Crichton (GBR )
1912 : G. Thubé , A. Thubé & J. Thubé (FRA )
1920 (1907r): E. Cornellie , Bruynseels & F. Cornellie (BEL )
1920 (1919r): Brecke , Kaasen & Rød (NOR )
1924 : Lundgren , Dahl & Lunde (NOR )
1928 : J. Anker , E. Anker , Bryhn & Crown Prince Olav (NOR )
1932 : Holm , Åkerlund , Bergqvist & Hindorff (SWE )
1936 : Boardman , Bellville , Harmer , Leaf & Martin (GBR )
1948 : H. Whiton , Loomis , Mooney , Smith & Weekes (USA )
1952 : H. Whiton , Endt , Morgan , Ridder , Roosevelt & E. Whiton (USA )