Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – 6 metre class

6 Metre
at the Games of the XIV Olympiad

Silver medalist
Venue Torbay
Dates August 3-12
Competitors 64 from 11 nations
Teams 11
Medalists
    United States
    Argentina
    Sweden
«1936 1952»
Sailing at the
 1948 Summer Olympics 
Firefly Open
Star Open
Swallow Open
Dragon Open
6 Metre Open

The 6 Metre was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics program in Torbay. Seven races were scheduled. 64 sailors, on 11 boats, from 11 nations competed.

Contents

Results


Rank
Helmsman (Country) Crew [1] Yachtname
[2]
Race I Race II Race III Race IV Race V Race VI Race VII Total
Points
[3]
Total
-1
[4]
Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points
 Herman Whiton  (USA) Alfred Loomis
James Weekes
James Smith
Michael Mooney
Llanoria 4 540 1 1142 1 1142 3 665 8 239 1 1142 2 841 5711 5472
 Enrique Sieburger, Sr.  (ARG) Emilio Homps
Rufino Rodríguez de la Torre
Rodolfo Rivademar
Enrique Sieburger, Jr.
Julio Sieburger
Djinn 3 665 3 665 3 665 2 841 1 1142 4 540 1 1142 5660 5120
 Tore Holm  (SWE) Torsten Lord
Martin Hindorff
Carl-Robert Ameln
Gösta Salén
Ali baba II 5 443 2 841 2 841 1 1142 3 665 DSQ 0 11 101 4033 4033
4  Magnus Konow  (NOR) Anders Evensen
Lars Skage Musæus
Håkon Solem
Ragnar Hargreaves
Apache 8 239 DNS 0 9 188 5 443 2 841 2 841 3 665 3217 3217
5  James Howden Hume  (GBR) James Douglas Howden Hume
Brian G. Hardie
Henry G. Hardie
Harry A. Hunter
Johan 7 297 4 540 8 239 7 297 4 540 3 665 4 540 3118 2879
6  Louis Franck  (BEL) Emile Hayoit
Willy Huybrechts
Hendrik van Riel
Willy van Rompaey
Lalage 1 1142 8 239 11 101 9 188 5 443 7 297 5 443 2853 2752
7  Henri Copponex  (SUI) Andre Firmenich
Émile Lachapelle
Charles Stern
Marcel Stern
P. Bonnet[5]
R. Fehlmann [5]
Louis Noverraz [5]
Ylliam VII 2 841 6 364 7 297 4 540 9 188 6 364 10 142 2736 2594
8  Giovanni Reggio  (ITA) Renato Costentino
Beppe Croce
Luigi Poggi
Enrico Poggi
Federico de Luca [5]
Giorgio Audizio [5]
Ciocca II 6 364 DNS 0 5 443 6 364 7 297 5 443 9 188 2099 2099
9  Ernst Theodor Westerlund  (FIN) Rote Fredrik Rafael Hellstroem
Ragnar Rafael Jansson
Jonas Leo Adolf Konto
Rolf Fredrik Turkka
Valo Urho
Raili [6] 9 188 7 297 10 142 8 239 6 364 8 239 6 364 1833 1691
10  Troels Marstrand La Cour  (DEN) Bruno Clausen
Svend Valdemar Iversen
Rene Marstrand La Cour
Hans Aurelius Sorensen
A. Eiermann [5]
E. Schiottz [5]
Morena 10 142 5 443 4 540 11 101 10 142 10 142 8 239 1749 1648
11  Albert Cadot  (FRA) Jean Castel
Claude Desouches
Robert Lacarriere
François Laverne
La bandera 11 101 9 188 6 364 10 142 11 101 9 188 7 297 1381 1280

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

Notes

  1. ^ Per yacht a maximum of four crew members was selected from these sailors, but it is unknown in which race each of them competed.
  2. ^ Four of the boats including gold medal winning Llanoria and silver medal winning Djinn will also compete in the 1952 competition.
  3. ^ The 1948 Olympic scoring system was used.
  4. ^ Total after applying discard.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g These sailors did not compete.
  6. ^ Ralia is the former Swedish boat Ali Baba.

References