Sailing at the 1952 Summer Olympics – 6 metre class

6 Metre
at the Games of the XV Olympiad

Medalists
Venue Harmaja
Dates July 20-28
Competitors 56 from 11 nations
Teams 11
Medalists
    United States
    Norway
    Finland
«1948  
Sailing at the
 1952 Summer Olympics 
Finn Open
Star Open
Dragon Open
5.5 Metre Open
6 Metre Open

The 6 Metre was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1952 Summer Olympics program in Harmaja. Seven races were scheduled. 56 sailors, on 11 boats, from 11 nations competed.

Contents

Results


Rank
Helmsman (Country) Crew Yachtname Race I Race II Race III Race IV Race V Race VI Race VII Total
Points
[1]
Total
-1
[2]
Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points
 Herman Whiton  (USA) Eric Ridder
Julian Roosevelt
John Morgan
Emelyn Whiton
Everard Endt
Llanoria 4 540 9 188 1 1142 1 1142 8 239 3 665 1 1142 5058 4870
 Finn Ferner  (NOR) Johan Ferner
Erik Heiberg
Carl Mortensen
Tor Arneberg
Elisabeth X 1 1142 4 540 2 841 4 540 10 142 1 1142 5 443 4790 4648
 Ernst Theodor Westerlund  (FIN) Paul Leonard Sjöberg
Ragnar Rafael Jansson
Jonas Leo Adolf Konto
Rolf Fredrik Turkka
Ralia [3] 3 665 6 364 3 665 5 443 1 1142 DNS 0 3 665 3944 3944
4  Sven Salén  (SWE) Martin Hindorff
Torsten Lord
Lars Lundström
Carl Robert Ameln
May Be VII 2 841 DSQ 0 5 443 3 665 2 841 5 443 4 540 3773 3773
5  Enrique Sieburger, Sr.  (ARG) Rufino Rodríguez de la Torre
Werner von Foerster
Horacio Monti
Hércules Morini
Djinn 6 364 2 841 4 540 6 364 5 443 2 841 8 239 3632 3393
6  Louis Noverrez  (SUI) André Firmenich
Charles Stern
François Chapot
Marcel Stern
Ylliam VIII 9 188 1 1142 DNF 0 9 188 7 297 6 364 2 841 3020 3020
7  Bill Gooderham  (CAN) Ken Bradfield
Bill Copeland
Bill MacIntosh
Rowan MacDonald
Donald Tytler
Trickson VI 8 239 3 665 DNF 0 2 841 3 665 8 239 6 364 3013 3013
8  Enrico Poggi  (ITA) Antonio Cosentino
Pietro Reggio
Giusto Spigno
Andrea Ferrari
Ciocca 5 443 5 443 7 297 7 297 4 540 4 540 7 297 2857 2560
9  Kenneth Huson Preston  (GBR) Robert Steele
Frank John Murdoch
Franklin Ratsey Woodroffe
Martin Sharp
Titia 7 297 8 239 6 364 8 239 6 364 7 297 11 101 1901 1800
10  Wolfgang Elsner  (GER) Hans Karl Gustav Kadelbach
Paul Heinrich Lange
Götz von Mirbach
Andreas Howaldt
Nirwana 10 142 7 297 9 188 10 142 9 188 9 188 9 188 1333 1191
11  Nikolai Ermakov  (URS) Kirill Kozhevnikov
Boris Lobashkov
Nikolai Matveev
Fyodor Shutko
Circe 11 101 10 142 8 239 11 101 11 101 10 142 10 142 968 867

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

= Male,  = Female

Daily standings

Conditions at Harmaja

Of the total of three race area's only two were needed during the Olympics in Harmaja. Each of the classes was using the same scoring system.

Date Race Sky Wind direction Wind speed (m/s)
20-JUL-1952 I Grand yachting weather SW 6-7
21-JUL-1952 II Calm sea, later rain SW 1-2
later
6-7
22-JUL-1952 III Magnificent seas SW 10
23-JUL-1952 IV Shifty 3-4
26-JUL-1952 V Rainy SW 3-6
27-JUL-1952 VI SW 4-6
28-JUL-1952 VII Fine and sunny Shifty Light

Notes

  1. ^ The 1952 Olympic scoring system was used.
  2. ^ Total after applying discard.
  3. ^ The Finnish boat Ralia is the former Swedish boat Ali Baba.

References