Sailing at the 1924 Summer Olympics – 6 Metre

6 Metre[1]
at the Games of the VIII Olympiad

Line drawing of the 6 Metre
VenueFrance, Le Havre
DatesFirst race: 21 July 1924
Last race: 26 July 1924
Competitors27 from 9 nations
Teams9
Medalists
   Norway
   Denmark
   Netherlands
Sailing at the
 1924 Summer Olympics 
French National Monotype 1924 Open
6 Metre Open
8 Metre Open

The 6 Metre was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1924 Summer Olympics program in Le Havre. A program of matches and semi-finals were scheduled. In case of a tie sail-off's would be held. 27 sailors, on 9 boats from 9 nations competed.

Race schedule[1]

 ● Elimination serie (E) ● Semi-finals (SF)
Date July
21
Mon		22
Tue		23
Wed		24
Thu		25
Fri		26
Sat
Le Havre
6 Metre M1 M2 M3 Spare
day		 SF1 SF2
Total gold medals 1

Course area and course configuration

1924 Olympic Course Area for the 6 Metre off the coast of Le Havre
6 Metre Course at Le Havre
SRdH: La Société des Régates du Havre
A: Start and Finish
B, C D: Marks
10 nautical miles (19 km)

Weather conditions [1]

DateRaceWind speedWind directionStart
21-JUL-19241st Match1 metre per second (1.9 kn) - 4 metres per second (7.8 kn)14:14
22-JUL-19242nd Match1 metre per second (1.9 kn) - 4 metres per second (7.8 kn)14:15
23-JUL-19243rd Match4 metres per second (7.8 kn)15:00
25-JUL-19241st Semi-final9 metres per second (17 kn)15:00
26-JUL-19242nd Semi-final5 metres per second (9.7 kn)15:15

Results[2]

Final results[3]

Competitors who scored an first or a second place in the matches were qualified (Q) for the semi-finals.

Rank Country Helmsman Crew Sail № Boat Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Total
Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts.
1st Norway
Anders LundgrenChristopher Dahl
Eugen Lunde		N.13Elisabeth V 3   1 Q 1 Q 1 1 1 12
2nd Denmark
Vilhelm VettKnud Degn
Christian Nielsen		D.22Bonzo 1 Q 2 Q RET   3 3 2 25
3rd Netherlands
Johan CarpAnthonij Guépin
Jan Vreede		H.2Willem-Six 2 Q RET   2 Q 2 2 3 35
4 Sweden
Nils RinmanMagnus Hellström
Olle Rinman		S.5Aloha II 4 4 4 4 4 4        12
5 Belgium
Léon HuybrechtsJohn Klotz
Léopold Standaert		B.3Ciss 6 6 7 7 3 3        16
5 France
Edmond MoussiéGeorges Herpin
Henri Louit		F.70Sandra 8 8 3 3 5 5        16
Italy
Carlo NasiCencio Massola
Roberto Moscatelli		I.30Mebi 5 5 5 5 RET 8        18
Spain
Arturo MasSantiago Amat
Pedro Pi		E.8Alnolgavar 7 7 6 6 RET 8        21
Cuba
Enrique ConillPedro Cisneros
Antonio Saavedra		C.4Hatuey RET 9 8 4 DNS 9        26

    Legend: DNS – Did not start; RET – Retired;

    Daily standings

    Graph showing the daily standings in the 6 Metre during the 1924 Summer Olympics

    Notes

    In the 6 Metre each boat has a specific design that have to stay within certain formula. The outcome of the formula must be less than 6 Metre. During these Olympic races boats were used of the following designers:

    CountrySailnumberDesigner
    NorwayN.13Bjarne Aas
    DenmarkD.22William Fife
    NetherlandsH.2William Fife
    SwedenS.5Axel Nygren
    BelgiumB.3William Fife
    FranceF.70Morgan Morgan-Giles
    ItalyI.30Francesco Giovanelli
    SpainE.8Anker & Jensen
    CubaC.4Arbaut
    William Fife III 

    Other information

    During the Sailing regattas at the 1924 Summer Olympics among others the following persons were competing in the various classes:

    6 Metre sailors at the 1924 Olympic Games
     Eugen Lunde (NOR)
    Gold medalist 
     Joop Carp (NED) 

    Further reading

    References

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Les Jeux de la VIIIe Olympiade Paris 1924:rapport official (PDF) (in French). Paris: Librairie de France: Comité Olympique Français. 1924. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
    2. ↑ "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
    3. ↑ La Société des Régates du Havre. "La Société des Régates du Havre historique 1900 - 1950". Retrieved 2 March 2015.

    "Paris 1924". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee.