Sailing at the 1928 Summer Olympics – 6 Metre

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

Line drawing of the 6 Metre
VenueZuiderzee
DatesFirst race: August 2, 1928
Last race: August 9, 1928
Competitors61 Male from 13 nations
Teams13
Medalists
   Norway
   Denmark
   Estonia
Sailing at the
 1928 Summer Olympics 
12' Dinghy Open
6 Metre Open
8 Metre Open

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.

Race schedule[1]

  Event competitions   Event finals
Date August
2nd
Thu
3rd
Fri
4th
Sat
5th
Sun
6th
Mon
7th
Tue
8th
Wed
9th
6 Metre Spare
day
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.

1928 Olympic Course Areas
Course area and courses for the 6 Metre

Weather conditions [2]

DateRaceWind speedWind direction
2-AUG-19281st Race7 knots (3.6 m/s) -
10 knots (5.1 m/s)
3-AUG-19282nd Race8 knots (4.1 m/s) -
11 knots (5.7 m/s)
4-AUG-19283rd Race11 knots (5.7 m/s) -
17 knots (8.7 m/s)
5-AUG-19284th Race13 knots (6.7 m/s) -
21 knots (11 m/s)
7-AUG-19285th Race8 knots (4.1 m/s) -
11 knots (5.7 m/s)
8-AUG-19286th Race10 knots (5.1 m/s) -
13 knots (6.7 m/s)
9-AUG-19287th Race10 knots (5.1 m/s) -
15 knots (7.7 m/s)

Results[3]

The 1928 Olympic scoring system was used.

Final results[4]


Rank
Country Helmsman Crew Sail № Boat Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Race 6 Race 7 Total
Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts.
1st Norway
Johan AnkerErik Anker
Håkon Bryhn
Crown Prince Olav
N 31Norna 1 Q 1 Q 12 RET 1 Q 2   2   7 DNS3 x 1st
2nd Denmark
Vilhelm VettAage Høy-Petersen
Nils Otto Møller
Peter Schlütter
DHi-Hi 11   3 Q 12 DSQ 6   6   1   1  2 x 1st
3rd Estonia
Nikolai VekšinWilliam von Wirén
Eberhard Vogdt
Georg Faehlmann
Andreas Faehlmann
C 10Tutti V 6   6   2 Q 3 Q 1   3   3  1 x 1st
1 x 2nd
4 Netherlands
Hans PluijgersHans Fokker
Carl Huisken
Wim Schouten
Roeffie Vermeulen
H 11Kemphaan 8   5   1 Q 4   7   7   5  1 x 1st
5 Belgium
A. J. J. FridtLudovic Franck
Frits Mulder
Willy Van Rompaey
Arthur Sneyers
B 7Ubu 9   2 Q 3 Q 2 Q 4   4   4  2 x 2nd
6 United States
Herman WhitonFrederick Morris
Conway Olmstead
Willets Outerbridge
Jim Thompson
USFrieda 3 Q 4   12 RET 5   5   5   2  1 x 2nd
1 x 3rd
1 x 4th
7 Sweden
Hakon ReuterHarry Hanson
Georg Lindahl
Yngve Lindqvist
S 35Ingegerd 2 Q 8   5   7   3   6   6  1 x 2nd
1 x 3rd
8 France
Philippe de RothschildHenry Allard
Robert Gufflet
Pierre Moussié
Jean Pierre Rouanet
F 13Cupidon Viking 4   9   4   11              1 x 4th
9 Germany
Ernst LaeiszAnton Huber
Hans Paschen
Oswald Thomsen
Carl Wentzel
GPan 5   11   7   10              1 x 5th
10 Italy
Giovanni Leone ReggioFrancesco Cameli
Giuliano Oberti
Massimo Oberti
Giacomo Tarsis Di Brolo
ITwins II 7   13 RET 6   9              1 x 6th
11 Hungary
János MihálkovicsSándor Burger
Tibor Heinrich von Omorovicza
Sándor Sebők
Miklós Tuss
MHungaria 10   7   12 RET 8              1 x 7th
12 Portugal
Frederico BurnayCarlos Eduardo Bleck
António de Herédia
Ernesto Mendonça
P 1Camelia 13   12   8   12              1 x 8th
13 Spain
Pedro José de GalíndezJosé María, Count de Arteche
Álvaro de Arana
Javier de Arana
Luis de Arana
EFruits 12   10   13 DNS 13 DNS            1 x 10th

    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

    Other information

    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

    1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 (ed.) G. van Rossum (1928). The Ninth Olympiad Amsterdam 1928:Official Report (PDF). Amsterdam: The Netherlands Olympic Committee. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
    2. "Daggegevens van het weer in Nederland". KNMI. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
    3. "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
    4. "Note:". If it is not clear from other sources, it is assumed that the first person mentioned in the crewlist of the official report is the helmsmen.