Sailing at the 1928 Summer Olympics – 6 Metre

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6 Metre [1]
at the Games of the IX Olympiad
6mR 1919.svg
Line drawing of the 6 Metre
Venue Zuiderzee
DatesFirst race: 2 August 1928 (1928-08-02)
Last race: 9 August 1928 (1928-08-09)
Competitors61 Male from 13 nations
Teams13
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Johan Anker, Erik Anker,
Håkon Bryhn, Crown Prince Olav
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Silver medal icon.svg Vilhelm Vett, Niels Otto Møller,
Aage Høy-Petersen, Peter Schlütter
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Bronze medal icon.svg Nikolai Vekšin, William von Wirén,
Eberhard Vogdt, Georg Faehlmann,
Andreas Faehlmann
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
  1924
1932  

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 medals1

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 6 & 8 Metre 1928.png
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)
NNE Wind.svg
3-AUG-19282nd Race8 knots (4.1 m/s) -
11 knots (5.7 m/s)
ENE Wind.svg
4-AUG-19283rd Race11 knots (5.7 m/s) -
17 knots (8.7 m/s)
NE Wind.svg
5-AUG-19284th Race13 knots (6.7 m/s) -
21 knots (11 m/s)
NNE Wind.svg
7-AUG-19285th Race8 knots (4.1 m/s) -
11 knots (5.7 m/s)
S Wind.svg
8-AUG-19286th Race10 knots (5.1 m/s) -
13 knots (6.7 m/s)
W Wind.svg
9-AUG-19287th Race10 knots (5.1 m/s) -
15 knots (7.7 m/s)
W Wind.svg

Results [3]

The 1928 Olympic scoring system was used.

Final results [4]

RankCountry Helmsman CrewSail No.BoatRace 1Race 2Race 3Race 4Race 5Race 6Race 7Total
Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Norway.svg  Norway Johan Anker Erik Anker
Håkon Bryhn
Crown Prince Olav
N 31Norna1Q1Q12RET1Q2 2 7DNS3 x 1st
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Vilhelm Vett Aage Høy-Petersen
Niels Otto Møller
Peter Schlütter
DHi-Hi11 3Q12DSQ6 6 1 1 2 x 1st
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Nikolai Vekšin William von Wirén
Eberhard Vogdt
Georg Faehlmann
Andreas Faehlmann
C 10Tutti V6 6 2Q3Q1 3 3 1 x 1st
1 x 2nd
4Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Hans Pluijgers Hans Fokker
Carl Huisken
Wim Schouten
Roeffie Vermeulen
H 11Kemphaan8 5 1Q4 7 7 5 1 x 1st
5Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium A. J. J. Fridt Ludovic Franck
Frits Mulder
Willy Van Rompaey
Arthur Sneyers
B 7Ubu9 2Q3Q2Q4 4 4 2 x 2nd
6US flag 48 stars.svg  United States Herman Whiton Frederick Morris
Conway Olmstead
Willets Outerbridge
Jim Thompson
USFrieda3Q4 12RET5 5 5 2 1 x 2nd
1 x 3rd
1 x 4th
7Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Hakon Reuter Harry Hanson
Georg Lindahl
Yngve Lindqvist
S 35Ingegerd2Q8 5 7 3 6 6 1 x 2nd
1 x 3rd
8Flag of France.svg  France Philippe de Rothschild Henry Allard
Robert Gufflet
Pierre Moussié
Jean Pierre Rouanet
F 13Cupidon Viking4 9 4 11       2 x 4th
9Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany Ernst Laeisz Anton Huber
Hans Paschen
Oswald Thomsen
Carl Wentzel
GPan5 11 7 10       1 x 5th
10Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy Giovanni Leone Reggio Francesco Cameli
Giuliano Oberti
Massimo Oberti
Giacomo Tarsis
ITwins II7 13RET6 9       1 x 6th
11Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary János Mihálkovics Sándor Burger
Tibor Heinrich von Omorovicza
Sándor Sebők
Miklós Tuss
MHungaria10 7 12RET8       1 x 7th
12Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Frederico Burnay Carlos Eduardo Bleck
António de Herédia
Ernesto Mendonça
P 1Camelia13 12 8 12       1 x 8th
13Flag of Spain (1785-1873, 1875-1931).svg  Spain Pedro José de Galíndez José María, Count de Arteche
Álvaro de Arana
Javier de Arana
Luis de Arana
EFruits12 10 13DNS13DNS      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 1928 6 METRE Positions during the serie.png
    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:

    Further reading

    References

    1. 1 2 3 4 Rossum, G. van, ed. (1928). The Ninth Olympiad Amsterdam 1928:Official Report (PDF). Amsterdam: The Netherlands Olympic Committee. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2008. 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.