| 6 Metre at the Games of the XI Olympiad | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Venue | Firth of Kiel |
| Dates | 4–12 August |
| Competitors | 60 from 12 nations |
| Teams | 12 |
| Medalists | |
| Sailing at the 1936 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| O-Jolle | Open |
| Star | Open |
| 6 Metre | Open |
| 8 Metre | Open |
The 6 Metre was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1936 Summer Olympics program in Firth of Kiel. Seven races were scheduled. 60 sailors, on 12 boats, from 12 nations competed. [1]
DNF = Did not finish, DNS= Did not start, DSQ = Disqualified, SO = Sailed over
= Male, 
= Female
All starts were scheduled for 10:30.
The position of the outercourse was in front of Schilksee were in 1972 the new Olympic center was used. So in 1936 a long-distance sailing/towing to the racing area from the old Olympic harbor.
| Date | Race | Sky | Wind direction | Wind speed (m/s) | Actual starting time | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 August 1936 | I | Overcast, Occasional rain | SW | 12 | 12:05 | Postponement storm at the outer bay > 16 m/s |
| 5 August 1936 | II | Sunshine, Later overcast and rain | WSW | 3-4 | 10:30 | |
| 6 August 1936 | III | Sunny | WSW | 5-6 | 10:30 | |
| 7 August 1936 | IV | Slightly overcast | NE | 2 | 10:40 | Postponement due to calm |
| 8 August 1936 | V | Foggy later slightly overcast | NE | 2-3 | 11:45 | Postponement due to fog |
| 9 August 1936 | VI | Calm | ENE | 2-3 | 11:50 | Postponement due to calm |
| 10 August 1936 | VII | Fine | SE | 2-3 | 10:30 |
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The O-Jolle was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1936 Summer Olympics program in Firth of Kiel. Seven races were scheduled. 28 sailors, on 25 boats, from 25 nations competed.
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Ansco Jan Heeble Dokkum was a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented his native country as at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Kiel. Dokkum, as crew member on the Dutch 6 Metre De Ruyter, took the 8th place with helmsman Joop Carp and fellow crew members: Ernst Moltzer, Kees Jonker and Herman Looman.
Cornelis Wilhelm "Kees" Jonker was a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented his country at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Kiel. Jonker, as crew member on the Dutch 6 Metre De Ruyter, took the 8th place with helmsman Joop Carp and fellow crew members Ansco Dokkum, Ernst Moltzer, and Herman Looman. During the 1948 Summer Olympics in Torbay, Jonker helmed the Dragon Joy, with crew members Biem Dudok van Heel and Wim van Duyl, to an 8th place.
Herman Carel Looman was a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented his native country as at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Kiel. Looman, as crew member on the Dutch 6 Metre De Ruyter, took the 8th place with helmsman Joop Carp and fellow crew members: Ansco Dokkum, Ernst Moltzer and Kees Jonker.
Giovanni Stampa was an Italian sailor. He competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics.
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