Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – 6 Metre

6 Metre at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
Silver medalist
Venue	Torbay
Dates	3–12 August
Competitors	64 from 11 nations
Teams	11
Medalists
Herman Whiton Alfred Loomis James Weekes James Smith Michael Mooney   United States Enrique Sieburger, Sr. Emilio Homps Rufino Rodríguez de la Torre Rodolfo Rivademar Enrique Sieburger, Jr. Julio Sieburger   Argentina Tore Holm Torsten Lord Martin Hindorff Carl-Robert Ameln Gösta Salén   Sweden
←  1936 1952  →

The 6 Metre was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics program in Torbay. Seven races were scheduled. 64 sailors, on 11 boats, from 11 nations competed. ^[1]

Results

Rank	Helmsman (Country)	Crew [2]	Yachtname [3]	Race I		Race II		Race III		Race IV		Race V		Race VI		Race VII		Total Points [4]	Total -1 [5]
				Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points
	Herman Whiton  (USA)	Alfred Loomis James Weekes James Smith Michael Mooney	Llanoria	4	540	1	1142	1	1142	3	665	8	239	1	1142	2	841	5711	5472
	Enrique Sieburger, Sr.  (ARG)	Emilio Homps Rodolfo Rivademar Rufino Rodríguez de la Torre Enrique Sieburger, Jr. Julio Sieburger	Djinn	3	665	3	665	3	665	2	841	1	1142	4	540	1	1142	5660	5120
	Tore Holm  (SWE)	Carl-Robert Ameln Martin Hindorff Torsten Lord Gösta Salén	Ali baba II	5	443	2	841	2	841	1	1142	3	665	DSQ	0	11	101	4033	4033
4	Magnus Konow  (NOR)	Anders Evensen Lars Skage Musæus Håkon Solem Ragnar Hargreaves	Apache	8	239	DNS	0	9	188	5	443	2	841	2	841	3	665	3217	3217
5	Howden Hume  (GBR)	Douglas Hume Bonar Hardie Hamish Hardie Harry Hunter	Johan	7	297	4	540	8	239	7	297	4	540	3	665	4	540	3118	2879
6	Louis Franck  (BEL)	Émile Hayoit Willy Huybrechts Henri Van Riel Willy Van Rompaey	Lalage	1	1142	8	239	11	101	9	188	5	443	7	297	5	443	2853	2752
7	Henri Copponex  (SUI)	André Firmenich Émile Lachapelle Charles Stern Marcel Stern P. Bonnet [6] R. Fehlmann [6] Louis Noverraz [6]	Ylliam VII	2	841	6	364	7	297	4	540	9	188	6	364	10	142	2736	2594
8	Giovanni Reggio  (ITA)	Renato Costentino Beppe Croce Luigi Poggi Enrico Poggi Federico De Luca [6] Giorgio Audizio [6]	Ciocca II	6	364	DNS	0	5	443	6	364	7	297	5	443	9	188	2099	2099
9	Ernst Westerlund  (FIN)	Rote Hellström Ragnar Jansson Adolf Konto Rolf Turkka Valo Urho	Raili [7]	9	188	7	297	10	142	8	239	6	364	8	239	6	364	1833	1691
10	Troels la Cour  (DEN)	Bruno Clausen Svend Iversen René la Cour Hans Sørensen A. Eiermann [6] Eyvin Schiøttz [6]	Morena	10	142	5	443	4	540	11	101	10	142	10	142	8	239	1749	1648
11	Albert Cadot  (FRA)	Jean Castel Claude Desouches Robert Lacarrière François Laverne	La bandera	11	101	9	188	6	364	10	142	11	101	9	188	7	297	1381	1280

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

Daily standings

Graph showing the daily standings in the 6 Metre Class during the 1948 Summer Olympics

Courses at Torbay

A total of three race area's was positioned by the Royal Navy in Torbay. Each of the classes was using the same kind of course and the same scoring system.

Race area's at Torbay

Courses at Torbay

Notes

1. "Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics: 6 metres, Open". Olympedia. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
2. Per yacht a maximum of four crew members was selected from these sailors, but it is unknown in which race each of them competed.
3. Four of the boats including gold medal winning Llanoria and silver medal winning Djinn will also compete in the 1952 competition.
4. The 1948 Olympic scoring system was used.
5. Total after applying discard.
6. Reserve team member.
7. Ralia is the former Swedish boat Ali Baba.

Further reading

• Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad London 1948 (1951). The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad London 1948 (PDF). Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 May 2010. Retrieved 5 October 2007.
• Hugh Drake & Paul Henderson (2009). Canada's Olympic Sailing Legacy, Paris 1924 - Beijing 2008. Toronto: CYA.
• "London 1948". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee.
• "Olympics, 1948". International Six Metre Archive. Retrieved 25 January 2021.