Sailing at the 1928 Summer Olympics – 6 Metre

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.

6 Metre^[1] at the Games of the IX Olympiad
Line drawing of the 6 Metre
Venue	Zuiderzee
Dates	First race: 2 August 1928 (1928-08-02) Last race: 9 August 1928 (1928-08-09)
Competitors	61 Male from 13 nations
Teams	13
Medalists
Johan Anker, Erik Anker, Håkon Bryhn, Crown Prince Olav  Norway Vilhelm Vett, Niels Otto Møller, Aage Høy-Petersen, Peter Schlütter  Denmark Nikolai Vekšin, William von Wirén, Eberhard Vogdt, Georg Faehlmann, Andreas Faehlmann  Estonia
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Race schedule^[1]

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Event competitions

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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]

Date	Race	Wind speed	Wind direction
2-AUG-1928	1st Race	7 knots (3.6 m/s) - 10 knots (5.1 m/s)
3-AUG-1928	2nd Race	8 knots (4.1 m/s) - 11 knots (5.7 m/s)
4-AUG-1928	3rd Race	11 knots (5.7 m/s) - 17 knots (8.7 m/s)
5-AUG-1928	4th Race	13 knots (6.7 m/s) - 21 knots (11 m/s)
7-AUG-1928	5th Race	8 knots (4.1 m/s) - 11 knots (5.7 m/s)
8-AUG-1928	6th Race	10 knots (5.1 m/s) - 13 knots (6.7 m/s)
9-AUG-1928	7th Race	10 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 No.

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.

Norway

Johan Anker

Erik Anker Håkon Bryhn Crown Prince Olav

N 31

Norna

1

Q

1

Q

12

RET

1

Q

2

2

7

DNS

3 x 1st

Denmark

Vilhelm Vett

Aage Høy-Petersen Niels Otto Møller Peter Schlütter

D

Hi-Hi

11

3

Q

12

DSQ

6

6

1

1

2 x 1st

Estonia

Nikolai Vekšin

William von Wirén Eberhard Vogdt Georg Faehlmann Andreas Faehlmann

C 10

Tutti V

6

6

2

Q

3

Q

1

3

3

1 x 1st 1 x 2nd

4

Netherlands

Hans Pluijgers

Hans Fokker Carl Huisken Wim Schouten Roeffie Vermeulen

H 11

Kemphaan

8

5

1

Q

4

7

7

5

1 x 1st

5

Belgium

A. J. J. Fridt

Ludovic Franck Frits Mulder Willy Van Rompaey Arthur Sneyers

B 7

Ubu

9

2

Q

3

Q

2

Q

4

4

4

2 x 2nd

6

United States

Herman Whiton

Frederick Morris Conway Olmstead Willets Outerbridge Jim Thompson

US

Frieda

3

Q

4

12

RET

5

5

5

2

1 x 2nd 1 x 3rd 1 x 4th

7

Sweden

Hakon Reuter

Harry Hanson Georg Lindahl Yngve Lindqvist

S 35

Ingegerd

2

Q

8

5

7

3

6

6

1 x 2nd 1 x 3rd

8

France

Philippe de Rothschild

Henry Allard Robert Gufflet Pierre Moussié Jean Pierre Rouanet

F 13

Cupidon Viking

4

9

4

11

2 x 4th

9

Germany

Ernst Laeisz

Anton Huber Hans Paschen Oswald Thomsen Carl Wentzel

G

Pan

5

11

7

10

1 x 5th

10

Italy

Giovanni Leone Reggio

Francesco Cameli Giuliano Oberti Massimo Oberti Giacomo Tarsis

I

Twins II

7

13

RET

6

9

1 x 6th

11

Hungary

János Mihálkovics

Sándor Burger Tibor Heinrich von Omorovicza Sándor Sebők Miklós Tuss

M

Hungaria

10

7

12

RET

8

1 x 7th

12

Portugal

Frederico Burnay

Carlos Eduardo Bleck António de Herédia Ernesto Mendonça

P 1

Camelia

13

12

8

12

1 x 8th

13

Spain

Pedro José de Galíndez

José María, Count de Arteche Álvaro de Arana Javier de Arana Luis de Arana

E

Fruits

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

• For this event one yacht from each country, manned by 5 amateurs maximum (maximum number of substitutes 5) was allowed.^[1]
• This event was a gender independent event. However it turned out to be a man's only event.

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

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    Johan Anker (NOR)
•  
    Olav V of Norway (NOR)
•  
    Philippe de Rothschild (FRA)
•  
  The Victors:   Team Norna (NOR)

Further reading

• "Digital Library Collection (Official Olympic Reports 1896 - 2008)". Digital Library Collection at la84.org. la84foundation. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
• . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
• "Olympics, 1928". International Six Metre Archive. Retrieved 25 January 2021.

References

1. Rossum, G. van, ed. (1928). (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.