Sailing at the 1952 Summer Olympics – 6 Metre

6 Metre
at the Games of the XV Olympiad

Medalists
VenueHarmaja
DatesJuly 20–28
Competitors56 from 11 nations
Teams11
Medalists
   United States
   Norway
   Finland
Sailing at the
 1952 Summer Olympics 
Finn Open
Star Open
Dragon Open
5.5 Metre Open
6 Metre Open

The 6 Metre was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1952 Summer Olympics program in Harmaja. Seven races were scheduled. 56 sailors, on 11 boats, from 11 nations competed.

Results


Rank
Helmsman (Country) Crew Yachtname Race I Race II Race III Race IV Race V Race VI Race VII Total
Points
[1]
Total
-1
[2]
RankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPoints
1st Herman Whiton  (USA) Everard Endt
John Morgan
Eric Ridder
Julian Roosevelt
Emelyn Whiton
Llanoria454091881114211142823936651114250584870
2nd Finn Ferner  (NOR) Tor Arneberg
Johan Ferner
Erik Heiberg
Carl Mortensen
Elisabeth X111424540284145401014211142544347904648
3rd Ernst Westerlund  (FIN) Paul Sjöberg
Ragnar Jansson
Jonas Konto
Rolf Turkka
Ralia [3]366563643665544311142DNS0366539443944
4 Sven Salén  (SWE) Martin Hindorff
Torsten Lord
Lars Lundström
Carl Robert Ameln
May Be VII2841DSQ05443366528415443454037733773
5 Enrique Sieburger, Sr.  (ARG) Rufino Rodríguez de la Torre
Werner von Foerster
Horacio Monti
Hércules Morini
Djinn636428414540636454432841823936323393
6 Louis Noverraz  (SUI) André Firmenich
Charles Stern
François Chapot
Marcel Stern
Ylliam VIII918811142DNF0918872976364284130203020
7 Bill Gooderham  (CAN) Ken Bradfield
Bill Copeland
Bill MacIntosh
Rowan MacDonald
Donald Tytler
Trickson VI82393665DNF0284136658239636430133013
8 Enrico Poggi  (ITA) Antonio Cosentino
Pietro Reggio
Giusto Spigno
Andrea Ferrari
Ciocca544354437297729745404540729728572560
9 Kenneth Preston  (GBR) Robert Steele
Frank Murdoch
Franklin Woodroffe
Martin Sharp
Titia7297823963648239636472971110119011800
10 Wolfgang Elsner  (GER) Hans Kadelbach
Paul-Heinrich Lange
Götz von Mirbach
Andreas Howaldt
Nirwana10142729791881014291889188918813331191
11 Nikolai Ermakov  (URS) Kirill Kozhevnikov
Boris Lobashkov
Nikolai Matveev
Fyodor Shutkov
Circe1110110142823911101111011014210142968867

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

Daily standings

Graph showing the daily standings in the 6 Metre during the 1952 Summer Olympics

Conditions at Harmaja

Of the total of three race area's only two were needed during the Olympics in Harmaja. Each of the classes was using the same scoring system.

DateRaceSkyWind directionWind speed (m/s)
20-JUL-1952IGrand yachting weatherSW6-7
21-JUL-1952IICalm sea, later rainSW1-2
later
6-7
22-JUL-1952IIIMagnificent seasSW10
23-JUL-1952IV Shifty3-4
26-JUL-1952VRainySW3-6
27-JUL-1952VI SW4-6
28-JUL-1952VIIFine and sunnyShiftyLight

Notes

  1. The 1952 Olympic scoring system was used.
  2. Total after applying discard.
  3. The Finnish boat Ralia is the former Swedish boat Ali Baba.

References

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