Sailing at the 1932 Summer Olympics – 6 Metre

6 Metre at the Games of the X Olympiad
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Venue	Los Angeles Harbor
Dates	First race: August 5, 1932 (1932-08-05) Last race: August 11, 1932 (1932-08-11)
Competitors	14 from 3 nations
Teams	3
Medalists
Tore Holm Martin Hindorff Olle Åkerlund Åke Bergqvist  Sweden Robert Carlson Temple Ashbrook Frederic Conant Charles Smith Donald Wills Douglas, Jr. Emmett Davis  United States Philip Rogers Jerry Wilson Gardner Boultbee Ken Glass 23x15px Canada

Sailing at the  1932 Summer Olympics
Snowbird			Open
Star			Open
6 Metre			Open
8 Metre			Open

The 6 Metre was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1932 Summer Olympics program in Los Angeles Harbor. Six races were scheduled plus possible tie breakers. 15 sailors, on 3 boats, from 3 nation competed.

Race schedule

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Event competitions

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Final race

Date	August
	5th Fri	6th Sat	7th Sun	8th Mon	9th Tue	10th Wed
6 Metre	●	●	●	●	●	●
Total gold medals						1

Course area and course configuration

The courses had been well prepared. The marks were laid by the United States Lighthouse Service in the form of large Government. Visiting yachts were kept at a safe distance from the racing boats by the US Coast Guard. Tows were arranged by the US Navy to and from Los Angeles Harbor to the race area. The 6 Metre sailed outside the breakwater.

1932 Olympic Course Areas and Course Configurations

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Open street map view of the current map of Los Angeles. Projected are the 1932 Olympic courses of the 6 Metre (Blue Area).

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6 Metre course (8nm).

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6 Metre course (10nm).

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6 Metre course (8nm).

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6 Metre course (6nm).

Weather conditions

The correct historic weather data for Los Angeles during the 6 Metre races can be obtained for about US$20.- at http://weather-warehouse.com/index.html.

Date	Race	Wind	Wind direction	Details
5-AUG-1932	1st Race	Heavy	50px
6-AUG-1932	2nd Race	Light	50px	Freshening to 50px
7-AUG-1932	3rd Race	Fresh	50px	Increased to 20 knots (10 m/s)
8-AUG-1932	4th Race	20 knots (10 m/s)	50px
9-AUG-1932	5th Race	Light	50px
10-AUG-1932	6th Race	Light	50px	Freshening

Final results

Rank	Country	Helmsman	Crew	Boat	Race 1		Race 2		Race 3		Race 4		Race 5		Race 6		Total
					Pos.	Pts.	Pos.	Pts.	Pos.	Pts.	Pos.	Pts.	Pos.	Pts.	Pos.	Pts.
	Sweden	Tore Holm	Martin Hindorff Olle Åkerlund Åke Bergqvist	Bissbi	1	3	1	3	1	3	1	3	1	3	1	3	18
	United States	Robert Carlson	Temple Ashbrook Frederic Conant Emmett Davis Donald Wills Douglas, Jr. Charles Smith	Gallant	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	12
	Canada	Philip Rogers	Gardner Boultbee Ken Glass Jerry Wilson	Caprice	3	1	3	1	3	1	3	1	DNS	0	DNS	0	6

Legend: DNS – Did not start;

Daily standings

Graph showing the daily standings in the 6 Metre during the 1932 Summer Olympics

Notes

• For this event one yacht from each country, manned by a maximum of 5 amateurs (maximum number of substitutes 5) was allowed.
• 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 1932 Summer Olympics among others the following persons were competing in the 6 Metre:

6 Metre victors at the 1932 Olympic Games
Tore Holm, Martin Hindorff Olle Åkerlund & Åke Bergqvist (SWE)