Sailing at the 1928 Summer Olympics – 6 Metre
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| 6 Metre[1] at the Games of the IX Olympiad
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Line drawing of the 6 Metre
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| Venue | Zuiderzee |
| Dates | First race: August 2, 1928 Last race: August 9, 1928 |
| Competitors | 61 Male from 13 nations |
| Teams | 13 |
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| 6 Metre | Open | ||||
| 8 Metre | Open | ||||
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.
Contents
Race schedule[1]
| ● | Event competitions | ● | Event finals |
| Date | August | |||||||||
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| 2nd Thu |
3rd Fri |
4th Sat |
5th Sun |
6th Mon |
7th Tue |
8th Wed |
9th | |||
| 6 Metre | ● | ● | ● | ● | Spare day |
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| 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.
Weather conditions [2]
| Date | Race | Wind speed | Wind direction |
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| 2-AUG-1928 | 1st Race | 7 knots (3.6 m/s) - 10 knots (5.1 m/s) |
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| 3-AUG-1928 | 2nd Race | 8 knots (4.1 m/s) - 11 knots (5.7 m/s) |
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| 4-AUG-1928 | 3rd Race | 11 knots (5.7 m/s) - 17 knots (8.7 m/s) |
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| 5-AUG-1928 | 4th Race | 13 knots (6.7 m/s) - 21 knots (11 m/s) |
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| 7-AUG-1928 | 5th Race | 8 knots (4.1 m/s) - 11 knots (5.7 m/s) |
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| 8-AUG-1928 | 6th Race | 10 knots (5.1 m/s) - 13 knots (6.7 m/s) |
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| 9-AUG-1928 | 7th Race | 10 knots (5.1 m/s) - 15 knots (7.7 m/s) |
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Results[3]
The 1928 Olympic scoring system was used.
Final results[4]
Legend: DNS – Did not start; DSQ – Disqualified; Q – Qualifying race; RET – Retired;
Daily standings
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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:
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Further reading
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