Sailing at the 1928 Summer Olympics – 6 Metre explained

Event:	6 Metre
Games:	1928 Summer
Dates:	First race: Last race:
Competitors:	61 Male
Nations:	13
Teams:	13
Goldnoc:	NOR
Silvernoc:	DEN
Bronzenoc:	EST
Next:	1932

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.

Race schedule

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Course area and course configuration

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

Date	Race	Wind speed
2-AUG-1928	1st Race	7kn - 10kn
3-AUG-1928	2nd Race	8kn - 11kn
4-AUG-1928	3rd Race	11kn - 17kn
5-AUG-1928	4th Race	13kn - 21kn
7-AUG-1928	5th Race	8kn - 11kn
8-AUG-1928	6th Race	10kn - 13kn
9-AUG-1928	7th Race	10kn - 15kn

Results

The 1928 Olympic scoring system was used.

Daily standings

Notes

For this event one yacht from each country, manned by 5 amateurs maximum (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 1928 Summer Olympics among others the following persons were competing in the various classes: