Sailing at the 1952 Summer Olympics – 6 Metre explained

Event:	6 Metre
Games:	1952 Summer
Venue:	Harmaja
Dates:	20–28 July
Competitors:	56
Nations:	11
Teams:	11
Goldnoc:	USA
Silvernoc:	NOR
Bronzenoc:	FIN

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.^[1]

Results

Rank	Helmsman (Country)	Crew	Yachtname	Race I		Race II		Race III		Race IV		Race V		Race VI		Race VII		Total Points ^[2]	Total -1 ^[3]
				Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points
		Julian Roosevelt 13px Everard Endt 13px John Morgan 13px Eric Ridder 13px Alternates: Emelyn Whiton 13px W. Gubelmann 13px F. Merle-Smith 13px	Llanoria	4	540	9	188	1	1142	1	1142	8	239	3	665	1	1142	5058	4870
		Tor Arneberg 13px Johan Ferner 13px Erik Heiberg 13px Carl Mortensen 13px	Elisabeth X	1	1142	4	540	2	841	4	540	10	142	1	1142	5	443	4790	4648
		Paul Sjöberg 13px Ragnar Jansson 13px Jonas Konto 13px Rolf Turkka 13px	Ralia ^[4]	3	665	6	364	3	665	5	443	1	1142	DNS	0	3	665	3944	3944
4		Martin Hindorff 13px Torsten Lord 13px Lars Lundström 13px Carl Robert Ameln 13px	May Be VII	2	841	DSQ	0	5	443	3	665	2	841	5	443	4	540	3773	3773
5		Rufino Rodríguez de la Torre 13px Werner von Foerster 13px Horacio Monti 13px Hércules Morini 13px	Djinn	6	364	2	841	4	540	6	364	5	443	2	841	8	239	3632	3393
6		André Firmenich 13px Charles Stern 13px François Chapot 13px Marcel Stern 13px	Ylliam VIII	9	188	1	1142	DNF	0	9	188	7	297	6	364	2	841	3020	3020
7		Ken Bradfield 13px Bill Copeland 13px Bill MacIntosh 13px Donald Tytler 13px	Trickson VI	8	239	3	665	DNF	0	2	841	3	665	8	239	6	364	3013	3013
8		Antonio Cosentino 13px Pietro Reggio 13px Giusto Spigno 13px Andrea Ferrari 13px	Ciocca	5	443	5	443	7	297	7	297	4	540	4	540	7	297	2857	2560
9		Robert Steele 13px Frank Murdoch 13px Franklin Woodroffe 13px Martin Sharp 13px	Titia	7	297	8	239	6	364	8	239	6	364	7	297	11	101	1901	1800
10			Nirwana	10	142	7	297	9	188	10	142	9	188	9	188	9	188	1333	1191
11		Kirill Kozhevnikov 13px Boris Lobashkov 13px Nikolay Matveyev 13px Fyodor Shutkov 13px	Circe	11	101	10	142	8	239	11	101	11	101	10	142	10	142	968	867

DNF = Did Not Finish, DNS= Did Not Start, DSQ = Disqualified
13px = Male, 13px = Female

Daily standings

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.

Date	Race	Sky	Wind direction	Wind speed (m/s)
20 July 1952	I	Grand yachting weather	SW	6-7
21 July 1952	II	Calm sea, later rain	SW	1-2 later 6-7
22 July 1952	III	Magnificent seas	SW	10
23 July 1952	IV		Shifty	3-4
26 July 1952	V	Rainy	SW	3-6
27 July 1952	VI		SW	4-6
28 July 1952	VII	Fine and sunny	Shifty	Light

References

Sources

• Book: Official Report of the Organising Committee for the Games of the XV Olympiad, Helsinki, 1952 . Organising Committee for the Games of the XV Olympiad . 1955 . 638–644 . . Porvoo . en.
• Book: Canada's Olympic Sailing Legacy, Paris 1924 - Beijing 2008. Hugh Drake & Paul Henderson. CYA. Toronto. 2009.

Citations

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sailing at the 1952 Summer Olympics: 6 metres, Open . Olympedia . 2 June 2020.
2. The 1952 Olympic scoring system was used.
3. Total after applying discard.
4. The Finnish boat Ralia is the former Swedish boat Ali Baba.