Sailing at the 1952 Summer Olympics – 6 Metre
| 6 Metre at the Games of the XV Olympiad | |
 Medalists | |
| Venue | Harmaja |
|---|---|
| Dates | July 20–28 |
| Competitors | 56 from 11 nations |
| Teams | 11 |
| Medalists | |
| 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] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | ||||||
 |  Herman Whiton  (USA) | Everard Endt John Morgan Eric Ridder Julian Roosevelt Emelyn Whiton  | Llanoria | 4 | 540 | 1 | 1142 | 1 | 1142 | 8 | 239 | 3 | 665 | 1 | 1142 | 5058 | 4870 | ||
 |  Finn Ferner (NOR) | Tor Arneberg Johan Ferner Erik Heiberg Carl Mortensen | Elisabeth X | 1 | 1142 | 4 | 540 | 2 | 841 | 4 | 540 | 1 | 1142 | 5 | 443 | 4790 | 4648 | ||
 |  Ernst Westerlund (FIN) | Paul Sjöberg Ragnar Jansson Jonas Konto Rolf Turkka | Ralia [3] | 3 | 665 | 6 | 364 | 3 | 665 | 5 | 443 | 1 | 1142 | 3 | 665 | 3944 | 3944 | ||
| 4 |  Sven Salén (SWE) | Martin Hindorff Torsten Lord Lars Lundström Carl Robert Ameln | May Be VII | 2 | 841 | 5 | 443 | 3 | 665 | 2 | 841 | 5 | 443 | 4 | 540 | 3773 | 3773 | ||
| 5 |  Enrique Sieburger, Sr. (ARG) | Rufino Rodríguez de la Torre Werner von Foerster Horacio Monti Hércules Morini | Djinn | 6 | 364 | 2 | 841 | 4 | 540 | 6 | 364 | 5 | 443 | 2 | 841 | 3632 | 3393 | ||
| 6 |  Louis Noverraz (SUI) | André Firmenich Charles Stern François Chapot Marcel Stern | Ylliam VIII | 9 | 188 | 1 | 1142 | 9 | 188 | 7 | 297 | 6 | 364 | 2 | 841 | 3020 | 3020 | ||
| 7 |  Bill Gooderham (CAN) | Ken Bradfield Bill Copeland Bill MacIntosh Rowan MacDonald Donald Tytler | Trickson VI | 8 | 239 | 3 | 665 | 2 | 841 | 3 | 665 | 8 | 239 | 6 | 364 | 3013 | 3013 | ||
| 8 |  Enrico Poggi (ITA) | Antonio Cosentino Pietro Reggio Giusto Spigno Andrea Ferrari | Ciocca | 5 | 443 | 5 | 443 | 7 | 297 | 4 | 540 | 4 | 540 | 7 | 297 | 2857 | 2560 | ||
| 9 |  Kenneth Preston (GBR) | Robert Steele Frank Murdoch Franklin Woodroffe Martin Sharp | Titia | 7 | 297 | 8 | 239 | 6 | 364 | 8 | 239 | 6 | 364 | 7 | 297 | 1901 | 1800 | ||
| 10 |  Wolfgang Elsner (GER) | Hans Kadelbach Paul-Heinrich Lange Götz von Mirbach Andreas Howaldt | Nirwana | 7 | 297 | 9 | 188 | 10 | 142 | 9 | 188 | 9 | 188 | 9 | 188 | 1333 | 1191 | ||
| 11 | .svg.png){kind=small} Nikolai Ermakov (URS) | Kirill Kozhevnikov Boris Lobashkov Nikolai Matveev Fyodor Shutkov | Circe | 10 | 142 | 8 | 239 | 11 | 101 | 11 | 101 | 10 | 142 | 10 | 142 | 968 | 867 | ||
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.
| Date | Race | Sky | Wind direction | Wind speed (m/s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20-JUL-1952 | I | Grand yachting weather | SW | 6-7 |
| 21-JUL-1952 | II | Calm sea, later rain | SW | 1-2 later 6-7 |
| 22-JUL-1952 | III | Magnificent seas | SW | 10 |
| 23-JUL-1952 | IV | Shifty | 3-4 | |
| 26-JUL-1952 | V | Rainy | SW | 3-6 |
| 27-JUL-1952 | VI | SW | 4-6 | |
| 28-JUL-1952 | VII | Fine and sunny | Shifty | Light |
Notes
- ↑ The 1952 Olympic scoring system was used.
- ↑ Total after applying discard.
- ↑ The Finnish boat Ralia is the former Swedish boat Ali Baba.
References
- Organizing Committee of the XV Olympiad Helsinki 1952 (1955). The Officiel Report of the Organizing Committee for the games of the XV Olympiad Helsinki 1952 (pdf).
- Hugh Drake & Paul Henderson (2009). Canada's Olympic Sailing Legacy, Paris 1924 - Beijing 2008. Toronto: CYA.
- "Helsinki 1952". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee.
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