The 6 Metre

6 Metre (keelboat)

The International Six Metre Class is a class of racing yachts. Six Metre boats are a construction class, meaning that the boats are not identical but are all designed to meet specific measurement formula, in this case International Rule...

was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Sailing at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Sailing/Yachting is a Olympic sport starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad . With the exception of 1904 and possible 1916 sailing was always a part of the Olympic program....

 program in Amsterdam

Amsterdam

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. Seven races were scheduled. 65 sailors, on 13 boats, from 13 nations competed.

Results

Rank	Helmsman (Country)	Crew	Yachtname	Elimination series				Finals
				Race I	Race II	Race III	Race IV	Race V	Race VI	Race VII
	align=left	|align=left| Erik Anker Erik Anker Erik Anker was a Norwegian sailor who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.In 1928 he won the gold medal as crew member of the Norwegian boat Norna in the 6 metre class event.-External links:*...   Håkon Bryhn Håkon Bryhn Håkon P. Bryhn was a Norwegian sailor who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.In 1928 he won the gold medal as crew member of the Norwegian boat Norna in the 6 metre class event.-External links:*...   H.R.H. Crown Prince Olav Olav V of Norway Olav V was the king of Norway from 1957 until his death. A member of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Olav was born in the United Kingdom as the son of King Haakon VII of Norway and Queen Maud of Norway...	Norna	1	1	RET	1	2	2	DNS
	align=left	|align=left| Sven Linck  Nils Otto Møller Nils Otto Møller Nils Otto Møller was a Danish sailor who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.In 1928 he won the silver medal as crew member of the Danish boat Hi-Hi in the 6 metre class competition.-External links:*...   Aage Høy-Petersen Aage Høy-Petersen Aage Høy-Petersen was a Danish sailor who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics and in the 1928 Summer Olympics.In 1924 he competed in the Olympic Monotype event, but he was not advance to the final....   Peter Schlütter Peter Schlütter Peter Schlütter was a Danish sailor who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.In 1928 he won the silver medal as crew member of the Danish boat Hi-Hi in the 6 metre class competition.-External links:*...	Hi-Hi	11	3	DSQ	6	6	1	1
	align=left	|align=left| William von Wirén William von Wirén William von Wirén was an Estonian sailor who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.In 1928 he was a crew member of the Estonian boat Tutti V which won the bronze medal in the 6 metre class....   Eberhard Vogdt Eberhard Vogdt Eberhard Konrad Roman Vogdt was an Estonian sailor who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics....   Georg Faehlmann Georg Faehlmann Georg Faehlmann was an Estonian sailor who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics....   Andreas Faehlmann Andreas Faehlmann Andreas Faehlmann , aviation engineer, Andreas Faehlmann , aviation engineer, Andreas Faehlmann , aviation engineer, (1898 in Wladivostok, Russian Empire – 1943 in Bremen,Germany was an Estonian sailor who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics....   H. R. Lehbert	Tutti V	6	6	2	3	1	3	3
4	align=left	|align=left| H. G. Fokker  C. Huisken  W. Schouten  B. E. Ruys  (Res.) H. W. Schalkwijk  (Res.)	Kemphaan	8	5	1	4	7	7	5
5	align=left	|align=left| L. Franck  F. Mulder  W. van Rompaey  A. H. Snyders  L. Huybrechts  (Res.)	Ubu	9	2	3	2	4	4	4
6	align=left	|align=left| F. Morris  C. Olmsted  W. Outerbridge  J. Thompson	Frieda	3	4	RET	5	5	5	2
7	align=left	|align=left| H. V. Hanson  G. F. Lindahl  Y. O. L. Lindqvist	Ingegerd	2	8	5	7	3	6	6
8	align=left	|align=left| H. Allard  Robert Gufflet  P. Moussié  J. P. Rouanet	Cupidon Viking	4	9	4	11
9	align=left	|align=left| A. Hubner  H. R. Paxschen  O. H. Thomsen  C. H. Wentzel	Pan	5	11	7	10
10	align=left	|align=left| F. Cameli  Giuliano Oberti  Massimo Oberti  Count G. Tarsis	Twins II	7	RET	6	9
11	align=left	|align=left| Sándor Burger  Tibor Heinrich von Omoravica  Sándor Sebők  Miklós Tuss	Hungaria	10	7	RET	8
12	align=left	|align=left| C. E. Bleck  A. Guedes de Heredia  E. Vieira de Mendonça	Camelia	13	12	8	12
13	align=left	|align=left| J. M. Arteche y Olabarri  A. de Arana y Churruca  J. de Arana y Ibarra  L. de Arana y Uriguen	Fruits	12	10	DNS	13

DSQ = Disqualified, DNS = Did Not Start, RET = Retired

= Male, = Female

Courses at the Zuiderzee

The map gives an idea of the courses used for the 6 & 8 Metre during the 1928 Olympic sailing event. When the sailors from the 1928 Summer Olympics could return to their venue they would hardly recognize it.