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 1948 Summer Olympics

Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Sailing/Yachting is a Olympic sport starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad Sailing/Yachting is a Olympic sport starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad Sailing/Yachting is a Olympic sport starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad (1896 Olympics in Athens Greece. With the exception of 1904...

 program in Torbay

Torbay

Torbay is an east-facing bay and natural harbour, at the western most end of Lyme Bay in the south-west of England, situated roughly midway between the cities of Exeter and Plymouth. Part of the ceremonial county of Devon, Torbay was made a unitary authority on 1 April 1998...

. Seven races were scheduled. 64 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	Total -1
				Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points
		Alfred Loomis Alfred Loomis (sailor) Alfred L. Loomis, Jr. was a pioneering investment banker and an American sailor and Olympic champion. He won the Bermuda race twice...   James Weekes James Weekes James Weekes was an American sailor and Olympic champion.He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, where he won a gold medal in the 6 metre class with the boat Uanoria, together with Herman Whiton, James Smith, Alfred Loomis and Michael Mooney.-External links:*...   James Smith James Smith (sailor) James Smith was an American sailor and Olympic champion.He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, where he won a gold medal in the 6 metre class with the boat Uanoria.-External links:*...   Michael Mooney Michael Mooney (sailor) Michael Mooney is an American sailor and Olympic champion.He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, where he won a gold medal in the 6 metre class with the boat Uanoria, together with Herman Whiton, James Smith, Alfred Loomis and James Weekes.-References:...	Llanoria	4	540	1	1142	1	1142	3	665	8	239	1	1142	2	841	5711	5472
		Emilio Homps Emilio Homps Emilio Carlos Homps is an Argentine former Olympic sailor who competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. He won a silver medal in the 6 metre class event, alongside teammates Enrique Sieburger, Sr., Rufino Rodríguez de la Torre, Rodolfo Rivademar, Julio Sieburger, and Enrique Sieburger, Jr....   Rufino Rodríguez de la Torre Rufino Rodríguez de la Torre Rufino Rodríguez de la Torre is a Argentinan sailor. He won a silver medal in the 6 metre class at the 1948 Summer Olympics.-References:* at sports-reference.com...   Rodolfo Rivademar Rodolfo Rivademar Rodolfo Rivademar is an Argentine sailor and Olympic medalist.He was a member of the Argentine crew on Djinn that received a silver medal in the 6 metre class at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.-References:...   Enrique Sieburger, Jr. Enrique Sieburger, Jr. Enrique Conrado Sieburger, Jr. was an Argentinian sailor. He was born in Vicente López, Buenos Aires Province. He competed at the 1960 Olympics....   Julio Sieburger Julio Sieburger Julio Christian Sieburger was an Argentine sailor and Olympic medalist. He competed at the 1936 and 1948 Olympics....	Djinn	3	665	3	665	3	665	2	841	1	1142	4	540	1	1142	5660	5120
		Torsten Lord Torsten Lord Torsten Hjalmar Lord was a Swedish sailor who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics, in the 1948 Summer Olympics, and in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was born in Nacka and died in Lidingö....   Martin Hindorff Martin Hindorff Martin Leonard Hindorff was a Swedish sailor who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics, in the 1936 Summer Olympics, in the 1948 Summer Olympics, and in the 1952 Summer Olympics...   Carl-Robert Ameln  Gösta Salén Gösta Salén Gösta Antenor Salén was a Swedish sailor who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics.In 1948 he won the bronze medal as a crew member of the Swedish boat Ali Baba II in the 6 metre class.-External links:*...	Ali baba II	5	443	2	841	2	841	1	1142	3	665	DSQ	0	11	101	4033	4033
4		Anders Evensen  Lars Skage Musæus  Håkon Solem  Ragnar Hargreaves	Apache	8	239	DNS	0	9	188	5	443	2	841	2	841	3	665	3217	3217
5		James Douglas Howden Hume  Brian G. Hardie  Henry G. Hardie  Harry A. Hunter	Johan	7	297	4	540	8	239	7	297	4	540	3	665	4	540	3118	2879
6		Emile Hayoit  Willy Huybrechts  Hendrik van Riel  Willy van Rompaey	Lalage	1	1142	8	239	11	101	9	188	5	443	7	297	5	443	2853	2752
7		Andre Firmenich  Émile Lachapelle Emile Lachapelle Émile Henri Lachapelle was a Swiss rower and sailor who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics and in the 1948 Summer Olympics.In 1924 he won the gold medal as coxswain with the Swiss boat in the coxed pairs event....   Charles Stern  Marcel Stern Marcel Stern Marcel Stern was a Swiss competitive sailor and Olympic medalist. He won a silver medal in the 5.5 Metre class at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, together with Bernard Dunand and Louis Noverraz.-References:...   P. Bonnet  R. Fehlmann  Louis Noverraz Louis Noverraz Louis Noverraz was a Swiss competitive sailor and Olympic medalist. He won a silver medal in the 5.5 Metre class at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, together with Bernard Dunand and Marcel Stern.-References:...	Ylliam VII	2	841	6	364	7	297	4	540	9	188	6	364	10	142	2736	2594
8		Renato Costentino  Beppe Croce Beppe Croce Giuseppe "Beppe" Croce was an Italian sailor. From 1969 - 1986 he was the president of the International Sailing Federation. Croce competed in the 6 metre class at the 1948 Summer Olympics.- References :*...   Luigi Poggi Luigi Poggi (sailor) Luigi Mino Poggi was an Italian sailor who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics and in the 1948 Summer Olympics....   Enrico Poggi Enrico Poggi Enrico Massimo Poggi was an Italian sailor who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics, in the 1948 Summer Olympics, and in the 1952 Summer Olympics...   Federico de Luca  Giorgio Audizio	Ciocca II	6	364	DNS	0	5	443	6	364	7	297	5	443	9	188	2099	2099
9		Rote Fredrik Rafael Hellstroem  Ragnar Rafael Jansson  Jonas Leo Adolf Konto  Rolf Fredrik Turkka  Valo Urho	Raili	9	188	7	297	10	142	8	239	6	364	8	239	6	364	1833	1691
10		Bruno Clausen  Svend Valdemar Iversen  Rene Marstrand La Cour  Hans Aurelius Sorensen  A. Eiermann  E. Schiottz	Morena	10	142	5	443	4	540	11	101	10	142	10	142	8	239	1749	1648
11		Jean Castel  Claude Desouches  Robert Lacarriere  François Laverne	La bandera	11	101	9	188	6	364	10	142	11	101	9	188	7	297	1381	1280

DNF = Did Not Finish, DNS= Did Not Start, DSQ = Disqualified

= Male, = Female

Daily standings

Courses at Torbay

A total of three race area's was positioned by the Royal Navy

Royal Navy

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in Torbay. Each of the classes was using the same kind of course and the same scoring system.