Sailing at the 1936 Summer Olympics – 6 Metre

6 Metre
at the Games of the XI Olympiad
6 Metre; at the Games of the XI Olympiad
Venue	Firth of Kiel
Dates	4–12 August
Competitors	60 from 12 nations
Teams	12
Medalists
	← 1932 1948 →

The 6 Metre was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1936 Summer Olympics program in Firth of Kiel. Seven races were scheduled. 60 sailors, on 12 boats, from 12 nations competed.^[1]

Results[]

Rank	Helmsman (Country)	Crew	Yachtname	Sailnumber ^[a]	Race I		Race II		Race III		Race IV		Race V		Race VI		Race VII		Total Points^[b]
Rank	Helmsman (Country)	Crew	Yachtname	Sailnumber ^[a]	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Total Points^[b]
	Christopher Boardman (GBR)	Miles Bellville Russell Harmer Charles Leaf Leonard Martin	Lalage	K 51	3	10	2	11	5	8	4	9	2	11	6	7	2	11	67
	Magnus Konow (NOR)	Karsten Konow Fredrik Meyer Vaadjuv Nyqvist Alf Tveten	Lully	N 61 II	DSQ	0	1	12	4	9	2	11	3	10	1	12	1	12	66
	Sven Salén (SWE)	Lennart Ekdahl Martin Hindorff Torsten Lord Dagmar Salén	May Be	S 2	1	12	3	10	DNF	0	3	10	1	12	2	11	6	7	62
4	Julio Sieburger (ARG)	Claudio Bincaz Germán Frers Edelf Hosmann Jorge Linck	Wiking	A 11	5	8	8	5	2	11	8	5	4	9	5	8	7	6	52
5	Renato Consentino (ITA)	Giuliano Oberti Massimo Oberti Giovanni Stampa Giuseppe Volpi	Esperia	I 52	7	6	5	8	1	12	9	4	6	7	10	3	3	10	50
6	Hans Lubinus (GER)	Dietrich Christensen Kurt Frey Theodor Thomsen Haimar Wedemeyer	Gustel V	G 25	2	11	4	9	DSQ	0	1	12	DSQ	0	4	9	5	8	49
7	Curt Mattson (FIN)	Yngve Pacius Ragnar Stenbäck Helger Sumelius Lars Winqvist	Lyn	L 17	4	9	6	7	3	10	7	6	DSQ	0	7	6	8	5	43
8	Joop Carp (NED)	Ansco Dokkum Kees Jonker Herman Looman Ernst Moltzer	De Ruyter	H 14	8	5	9	4	DNF	0	5	8	7	6	3	10	4	9	42
9	William Bartholomae Jr. (USA)	Morgan Adams Charles Garner Carl Paul John Wallace	Mystery	US 57	6	7	10	3	6	7	6	7	5	8	8	5	DNF	0	37
10	Jean Peytel (FRA)	Yves Baudrier Claude Desouches Gérard de Piolenc Jacques Rambaud	Qu’Importe	F50	9	4	7	6	7	6	10	3	8	5	11	2	9	4	30
11	Janusz Zalewski (POL)	Alfons Olszewski Juliusz Sieradzki Stanislaw Zalewski Józef Szajba	Danuta	PZ 1	10	3	11	2	DNF	0	11	2	9	4	9	4	10	3	18
12	André Firmenich (SUI)	Frédéric Firmenich Georges Firmenich Alexandre Gelbert Alexandre Noverraz	Ylliam III	Z 21	DSQ	0	DSQ	0	DSQ	0	DSQ	0	DSQ	0	DSQ	0	DSQ	0	0

DNF = Did Not Finish, DNS= Did Not Start, DSQ = Disqualified, SO = Sailed over
= Male, = Female

Daily standings[]

Graph showing the daily standings in the 6 Metre during the 1936 Summer Olympics

Conditions at the Outer Course[]

All starts were scheduled for 10:30.
The position of the outercourse was in front of Schilksee were in 1972 the new Olympic center was used. So in 1936 a long distance sailing/towing to the racing area from the old Olympic harbor.

Date	Race	Sky	Wind direction	Wind speed (m/s)	Actual starting time	Remark
4 August 1936	I	Overcast, Occasional rain	SW	12	12:05	Postponement storm at the outer bay > 16 m/s
5 August 1936	II	Sunshine, Later overcast and rain	WSW	3-4	10:30
6 August 1936	III	Sunny	WSW	5-6	10:30
7 August 1936	IV	Slightly overcast	NE	2	10:40	Postponement due to calm
8 August 1936	V	Foggy later slightly overcast	NE	2-3	11:45	Postponement due to fog
9 August 1936	VI	Calm	ENE	2-3	11:50	Postponement due to calm
10 August 1936	VII	Fine	SE	2-3	10:30

Notes[]

^ Sailnumbers are listed to make it possible to identify the specific sailors on the pictures.
^ The 1936 Olympic scoring system was used.

References[]

^ "Sailing at the 1936 Summer Olympics: 6 metres, Open". Olympedia. Retrieved 29 May 2020.

External links[]

(ed.) Richter, Dr. Friedrich (1936). The XITH Olympic Games Berlin, 1936: Officiel Report, Volume I (PDF). Berlin: the Organisationskomitee für die XI. Olympiade Berlin 1936 e. V.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
(ed.) Richter, Dr. Friedrich (1936). The XITH Olympic Games Berlin, 1936: Officiel Report, Volume II (PDF). Berlin: the Organisationskomitee für die XI. Olympiade Berlin 1936 e. V.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
Hugh Drake & Paul Henderson (2009). Canada's Olympic Sailing Legacy, Paris 1924 - Beijing 2008. Toronto: CYA.
"Berlin 1936". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee.

[2] Sailnumbers are listed to make it possible to identify the specific sailors on the pictures.

[3] The 1936 Olympic scoring system was used.

[1] "Sailing at the 1936 Summer Olympics: 6 metres, Open". Olympedia. Retrieved 29 May 2020.

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