The

6 Metre The International Six Metre class is a class of classic racing yachts. Sixes 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. At ...

was a sailing event on the

Sailing at the 1924 Summer Olympics Sailing/Yachting is an Olympic sport starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad (1896 Olympics in Athens, Greece). With the exception of 1904 and the canceled 1916 Summer Olympics, sailing has always been included on the Olympic schedule. The ...

program in

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. A program of matches and semi-finals were scheduled. In case of a tie sail-off's would be held. 27 sailors, on 9 boats from 9 nations competed.

Race schedule

Course area and course configuration

Weather conditions

Results

Final results

Competitors who scored a first or a second place in the matches were qualified (Q) for the semi-finals.

Daily standings

Notes

In the

each boat has a specific design that have to stay within certain formula. The outcome of the formula must be less than 6 Metre. During these Olympic races boats were used of the following designers:

Other information

During the Sailing regattas at the 1924 Summer Olympics among others the following persons were competing in the various classes: * Eugen Lunde (NOR) – Gold medalist *

Joop Carp Johan Robert "Joop" Carp (30 January 1897 in Jawa Tengah, Tjomal, Dutch East Indies – 25 March 1962 in Johannesburg) was a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the Sailing at the 1920 Summer Olympics – 6.5 Me ...

(NED) * Léon Huybrechts (BEL)

References

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6 Metre class sailing competitions