The Elliott 6m is an Olympic-class
keelboat
A keelboat is a riverine cargo-capable working boat, or a small- to mid-sized recreational sailing yacht. The boats in the first category have shallow structural keels, and are nearly flat-bottomed and often used leeboards if forced in open wat ...
, designed by New Zealander,
Greg Elliott
Greg Elliott is a New Zealand sailing yacht designer. He is most notable for the Elliott 6m, an Olympic-class keelboat selected for the women's match racing event for the 2012 Olympics.
He has designed yachts that have won all four Blue Water Cla ...
. It was selected for the women's
match racing
A match race is a race between two competitors, going head-to-head.
In sailboat racing it is differentiated from a fleet race, which almost always involves three or more competitors competing against each other, and team racing where teams consis ...
event for the
2012 Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...
.
The Elliott 6m carries a spinnaker pole and
symmetric spinnaker which is considered more suitable for match racing.
Olympics
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Sailing at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Sailing at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London was held 29 July – 11 August 2012 at Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy in Weymouth. The 2012 sailing program consisted of a total of ten events (eight classes). Eleven fleet races we ...
See also
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Elliott 6m World Championships
The Women's Match Racing World Championship is arranged by the International Sailing Federation. With female match racing included in the 2012 Olympic Sailing Competition for the first time this section of the sport is growing in popularity.
Hist ...
References
External links
Elliott Marine ISAF Elliott 6m Microsite
Classes of World Sailing
Keelboats
Olympic sailing classes
2000s sailboat type designs
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