Sailing at the 1912 Summer Olympics – 6 Metre

The 6 Metre was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1912 Summer Olympics program in Nynäshamn. Two races were scheduled plus eventual sail-offs. 18 sailors, on 6 boats, from 5 nations entered.

6-Metre[1] at the Games of the V Olympiad
Line drawing of the 6-Metre
Venue	Nynäshamn
Dates	First race: 20 July 1912 (1912-07-20) Last race: 22 July 1912 (1912-07-22)
Competitors	18 from 5 nations
Teams	6
Medalists
Gaston Thubé, Amédée Thubé, Jacques Thubé  France Hans Meulengracht-Madsen, Steen Herschend, Sven Thomsen  Denmark Eric Sandberg, Otto Aust, Harald Sandberg  Sweden
← 1908 1920 →

Race schedule[1]

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Opening ceremony

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Event competitions

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Sail-off's

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Closing ceremony

Date	July
	19 Fri	20 Sat	21 Sun	22 Mon	23 Tue	24 Wed	25 Thu	26 Fri	27 Sat
6-Metre		●	●	●		International races
Total gold medals				1
Ceremonies	●								●

Course area and course configuration

For the 6-Metre Course B was used.^[1]

1912 Olympic Course Area & courses

Weather conditions [1]

Date	Race	Description	Wind speed	Wind direction	Start
20 July 1912	1	Light easterly breeze	5 knots (9.3 km/h) - 9 knots (17 km/h)		11:45
21 July 1912	2	Light breeze in the morning	4 knots (7.4 km/h) - 6 knots (11 km/h)		11:45
22 July 1912	3	Very light winds	5 knots (9.3 km/h) - 7 knots (13 km/h)		11:45

Final results[2][3]

The 1912 Olympic scoring system was used. All competitors were male.

Rank	Country	Helmsman	Crew	Boat	Race 1		Race 2		Race 3
					Pos.	Pts.	Pos.	Pts.	Pos.	Pts.
1	France	Gaston Thubé	Amédée Thubé Jacques Thubé	Mac Miche	2:35:20	3	2:23:44	7	2:38:48	7
2	Denmark	Hans Meulengracht-Madsen	Steen Herschend Sven Thomsen	Nurdug II	2:34:41	7	2:26:07	3	2:41:40	3
3	Sweden	Eric Sandberg	Otto Aust Harald Sandberg	Kerstin	2:44:54	0	2:26:44	1	2:42:32	7
4	Sweden	Olof Mark	Edvin Hagberg Jonas Jonsson	Sass	2:37:01	1	2:30:24	0	2:44:11	3
5	Finland	Ernst Estlander	Torsten Sandelin Gunnar Stenbäck	Finn II	2:39:33	0	2:31:02	0
5	Norway	Edvard Christensen	Hans Christiansen Eigil Christiansen	Sonja II	2:39:48	0	2:30:39	0

There were two sail-off's. One between Mac Miche and Nurdug II and one between Kerstin and Sass. There was no sail-off between Finn II and Sonja II.

Daily standings

Graph showing the daily standings in the 6 Metre during the 1912 Summer Olympics

Notes

In the 6 Metre there was a 'No show' of three boats:

Country	Boatsname
Denmark	Nurdug
Finland	Phoebé
Russian Empire	Schkitz

Other information

Prizes

Challenge Cup

• The following Commemorative Plaque were handed out by the Royal Swedish Yacht Club to the owners of:

1. Mac Miche: Gaston Thubé & G. Fitau
2. Nurdug II: Otto Reedz-Thott
3. Kerstin: Dan Broström

• Challenge Cup (vase) of the French Government to the owners of: Mac Miche: Gaston Thubé & G. Fitau

Further reading

• "Digital Library Collection (Official Olympic Reports 1896 - 2008)". Digital Library Collection at la84.org. la84foundation. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
• "Olympics, 1912". International Six Metre Archive. Retrieved 25 January 2021.

References

1. The Swedish Olympic Committee (1913). Erik Bergvall (ed.). The Olympic Games of Stockholm 1912 - Official Report (PDF). Wahlström & Widstrand. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
2. The 1912 Olympic scoring system was used.
3. "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 7 February 2015.

"Stockholm 1912". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee.