# Sailing at the 1936 Summer Olympics – 6 Metre

The 6 Metre was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1936 Summer Olympics program in Firth of Kiel. A thrilling series of seven races was on the agenda, featuring a diverse fleet of 12 boats. A total of 60 skilled sailors from 12 different nations came together, each eager to showcase their prowess on the water.

## Results

| Rank | Helmsman (Country) | Crew | Yachtname | Sailnumber | Race I | Race I | Race II | Race II | Race III | Race III | Race IV | Race IV | Race V | Race V | Race VI | Race VI | Race VII | Race VII | Total Points |
| Rank | Helmsman (Country) | Crew | Yachtname | Sailnumber | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Total Points |
| | 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 Holger 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
## 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 | |