The 6 Metre World Cup are biennial international sailing regattas in the 6 Metre class organized by the International Six Metre Association.[1]
The principal trophy is the Six Metre World Cup. Swedish sailor Pelle Petterson has won most titles, with three titles between 1977 and 1983. Swiss sailor Bernard Haissly and Swedish Carl-Gustaf Piehl, have two each.
The most championships has been won by Swedish sailors, on eight occasions, followed by Swiss sailors, three titles, and sailors of Canada and the United States (two each).
The International 6 Metre was an Olympic class from 1908 to 1952.
History
The first 6 Metre World Cup were held in Seattle in 1973.
Editions
| Year | City | Country | Dates | Host Club | Boats / Athletes | Nations | Notes | Ref. | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Seattle |  United States | [2] | |||||
| 1975 | Sandhamn |  Sweden | [3] | |||||
| 1977 | Marstrand |  Sweden | [4] | |||||
| 1979 | Seattle |  United States | [5] | |||||
| 1981 | Romanshorn |  France | 21–30 August | [6] | ||||
| 1983 | Newport |  United States | [7] | |||||
| 1985 | Cannes |  France | 10–21 April | [8] | ||||
| 1987 | New York |  United States | 28 September – 6 October | [9] | ||||
| 1989 | Marstrand |  Sweden | [10] | |||||
| 1991 | Torquay |  United Kingdom | [11] | |||||
| 1993 | Cannes |  France | [12] | |||||
| 1995 |  Sweden | [13] | ||||||
| 1997 | Cannes |  France | 1–8 May | [14] | ||||
| 1999 | Hanko |  Finland | 11–18 July | [15] | ||||
| 2003 | Saint-Tropez |  France | 14–21 June | [16] | ||||
| 2005 | Sandhamn |  Sweden | 26–30 July | [17] | ||||
| 2007 | Cowes |  United Kingdom | 16–23 July | Royal Yacht Squadron | [18] | |||
| 2009 | Rhode Island |  United States | 8–12 September | [19] | ||||
| 2011 | Helsinki |  Finland | 5–12 August | [20] | ||||
| 2013 | Flensburg |  Germany | 1–8 August | [21] | ||||
| 2015 | La Trinité-sur-Mer |  France | 29 May – 5 June | [22] | ||||
| 2017 | Vancouver | .svg.png.webp) Canada | 17–21 September | Royal Vancouver Yacht Club | [23] | |||
| 2019 | Hanko |  Finland | ||||||
| 2022 | Sanxenxo |  Spain | 
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 Seattle USA 20 Boats | US100 - St Francis V  Tom Blackaller (USA) | KA8 - Pacemaker .svg.png.webp) David Forbes (AUS) | US87 - May Be VII  Sunny Vynne (USA) | |
| 1975 Sandhamn 35 Boats | S75 - May Be X  Patric Fredell (SWE) | KA7 - Toogooloowoo V | US101 - Poisson Soluble | |
| 1977 Marstrand 19 Boats | S91 - Irene  Pelle Pettersson (SWE) | S88 - May Be XI  Patric Fredell (SWE) | US111 - Razzle Dazzle  Scott Rohrer (USA) | |
| 1979 Seattle 25 Boats | S97 - Irene  Pelle Pettersson (SWE) | US100 - St Francis V  Tom Blackaller (USA) | US115 - Warhorse  Brian Wertheimer (USA) | |
| 1981 Lake Constance Boats | no wind | |||
| 1983 Newport Harbor 15 Boats[24] | S104/US117 - Irene/California I  Pelle Pettersson (SWE) | US116 - Chinook  Carl Buchan (USA) | US118 - St Francis VIII  Paul Cayard (USA) | |
| 1985 Cannes FRA 39 Boats | Z77 - Junior .svg.png.webp) Philippe Dürr (SUI) | US120 - St Francis IX  Tom Blackaller (USA) | N85 - Filippa  Thomas Lundqvist (SWE) | |
| 1987 Oyster Bay 23 Boats | K86 - Scoundrel  Bruce Owen (GBR) | S114 - Notorious  Jörgen Sundelin (SWE) | S112 - J Cool  Peter Norlin (SWE) | |
| 1989 Marstrand SWE 37 Boats | US120 - St Francis IX US120  John Kostecki (USA) | S125 - Kratos Pettersson | S118 - Sexa Nova Johansson | |
| 1991 Torquay | SWE Leif Carlsson | |||
| 1993 Cannes FRA 24 Boats | ITA 74 - Nivola 
 | SWE 115 - May Be XIV  Patric Fredell (SWE) | Woodoo SWE122 
 | |
| 1995 Sandhamn 25 Boats | S 114 - NOTORIOUS  Carl-Gustav Piehl (SWE) | S 116 - INDISPENSABLE  Jacob Wallenberg (SWE) | S 123 - STING  Thomas Lundqvist (SWE) | |
| 1997 Cannes 22 Boats | GBR - Scoundrel 
 | SWE - Sophie Too 
 | SWE - May Be XIV 
 | |
| 1999 Modern Hanko 13 Boats | SUI 77 - Fleau 
 | SWE / FIN 115 - May Be XIV 
 | GER 104 - Courage VII 
 | |
| 1999 Classic Hanko 32 Boats | FIN 50 - Alibaba II 
 | FIN 38 - Mariana 
 | FIN 44 - Toy 
 | |
| 2003 Modern St.-Tropez FRA 20 Boats | SWE114 - NOTORIOUS  Carl-Gustav Piehl (SWE) | GER104 - COURAGE VII  Dietrich Grünau (GER)  Albert Batzill (GER) | SWE125 - DELPHINA  John Michael Larsson (SWE) | |
| 2003 Classic St.-Tropez FRA 14 Boats | FIN44 - TOY 
 | FRA111 - DIX AOUT 
 | GBR48 - CAPRICE 
 | |
| 2005 Modern Sandhamn 24 Boats | GER - Courage IX Dietrich Grünau Albert Batzill Eddy Eich | GBR - Battlecry Ben Clothier | SUI - Fleau Bernard Haissly | |
| 2005 Classic Sandhamn 27 Boats | DEN 64 - Sun Ray (1939/2005) 
 | FIN 44 - TOY (1938) 
 | FIN 12 - FRIDOLIN (1930) 
 | |
| 2007 Modern Cowes 23 Boats | Fleau - SUI Bernard Haissly | Battlecry - GBR Ben Clothier John Prentice | Courage IX - GER Dietrich Grünau | |
| 2007 classic Cowes 25 Boats | SWE 6 - Fagel Bla (1937) 
 | DEN 64 - Sun Ray (1939/2005) 
 | GBR 48 - Caprice  (1946) 
 | |
| 2009 Modern Newport USA 9 Boats | Sophie II  Hugo Stenbeck (SWE) | Scoundrel  Rob Gray (GBR) | Arunga  Bob Cadranell (USA) | |
| 2009 Classic Newport USA 24 Boats | KC10 - Gallant 
 | FIN12 - Fridolin 
 | DEN65 - Great Dane 
 | |
| 2011 Modern Helsinki 9 Boats | FRA 177 - Junior 
 | SWE 115 - May Be XIV 
 | SWE 132 - Sophie II 
 | |
| 2011 Classic Helsinki 45 Boats | FIN 49 - Sara af Hangö  Henrik Tenström (FIN) | KC 10 - Gallant .svg.png.webp) Eric Jespersen (CAN) | US 83 - Llanoria  Erik BentzanENTZEN (USA)en | |
| 2013 Modern Flensburg 11 Boats | CAN 135 - St. Francis IX 
 | GBR 107 - Valhalla Robert Smith | GER 118 - Courage IX Albert Batzill | |
| 2013 Classics Flensburg 23 Boats | FIN 12  Henrik Lundberg (FIN) 
 | NOR 71  Lars Guck (NOR) | USA 83  Eric Jespersen (USA) | |
| 2015 Modern La Trinité-sur-Mer 19 Boats | FRA 177 - Junior No Limit Yacht 
 | SUI 132 - Sophie  Hugo Stenbeck (USA) | CAN 111 - Blade Steve Kinsey | |
| 2015 Classics La Trinité-sur-Mer 23 Boats | US 83 - LLANORIA .svg.png.webp) Eric Jespersen (CAN)  Herb Cole (USA)  Pete Watkins (USA)  Kris Bundy (USA)  Peter Hoffman (USA) .svg.png.webp) Matthew Henley (CAN) | K 22 - TITIA  Andy Postle (GBR) | KC 10 - GALLANT .svg.png.webp) Ben Mumford (CAN) | |
| 2017 Vancouver[25] | SUI 77 - Junior .svg.png.webp) Philippe Durr (SUI) | CAN 129 - New Sweden .svg.png.webp) Ben Mumford (CAN) | K 12 - St. Francis IX  Andy Beadsworth (GBR) | |
| 2019 Modern Hanko FIN Boats[26][27] | SUI 77 - Junior 
 | |||
| 2019 Classics Hanko FIN 16 Boats | E 16  King of Spain Juan Carlos (ESP) 
 | |||
| 2022 Modern Sanxenxo ESP 22 Boats | SUI 142 - MOMO 
 | JUNIOR SUI 77 | SELJM POR 4 | [28][29] | 
| 2022 Classics Sanxenxo ESP 18 Boats | FRA 111 - DIX AOÛT Louis Heckly | ESP 16 - BRIBON 500 | ESP 59 - AIDA | |
See also
References
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- ↑ "Sailwave results for 6mR World Championships at Royal Vancouver Yacht ClubSeptember 17-21, 2017English Bay, Vancouver Canada 2017".
- ↑ Trimble, Nancy (October 1984). "One-Design Racing". Yachting. Ziff Davis. 156 (4): 70.
- ↑ "Sailwave results for 6mR World Championships at Royal Vancouver Yacht ClubSeptember 17–21, 2017English Bay, Vancouver Canada 2017". www.rvan.ca.
- ↑ https://www.manage2sail.com/en-US/Home/ResultsFragment/event/6mrworlds2019/regatta/#!/?classId=open
- ↑ https://www.6mrworlds2019.com/regatta/
- ↑ https://6mrworlds2022.com/en/results
- ↑ https://escora.6mrworlds2022.com/results/




