6 Metre World Cup
The 6 Metre World Championships 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 | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| 1973 Seattle |  United StatesTom Blackaller |
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| 1975 Sandhamn |  SwedenPatric Fredell |
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| 1977 Marstrand | Sweden Pelle Pettersson |
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| 1979 Seattle | Sweden Pelle Pettersson |
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| 1981 Lake Constance | no champion decided | ||
| 1983 Newport | Sweden Pelle Pettersson |
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| 1985 Cannes |  SwitzerlandPhilippe Dürr |
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| 1987 Oyster Bay |  Great BritainBruce Owen |
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| 1989 Marstrand | United States John Kostecki |
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| 1991 Torquay | Sweden Leif Carlsson |
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| 1993 Cannes |  ItalyFlavio Favini Toni Bassani |
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| 1995 Sandhamn | Sweden Carl-Gustav Piehl |
Sweden Jacob Wallenberg |
Sweden Thomas Lundqvist |
| 1997 Cannes | Great Britain Bruce Owen Jonathan Howe Rob Lipsett Jonny Smallridge Guy Barron |
Sweden Mats Johansson |
Sweden Patric Fredell |
| 1999 Hanko | Switzerland Bernard Haissly Nicolas Berthoud Christophe Megavand Jean Michel Pachoud Gerald Bechard |
 FinlandTom Jungell Henrik Lundberg Jari Bremer Mikael Blom Abe Kaakinen |
 GermanyDietrich Grünau Albert Batzill Eddy Eich Hannes Brochier Albert Diesch |
| 2003 St.-Tropez | Sweden Carl-Gustav Piehl |
Germany Dietrich Grünau Albert Batzill |
Sweden John Michael Larsson |
| 2005 Sandhamn | Courage IX (GER) Dietrich Grünau Albert Batzill Eddy Eich |
Battlecry (GBR) Ben Clothier |
Fleau (SUI) Bernard Haissly |
| 2007 Cowes | Fleau (SUI) Bernard Haissly |
Battlecry (GBR) Ben Clothier John Prentice |
Courage IX (GER) Dietrich Grünau |
| 2009 Newport | Sophie II (SWE) Hugo Stenbeck |
Scoundrel (GBR) Rob Gray |
Arunga (USA) Bob Cadranell |
| 2011 Helsinki |  Junior (FRA)Yann Marilley |
May Be XIV (SWE) Patric Fredell |
Sophie II (SWE) Hugo Stenbeck |
| 2013 Flensburg |  St. Francis IX (CAN)Ross MacDonald Andrew Costa Steve Kinsey Timothy Vogel Tony Griffin |
Valhalla (GBR) Robert Smith John Pollard Nick Pearson Paul Smith Stephen Procter |
Courage IX (GER) Albert Batzill Dietrich Grünau Albert Diensch Eddy Eich Hannes Brochier |
| 2015 La Trinité-sur-Mer | Junior No Limit Yacht (FRA) Yann Marilley Nicolas Berthoud Kaspar Schadegg Philippe Dürr Alexandre Nicole |
Sophie (SWE) Hugo Stenbeck |
Blade (CAN) Steve Kinsey |
See also
References
- ↑ "Association Suisse 6mJI". 6metre.ch. Retrieved 2014-03-05.
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