Elliott 6m

Elliott 6m

Class symbol
Boat
Crew 3 (max. 205 kg)
Draft 1.66 m
Hull
LOA 6.0 m
LWL 6.0 m
Beam 2.35 m
Sails
Mainsail area 15.9 m²
Jib / Genoa area 7.7 m²
Spinnaker area 28.0 m²
Upwind Sail Area 23.6 m²
Former Olympic class

The Elliott 6m is an Olympic-class keelboat, designed by New Zealander, Greg Elliott.[1] It was selected for the women's match racing event for the 2012 Olympics.[2] The Elliott 6m carries a spinnaker pole and symmetric spinnaker which is considered more suitable for match racing.

Olympics

Games Gold Silver Bronze
2012 London
 Spain (ESP)
Támara Echegoyen
Ángela Pumariega
Sofía Toro
 Australia (AUS)
Olivia Price
Nina Curtis
Lucinda Whitty
 Finland (FIN)
Silja Lehtinen
Silja Kanerva
Mikaela Wulff

See also

References

  1. "Elliott 6". Elliott Marine. Retrieved 2009-08-09.
  2. "Elliott 6 metre selected for 2012 Olympics". Sail-World.com. 2008-11-14. Retrieved 2009-08-09.
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