The Elliott 6m is an Olympic-class
keelboat
A keelboat is a riverine cargo-capable working boat, or a small- to mid-sized recreational sailing yacht. The boats in the first category have shallow structural keels, and are nearly flat-bottomed and often used leeboards if forced in open w ...
, designed by New Zealander,
Greg Elliott. It was selected for the women's
match racing
A match race is a race between two competitors, going head-to-head.
In sailing, sailboat racing it is differentiated from a fleet racing, fleet race, which almost always involves three or more competitors competing against each other, and team rac ...
event for the
2012 Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...
.
The Elliott 6m carries a spinnaker pole and
symmetric spinnaker which are considered more suitable for match racing.
Olympics
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Sailing at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Sailing/Yachting is an Olympic sport starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad (1896 Olympics in Athens, Greece). With the exception of 1904 and possibly the cancelled 1916 Summer Olympics, sailing has always been included on the Olympic sche ...
See also
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Elliott 6m World Championships
References
External links
Elliott Marine ISAF Elliott 6m Microsite
Classes of World Sailing
Keelboats
Olympic sailing classes
2000s sailboat type designs
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