Sailing at the 1908 Summer Olympics – 8 Metre
| 8 Metre[1] at the Games of the IV Olympiad | |
|---|---|
 Line drawing of an 8 Metre yacht from 1908 | |
| Venue | Royal Victoria Yacht Club, Ryde[2] |
| Dates | First race: July 27, 1908 Last race: July 29, 1908 |
| Competitors | 24 Male and 1 female (Documented) from 3 nations |
| Teams | 5 |
| Medalists | |
| Sailing at the 1908 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| 6 Metre | Open |
| 7 Metre | Open |
| 8 Metre | Open |
| 12 Metre | Open |
| 15 Metre | Open (no entries) |
The 8 Metre was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1908 Summer Olympics program in Ryde. Three races were scheduled. Each nation could enter up to 2 boats.[3] 26 sailors, on 5 boats, from 3 nation competed.
Race schedule[1]
| ● | Event competitions | ● | Event finals |
| Date | July | August | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Mon |
28 Tue |
29 Wed |
30 Thu |
31 Fri |
1 Sat |
2 Sun |
3 Mon |
4 Tue |
5 Wed |
6 Thu |
7 Fri |
8 Sat |
9 Sun |
10 Mon |
11 Tue |
12 Wed | |
| 8-Metre | ● | ● | ● | ||||||||||||||
| Total gold medals | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
Course area
The following course was used during the 1908 Olympic 6-Metre regattas in all three races:
- Start at Ryde Pier
- №3. Fairway Buoy
- West Measured Mile Buoy
- Boyne Buoy off Portsmouth Spit
- Finish at Ryde Pier
Two rounds for a total of 16 nautical miles (30 km).
1908 Olympic Course Area, Ryde
Weather conditions
| Date | Race | Deiscription | Sea | Wind direction | Start |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27-JUL-1908 | 1 | Light wind. More wind in the second round | Calm |  to  |
12:30 |
| 28-JUL-1908 | 2 | Extreme light wind. | death calm |  |
12:30 |
| 29-JUL-1908 | 3 | Very light breeze, fluking. Late in the afternoon true wind, moderate | Calm |  |
12:30 |
Final results[1]
The 1908 Olympic scoring system was used. All competitors were male.
| Rank | Country | Helmsman | Crew | Boat | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Total | |||
| Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | ||||||
| 1 |  Great Britain
|
Blair Cochrane  |
Charles Campbell John Rhodes Henry Sutton Arthur Wood |
Cobweb | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 first places |
| 2 |  Sweden
|
Carl Hellström |
Eric Sandberg Edmund Thormählen Erik Wallerius Harald Wallin |
Vinga | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 first place |
| 3 | Great Britain
|
George Ratsey |
Alfred Hughes Frederick Hughes Philip Hunloke William Dudley Ward The Duchess of Westminster  (Extra) |
Sorais | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 second places |
| 4 |  Norway
|
Johan Anker |
Eilert Falch-Lund Einar Hvoslef Magnus Konow Hagbart Steffens |
Fram | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 second place |
| 5 | Sweden
|
John Carlsson |
Edvin Hagberg Karl Ljungberg Hjalmar Lönnroth August Olsson |
Saga | 4 | 0 | DNF | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 fourth places |
Legend: DNF – Did not finish; |
Daily standings
Other information
Extra awards
Gilt commemorative medal:
- Blair Cochrane owner of Cobweb
Silver commemorative medal:
- Royal Gothenborg Yacht Club owner of Vinga
- The Duchess of Westminster owner of Sorais
- C. Wisbeck owner of Fram
Further reading
- "Digital Library Collection (Official Olympic Reports 1896 - 2008)". Digital Library Collection at la84.org. la84foundation. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
- "Sailing at the 1908 London Summer Games: Mixed 8 metres". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
References
- ^ a b c Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report (PDF). London: British Olympic Association. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
- ^ "Royal Victoria Yacht Club". Royal Victoria Yacht Club. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
- ^ Official Report, p. 41.
"London 1908". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee.