Sailing at the 1908 Summer Olympics – 6 Metre
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| 6 Metre[1] at the Games of the IV Olympiad
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Line drawing of a 6-Metre
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| Venue | Royal Victoria Yacht Club, Ryde[2] | ||||||||||||
| Dates | First race: July 27, 1908 Last race: July 29, 1908 |
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| Competitors | 15 from 4 nations | ||||||||||||
| Teams | 5 | ||||||||||||
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| Sailing at the 1908 Summer Olympics  |
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| 6 Metre | Open | ||||
| 7 Metre | Open | ||||
| 8 Metre | Open | ||||
| 12 Metre | Open | ||||
| 15 Metre | Open | (No entries) | |||
The 6 Metre was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1908 Summer Olympics program in Ryde. Three races were scheduled. 15 sailors, on 5 boats, from 4 nation competed.
Contents
Race schedule[1]
| ● | Event competitions | ● | Event finals |
| Date | July | August | |||||||||||||||
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| 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 |
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| 6-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
- №2. Mother Bank Buoy
- East Measured Mile Buoy
- East Sturbridge Buoy
- Finish at Ryde Pier
Two rounds for a total of 13 nautical miles (24 km).
1908 Olympic Course Area, Ryde
Weather conditions
| Date | Race | Deiscription | Sea | Wind direction | Start |
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| 27-JUL-1908 | 1 | Light wind. More wind in the second round | Calm | 50px to 50px | 12:30 |
| 28-JUL-1908 | 2 | Extreme light wind. | death calm | 50px | 12:30 |
| 29-JUL-1908 | 3 | Very light breeze, fluking. Late in the afternoon true wind, moderate | Calm | 50px | 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 |
 Gilbert Laws |
 Thomas McMeekin Charles Crichton |
Dormy | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 first places |
| 2 | Belgium |
Léon Huybrechts |
File:Bronze medal icon blank.svg Louis Huybrechts File:Bronze medal icon blank.svg Henri Weewauters |
Zut | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 first place |
| 3 | France |
File:Bronze medal icon blank.svg Henri Arthus | Diploma Louis Potheau Diploma Pierre Rabot |
Guyoni | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 second places |
| 4 | Great Britain |
John Leuchars | William Leuchars Frank Smith |
Sibindi | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 second place |
| 5 | Sweden |
Karl-Einar Sjögren | Birger Gustafsson Jonas Jonsson |
Freja | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 fifth places |
Daily standings
File:1908 6 Metre Positions during the serie.png
Graph showing the daily standings in the 6 Metre during the 1908 Summer Olympics
Notes
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Other information
Extra awards
Gilt commemorative medal:
- Thomas McMeekin owner of Dormy
Silver commemorative medal:
- R. Osterrieth Owner of Zut
- Johan Leuchars owner of Sibindi
- R. Delagrave owner of Guyoni
Challenge vase of sèvres china given by the President of the France Republic:
- Thomas McMeekin owner of Dormy
Further reading
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References
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