Sailing at the 1908 Summer Olympics – 8 Metre
Sailing at the Olympics
8 Metre[1] at the Games of the IV Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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![]() Line drawing of an 8 Metre yacht from 1908 | |||||||||||||
Venue | Royal Victoria Yacht Club, Ryde[2] | ||||||||||||
Dates | First race: July 27, 1908 (1908-07-27) Last race: July 29, 1908 (1908-07-29) | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 24 Male and 1 female (Documented) from 3 nations | ||||||||||||
Teams | 5 | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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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 | |||||||||||||||
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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 | |
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
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/1908_Olympic_Course_Area%2C_Ryde.png/300px-1908_Olympic_Course_Area%2C_Ryde.png)
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 | ![]() ![]() | 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 | ![]() | Blair Cochrane ![]() | Charles Campbell ![]() John Rhodes ![]() Henry Sutton ![]() Arthur Wood ![]() | Cobweb | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 first places |
2 | ![]() | Carl Hellström ![]() | Eric Sandberg ![]() Edmund Thormählen ![]() Erik Wallerius ![]() Harald Wallin ![]() | Vinga | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 first place |
3 | ![]() | George Ratsey ![]() | Alfred Hughes ![]() Frederick Hughes ![]() Philip Hunloke ![]() William Dudley Ward ![]() The Duchess of Westminster ![]() | Sorais | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 second places |
4 | ![]() | Johan Anker ![]() | Eilert Falch-Lund ![]() Einar Hvoslef ![]() Magnus Konow ![]() Hagbart Steffens ![]() | Fram | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 second place |
5 | ![]() | 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
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/82/1908_8_Metre_Positions_during_the_serie.png)
Other information
Extra awards
Gilt commemorative medal:
- Blair Cochrane owner of Cobweb
Silver commemorative medal:
- Royal Gothenburg 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
"London 1908". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee.