Sailing at the 1908 Summer Olympics – 7 Metre

7 Metre[1]
at the Games of the IV Olympiad
Line drawing of a 7-Metre yacht from 1908
VenueRoyal Victoria Yacht Club, Ryde[2]
DatesFirst race: July 27, 1908 (1908-07-27)
Last race: July 29, 1908 (1908-07-29)
Competitors4 male & 1 female (Documented) from 1 nation
Teams2
Medalists
   Great Britain
Sailing at the
 1908 Summer Olympics 
6 Metre Open
7 Metre Open
8 Metre Open
12 Metre Open
15 Metre Open (No entries)

The 7 Metre was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1908 Summer Olympics program in Ryde. Three races were scheduled. 5 sailors, on 2 boats, from 1 nation registered for competition.

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
7-Metre
Total gold medals 1

Course area

The following course was used during the 1908 Olympic 7-Metre regattas in all three races:

Two rounds for a total of 13 nautical miles (24 km) were scheduled.

1908 Olympic Course Area, Ryde

Weather conditions

DateRaceDeiscriptionSeaWind directionStart
27-JUL-19081Light wind. More wind in the second roundCalm to 12:15
28-JUL-19082Extreem light wind.death calm12:15

Final results[1]

The 1908 Olympic scoring system was used.


Rank
Country Helmsman Crew Boat Race 1 Race 2 Total
Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts.
1 Great Britain
Charles Rivett-Carnac Norman Bingley
Richard Dixon
Frances Rivett-Carnac
Heroine 1 3 1 32
first places
2 Great Britain
R. Sloane-Stanley Unknown
(Not documented)
Mignonette DNC - DNC --

    Legend: DNC – Did not compete;
    Gender: – male; – female;

    Notes

    Two 7-Metre yachts were registered for the regattas of the 1908 Olympics. However, only one, Heroine, was present at the starting line. So she had each race a 'sail over'. Each match was therefore shortened to one round (6.5 nautical miles (12.0 km)). After 2 matches Heroine was certain of the victory and no third match was sailed.

    Other information

    Extra award

    Gilt commemorative medal:

    Further reading

    References

    1. 1 2 3 Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report (PDF). London: British Olympic Association. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
    2. "Royal Victoria Yacht Club". Royal Victoria Yacht Club. Retrieved 3 February 2015.

    "London 1908". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. 

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