Sailing at the 1908 Summer Olympics – 8 Metre

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8 Metre[1]
at the Games of the IV Olympiad
8 Metre 1908.svg
Line drawing of an 8 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)
Competitors24 Male and 1 female (Documented) from 3 nations
Teams5
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Blair Cochrane, Charles Campbell, John Rhodes, Henry Sutton, Arthur Wood  Great Britain
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Carl Hellström, Eric Sandberg, Edmund Thormählen, Erik Wallerius, Harald Wallin  Sweden
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Philip Hunloke, Alfred Hughes, Frederick Hughes, George Ratsey, William Ward,
Extra: The Duchess of Westminster		  Great Britain
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Sailing at the
1908 Summer Olympics
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6 MetreOpen
7 MetreOpen
8 MetreOpen
12 MetreOpen
15 MetreOpen (no entries)
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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
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 NNE Wind.svg to WNW Wind.svg 12:30
28-JUL-1908 2 Extreme light wind. death calm NNW Wind.svg 12:30
29-JUL-1908 3 Very light breeze, fluking. Late in the afternoon true wind, moderate Calm W Wind.svg 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 Mars symbol.svg Charles Campbell Mars symbol.svg
John Rhodes Mars symbol.svg
Henry Sutton Mars symbol.svg
Arthur Wood Mars symbol.svg		 Cobweb 1 3 1 3 4 0 2
first places
2  Sweden Carl Hellström Mars symbol.svg Eric Sandberg Mars symbol.svg
Edmund Thormählen Mars symbol.svg
Erik Wallerius Mars symbol.svg
Harald Wallin Mars symbol.svg		 Vinga 5 0 4 0 1 1 1
first place
3  Great Britain George Ratsey Mars symbol.svg Alfred Hughes Mars symbol.svg
Frederick Hughes Mars symbol.svg
Philip Hunloke Mars symbol.svg
William Dudley Ward Mars symbol.svg
The Duchess of Westminster Venus symbol.svg(Extra)		 Sorais 2 2 3 1 2 2 2
second places
4  Norway Johan Anker Mars symbol.svg Eilert Falch-Lund Mars symbol.svg
Einar Hvoslef Mars symbol.svg
Magnus Konow Mars symbol.svg
Hagbart Steffens Mars symbol.svg		 Fram 3 1 2 2 3 1 1
second place
5  Sweden John Carlsson Mars symbol.svg Edvin Hagberg Mars symbol.svg
Karl Ljungberg Mars symbol.svg
Hjalmar Lönnroth Mars symbol.svg
August Olsson Mars symbol.svg		 Saga 4 0 DNF 0 5 0 1
fourth places

Legend: DNF – Did not finish;
Gender: Mars symbol.svg – male; Venus symbol.svg – female;

Daily standings[]

Graph showing the daily standings in the 8 Metre during the 1908 Summer Olympics

Other information[]

Extra awards[]

Gold medal icon blank.svg Gilt commemorative medal:

Silver medal icon blank.svg Silver commemorative medal:

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[]

  1. ^ a b c 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.
  3. ^ Official Report, p. 41.

"London 1908". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee.

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