Sailing at the 1908 Summer Olympics – 6 Metre

The 6 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] 15 sailors, on 5 boats, from 4 nation competed.

6 Metre[1]
at the Games of the IV Olympiad
Line drawing of a 6-Metre
VenueRoyal Victoria Yacht Club, Ryde[2]
DatesFirst race: July 27, 1908 (1908-07-27)
Last race: July 29, 1908 (1908-07-29)
Competitors15 from 4 nations
Teams5
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Gilbert Laws, Thomas McMeekin, Charles Crichton  Great Britain
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Léon Huybrechts, Louis Huybrechts, Henri Weewauters  Belgium
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Henri Arthus, Louis Potheau, Pierre Rabot  France
1912 →

Race schedule[1]

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 ●  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
6-Metre
Total gold medals 1

Course area

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The following course was used during the 1908 Olympic 6-Metre regattas in all three races:

  • Start at Ryde Pier
  • No.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

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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]

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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[4] 1 3 1 3 3 1 2
first places
2   Belgium Léon Huybrechts Louis Huybrechts
Henri Weewauters
Zut 3 1 4 0 1 3 1
first place
3   France Henri Arthus Louis Potheau
Pierre Rabot
Guyoni 4 0 2 2 2 2 2
second places
4   Great Britain John Leuchars Wilfrid 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

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Graph showing the daily standings in the 6 Metre during the 1908 Summer Olympics

Other information

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Extra awards

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  Gilt commemorative medal:

  Silver commemorative medal:

Challenge vase of sèvres china given by the President of the France Republic:

Further reading

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  • "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 6 metres". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  • "Olympics, 1908" International Six Metre Archive. Retrieved 25 January 2021.

References

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  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.
  4. ^ "Yachting Monthly, "Our Portrait Study: Mr. T. D. McMeekin", February 1912". International Six Metre Archive. Retrieved 25 January 2021.

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