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
Gilbert Laws, Thomas McMeekin, Charles Crichton  Great Britain
Léon Huybrechts, Louis Huybrechts, Henri Weewauters  Belgium
Henri Arthus, Louis Potheau, Pierre Rabot  France

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
6-Metre
Total gold medals1

Course area

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

DateRaceDeiscriptionSeaWind directionStart
27-JUL-19081Light wind. More wind in the second roundCalm to 12:30
28-JUL-19082Extreme light wind.death calm12:30
29-JUL-19083Very light breeze, fluking. Late in the afternoon true wind, moderateCalm12:30

Final results[1]

The 1908 Olympic scoring system was used. All competitors were male.

RankCountryHelmsmanCrewBoat Race 1Race 2Race 3Total
Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.
1  Great Britain Gilbert LawsThomas McMeekin
Charles Crichton
Dormy[4]1313312
first places
2  Belgium Léon HuybrechtsLouis Huybrechts
Henri Weewauters
Zut3140131
first place
3  France Henri ArthusLouis Potheau
Pierre Rabot
Guyoni4022222
second places
4  Great Britain John LeucharsWilfrid Leuchars
Frank Smith
Sibindi2231401
second place
5  Sweden Karl-Einar SjögrenBirger Gustafsson
Jonas Jonsson
Freja5050503
fifth places

Daily standings

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

Other information

Extra awards

Gilt commemorative medal:

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:

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 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

  1. 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". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee.

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