| 6 Metre at the Games of the IV Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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 Line drawing of a 6-Metre | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Royal Victoria Yacht Club, Ryde | ||||||||||||
| Dates | First race: July 27, 1908 (1908-07-27) Last race: July 29, 1908 (1908-07-29) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 15 from 4 nations | ||||||||||||
| Teams | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| 1912 → | |||||||||||||
| Sailing at the 1908 Summer Olympics | |
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| 6 Metre | Open |
| 7 Metre | Open |
| 8 Metre | Open |
| 12 Metre | Open |
| 15 Metre | Open (no entries) |
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. 15 sailors, on 5 boats, from 4 nation competed.
Race schedule
| ● | 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
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
| 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
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
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Gilbert Laws | Thomas McMeekin Charles Crichton |
Dormy | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 first places |
| 2 |  Belgium
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Léon Huybrechts | Louis Huybrechts Henri Weewauters |
Zut | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 first place |
| 3 |  France
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Henri Arthus | Louis Potheau Pierre Rabot |
Guyoni | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 second places |
| 4 | Great Britain
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John Leuchars | Wilfrid Leuchars Frank Smith |
Sibindi | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 second place |
| 5 |  Sweden
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Karl-Einar Sjögren | Birger Gustafsson Jonas Jonsson |
Freja | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 fifth places |
Daily standings
Other information
Extra awards
Gilt commemorative medal:
- Thomas McMeekin owner of Dormy
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:
- Thomas McMeekin owner of Dormy
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
- ^ Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report (PDF). London: British Olympic Association. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
- "Royal Victoria Yacht Club". Royal Victoria Yacht Club. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
- Official Report, p. 41.
- "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.
| Olympic champions in 6 Metre | |
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