Sailing at the 1908 Summer Olympics – 6 Metre

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
   Great Britain
   Belgium
   France
Sailing at the
 1908 Summer Olympics 
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. 15 sailors, on 5 boats, from 4 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
6-Metre
Total gold medals 1

Course area

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

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.


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 1 3 1 3 3 12
first places
2 Belgium
Léon Huybrechts Louis Huybrechts
Henri Weewauters
Zut 3 1 4 0 1 31
first place
3 France
Henri ArthusDiploma Louis Potheau
Diploma Pierre Rabot
Guyoni 4 0 2 2 2 22
second places
4 Great Britain
John LeucharsWilliam Leuchars
Frank Smith
Sibindi 2 2 3 1 4 01
second place
5 Sweden
Karl-Einar SjögrenBirger Gustafsson
Jonas Jonsson
Freja 5 0 5 0 5 03
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:

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

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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