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
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 →
Sailing at the
1908 Summer Olympics
6 MetreOpen
7 MetreOpen
8 MetreOpen
12 MetreOpen
15 MetreOpen (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.[3] 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:

  • 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[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[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

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

  • "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. ^ 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.