Sailing at the 1908 Summer Olympics – 7 Metre

Sailing at the Olympics
7 Metre[1]
at the Games of the IV Olympiad
Line drawing of a 7-Metre yacht from 1908
VenueRoyal Victoria Yacht Club, Ryde[2]
DatesFirst race: July 27, 1908 (1908-07-27)
Last race: July 29, 1908 (1908-07-29)
Competitors4 male & 1 female (Documented) from 1 nation
Teams2
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Charles Rivett-Carnac, Norman Bingley, Richard Dixon, Frances Rivett-Carnac  Great Britain
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The 7 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] 5 sailors, on 2 boats, from 1 nation registered for competition.

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
7-Metre ● ● ●
Total gold medals 1

Course area

The following course was used during the 1908 Olympic 7-Metre regattas in all three races:

  • Start at Ryde Pier
  • №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) were scheduled.

1908 Olympic Course Area, Ryde

Weather conditions

Date Race Description Sea Wind direction Start
27-JUL-1908 1 Light wind. More wind in the second round Calm to 12:15
28-JUL-1908 2 Extreme light wind. death calm 12:15

Final results[1]

The 1908 Olympic scoring system was used.

Rank Country Helmsman Crew Boat Race 1 Race 2 Total
Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts.
1  Great Britain Charles Rivett-Carnac Norman Bingley
Richard Dixon
Frances Rivett-Carnac 		Heroine 1 3 1 3 2
first places
2  Great Britain R. Sloane-Stanley Unknown
(Not documented)		 Mignonette DNC - DNC - -

Legend: DNC – Did not come to the starting area;
Gender: – male; – female;

Notes

Two 7-Metre yachts were registered for the regattas of the 1908 Olympics. However, only one, Heroine, was present at the starting line. So she had each race a 'sail over'. Each match was therefore shortened to one round (6.5 nautical miles (12.0 km)). After 2 matches Heroine was certain of the victory and no third match was sailed.

Other information

Extra award

Gilt commemorative medal:

  • Charles Rivett-Carnac owner of Heroine

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 7 metres". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2015.

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.

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