Sailing at the 1908 Summer Olympics – 7 Metre

7 Metre[1]
at the Games of the IV Olympiad
Line drawing of a 7-Metre yacht from 1908
Venue Royal Victoria Yacht Club, Ryde[2]
Dates First race: July 27, 1908 (1908-07-27)
Last race: July 29, 1908 (1908-07-29)
Competitors 4 male & 1 female (Documented) from 1 nation
Teams 2
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Charles Rivett-Carnac, Norman Bingley, Richard Dixon, Frances Rivett-Carnac  Great Britain

The 7 Metre was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1908 Summer Olympics program in Ryde. Three races were scheduled. 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 medals1

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

DateRaceDescriptionSeaWind directionStart
27-JUL-19081Light wind. More wind in the second roundCalm to 12:15
28-JUL-19082Extreme light wind.death calm12:15

Final results[1]

The 1908 Olympic scoring system was used.

RankCountryHelmsmanCrewBoat Race 1Race 2Total
Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.
1  Great Britain Charles Rivett-Carnac Norman Bingley
Richard Dixon
Frances Rivett-Carnac 		Heroine13132
first places
2  Great Britain R. Sloane-Stanley Unknown
(Not documented)		MignonetteDNC-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:

    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. Retrieved 3 February 2015.

    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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