The 12 Metre was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1908 Summer Olympics

Sailing at the 1908 Summer Olympics

Sailing/Yachting is a Olympic sport starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad . With the exception of 1904 and possible 1916 sailing was always a part of the Olympic program....

 originally programed in Ryde

Ryde

Ryde is a British seaside town, civil parish and the most populous town and urban area on the Isle of Wight, with a population of approximately 30,000. It is situated on the north-east coast. The town grew in size as a seaside resort following the joining of the villages of Upper Ryde and Lower...

, but rescheduled for Hunter's Quay

Hunter's Quay

Hunters Quay is a village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Situated between Kirn to the south and Ardnadam to the north, Hunters Quay is the main base of Western Ferries, operating between Hunters Quay and McInroy's Point....

. Three races were scheduled. 20 sailors, on 2 boats, from 1 nation competed.

Results

Rank	Helmsman (Country)	Medal	Crew	Medal	Yachtname	Race I	Race II	Race III		1's	2's
1	John Downes John Downes (sailor) John Henry Downes was a British sailor who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was mate of the British boat Hera, which won the gold medal in the 12 metre class.-External links:*...  (Mate Chief Mate A Chief Mate or Chief Officer, usually also synonymous with the First Mate or First Officer , is a licensed member and head of the deck department of a merchant ship... )		John Aspin John Aspin John Symington Aspin was a British sailor who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was a crew member of the British boat Hera, which won the gold medal in the 12 metre class.-External links:*...   John Buchanan John Buchanan (sailor) John Buchanan was a British sailor who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was a crew member of the British boat Hera, which won the Gold medal in the 12 metre class.-External links:*...   James Bunten James Bunten James Clark Bunten was a British sailor who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was a crew member of the British boat Hera, which won the gold medal in the 12 metre class.-External links:*...   Arthur Downes Arthur Downes Arthur Drummond Downes was a British sailor who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was a crew member of the British boat Hera, which won the gold medal in the 12 metre class.-External links:*...   David Dunlop David Dunlop David Dunlop was a British sailor and Olympic Champion. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London and won a gold medal in the 12 metre class.-References:...   John Mackenzie John Mackenzie (sailor) John Mackenzie was a British sailor who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was a crew member of the British boat Hera, which won the gold medal in the 12 metre class.-External links:*...   Albert Martin  Gerald Tait Gerald Tait Thomas Gerald Tait was a British sailor who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was a crew member of the British boat Hera, which won the gold medal in the 12 metre class.-External links:*...		Hera	1 3:19:41	1 4:17:23	|Not sailed		2	0
2	James Kenion (Mate)		James Baxter  William Davidson  J.A. Gardiner  John Jellico John Jellico John Fletcher Jellico was a British/Irish sailor who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was a crew member of the British boat Mouchette, which won the silver medal in the 12 metre class.-External links:**...   Thomas Littledale Thomas Littledale Thomas Alfred Royds Littledale was a British sailor who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was a crew member of the British boat Mouchette, which won the silver medal in the 12 metre class....   Cecil R. MacIver  Charles McLeod-Robertson  John Spence		Mouchette	2 +01:40	2 +01:54	|Not sailed		0	2

= Male, = Female

Extra awards

• Gilt commemorative medal:
  • Thomas Glen-Coats owner of Hera
• Silver commemorative medal:
  • Charles MacIver
    Charles MacIver
    Charles MacIver was a British sailor who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was a crew member of the British boat Mouchette, which won the silver medal in the 12 metre class.-External links:*...
    
     Owner of Mouchette

Course

The map gives an idea of the courses used for the 12 Metre during the 1908 Olympic sailing event.

Both day's the following course was used:

• Start at Hunter's Quay
  Hunter's Quay
  Hunters Quay is a village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Situated between Kirn to the south and Ardnadam to the north, Hunters Quay is the main base of Western Ferries, operating between Hunters Quay and McInroy's Point....
  
  
• Buoy at Inverkip
  Inverkip
  Inverkip is a village and parish falling within the Inverclyde council area and historic county of Renfrewshire in the west central Lowlands of Scotland. It lies about southwest of Greenock on the A78 trunk road...
  
  
• Buoy at Dunoon
  Dunoon
  Dunoon is a resort town situated on the Cowal Peninsula in Argyll, Scotland. It sits on the Firth of Clyde to the south of Holy Loch and to the west of Gourock.-Waterfront:...
  
  
• Buoy at Kilcreggan
  Kilcreggan
  Kilcreggan is a village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland.It developed on the north shore of the Firth of Clyde at a time when Clyde steamers brought it within easy reach of Glasgow at about 25 miles west of the centre of Glasgow by boat...
  
  
• Back to Hunter's Quay

Two rounds for a total of 26 nm

Nautical mile

The nautical mile is a unit of length that is about one minute of arc of latitude along any meridian, but is approximately one minute of arc of longitude only at the equator...

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