Sailing at the 1908 Summer Olympics - 6 metre class
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The 6 Metre
6 Metre (keelboat)
The International Six Metre Class is a class of racing yachts. Six Metre boats are a construction class, meaning that the boats are not identical but are all designed to meet specific measurement formula, in this case International Rule...

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....

 program 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...

. Three races were scheduled. 15 sailors, on 5 boats, from 4 nation competed.

Results


Rank
Helmsman (Country)MedalCrewMedalYachtnameRace IRace IIRace III1's2's3's4's5's
1 Thomas McMeekin  
Charles Crichton  
Dormy 1
3:52:14
1
4:17:23
3
+05:57
2 0 1 0 0
2 Louis Huybrecht 
Henri Weewauters  
Zut 3
+04:06
4
+01:54
1
4:13:56
1 0 1 1 0
3 align="left" | align=center| Louis Potheau  
Pierre Rabot  
Diploma Guyoni 4
+11:07
2
+00:32
2
+01:40
0 2 0 1 0
4 William Leuchars 
Frank Smith  
Sibindi 2
+01:52
3
+00:56
4
+06:11
0 1 1 1 0
5 Birger Gustafsson 
Jonas Jonsson  
Freja 5
+31:46
5
+19:25
5
+46:15
0 0 0 0 3

= Male, = Female

Extra awards

  • Gilt commemorative medal:
    • Thomas McMeekin
      Thomas McMeekin
      Thomas McMeekin was a British sailor and Olympic Champion. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London and won a silver medal in the 6 metre class. The gold medal was won by his helmsman G.U.Laws, who had also designed the boat-References:Andrew H.McMeekin...

       owner of Dormy
  • Silver commemorative medal:
    • R. Osterrieth Owner of Zut
    • J.W. Leuchars owner of Sibindi
    • R. Delagrave owner of Guyoni
  • Challenge vase of sèvres china given by the President of the France Republic:
    • Thomas McMeekin
      Thomas McMeekin
      Thomas McMeekin was a British sailor and Olympic Champion. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London and won a silver medal in the 6 metre class. The gold medal was won by his helmsman G.U.Laws, who had also designed the boat-References:Andrew H.McMeekin...

       owner of Dormy

Course

Each day the following course was used:
  • Start at Ryde Pier
  • Mother Bank Buoy (starboard)
  • East Measured Mile Buoy (starboard)
  • East Sturbridge Buoy (starboard)
  • Ryde Pier (starboard)

Two rounds for a total of 13 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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