Sailing at the 1908 Summer Olympics – 12 Metre
| 12 Metre[1] at the Games of the IV Olympiad | |
 Line drawing of a 12 Metre yacht from 1908 | |
| Venue | Clyde Corinthian Yacht Club Hunters Quay[2] |
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| Dates | First race: August 11, 1908 Last race: August 12, 1908 |
| Competitors | 20 from 1 nation |
| Teams | 2 |
| Medalists | |
| Sailing at the 1908 Summer Olympics  | |||||
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| 6 Metre | Open | ||||
| 7 Metre | Open | ||||
| 8 Metre | Open | ||||
| 12 Metre | Open | ||||
| 15 Metre | Open | (No entries) | |||
The 12 Metre was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1908 Summer Olympics program in Hunters Quay. Three races were scheduled. 20 sailors, on 2 boats, from 1 nation competed.
Race schedule[1]
| ● | Event competitions | ● | Event finals |
| Date | July | August | |||||||||||||||
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| 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 | |
| 12-Metre | ● | ● | |||||||||||||||
| Total gold medals | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
Course area
The following course was used during the 1908 Olympic 12-Metre regattas in all two races:
- Start at Hunter's Quay
- Buoy at Inverkip
- Buoy at Dunoon
- Buoy at Kilcreggan
- Back to Hunter's Quay
Two rounds for a total of 26 nautical miles (48 km).
1908 Olympic Course Area, Hunters Quay
Weather conditions
| Date | Race | Deiscription | Sea | Wind direction | Start |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11-AUG-1908 | 1 | Moderate wind. Puffy at times. | A pleasant curl on the water. |  | 11:30 |
| 12-AUG-1908 | 2 | Starting light and steady then died at noon. Later filled in with light air. | Death calm |  later  | 11:30 |
Final results[1]
The 1908 Olympic scoring system was used. All competitors were male.
 Rank | Country | Helmsman | Crew | Boat | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | ||
| Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | ||||||
| 1 | Great Britain  |
 Thomas Glen-Coats | John Downes (Mate) John Aspin John Buchanan James Bunten Arthur Downes David Dunlop John Mackenzie Albert Martin Gerald Tait | Hera | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 first places |
| 2 | Great Britain |
Charles MacIver |  J. Graham Kenion (Mate) James Baxter William Davidson J.A. Gardiner John Jellico Thomas Littledale Charles R. MacIver Colin McLeod Robertson James Spence | Mouchette | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 first places |
Other information
Extra awards
Gilt commemorative medal:
- Blair Cochrane owner of Cobweb
Silver commemorative medal:
- Royal Gothenborg Yacht Club owner of Vinga
- The Duchess of Westminster owner of Sorais
- C. Wisbeck owner of Fram
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 12 metres". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report (PDF). London: British Olympic Association. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
- ↑ "Clyde Corinthian Yacht Club". Clyde Corinthian Yacht Club. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
"London 1908". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee.
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