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
Charles Rivett-Carnac, Norman Bingley, Richard Dixon, Frances Rivett-Carnac   Great Britain
1920  →

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

Source: ^[1]

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Event competitions

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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

Source: ^[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.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
• "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. Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report (PDF). London: British Olympic Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
2. "Royal Victoria Yacht Club". Royal Victoria Yacht Club. Archived from the original on 3 February 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
3. Official Report, p. 41.

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