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]
Dates	First race: August 11, 1908 Last race: August 12, 1908
Competitors	20 from 1 nation
Teams	2
Medalists
Thomas Glen-Coats, John Downes, John Aspin, John Buchanan, James Bunten, Arthur Downes, David Dunlop, John Mackenzie, Albert Martin, Gerald Tait   Great Britain   Charles MacIver, J. Graham Kenion, James Baxter, William Davidson, J.A. Gardiner, John Jellico, Thomas Littledale, Charles R. MacIver, Colin McLeod Robertson, James Spence   Great Britain

Sailing at the  1908 Summer Olympics
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]

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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
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. Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report (PDF). London: British Olympic Association. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
2. "Clyde Corinthian Yacht Club". Clyde Corinthian Yacht Club. Retrieved 3 February 2015.

"London 1908". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee.