Sailing at the 1908 Summer Olympics – 12 Metre

The 12 Metre was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1908 Summer Olympics program in Hunters Quay. Three races were scheduled. Each nation could enter up to 2 boats.[3] 20 sailors, on 2 boats, from 1 nation competed.

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
T. C. Glen-Coats (helmsman), J. H. Downes (mate), J. S. Aspin, John Buchanan, J. C. Bunten, A. D. Downes, David Dunlop, John Mackenzie, Albert Martin, Gerald Tait  Great Britain C. MacIver (helmsman), J. G. Kenion (mate), J. M. Adam, James Baxter, W. P. Davidson, J. F. Jellico, T. A. R. Littledale, C. R. MacIver, C. Macleod Robertson, J. F. D. Spence  Great Britain

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

The 1908 Olympic scoring system was used. All competitors were male For first place the helmsman and mate of the Hera received gold medals but the crew received silver medals. For second place the helmsman and mate of the Mouchette received silver medals but the crew received bronze medals.[1]

Rank	Country	Helmsman	Crew	Boat	Race 1		Race 2		Total
					Pos.	Pts.	Pos.	Pts.
1	Great Britain	T. C. Glen-Coats	J. H. Downes (Mate) J. S. Aspin John Buchanan J. C. Bunten A. D. Downes David Dunlop John Mackenzie Albert Martin Gerald Tait	Hera	1	3	1	3	2 first places
2	Great Britain	C. MacIver	J. G. Kenion (Mate) J. M. Adam James Baxter W. P. Davidson J. F. Jellico T. A. R. Littledale C. R. MacIver C. Macleod Robertson J. F. D. Spence	Mouchette	2	2	2	2	2 second places

Other information

Extra awards

Gilt commemorative medal:[1]

• T. C. Glen-Coats, owner of Hera

Silver commemorative medal:[1]

• C. MacIver, owner of Mouchette

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. 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. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
2. "Clyde Corinthian Yacht Club". Clyde Corinthian Yacht Club. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
3. Official Report, p. 41.

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