Sailing at the 1928 Summer Olympics – 8 Metre

The 8 Metre was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1928 Summer Olympics program in Amsterdam. Seven races were scheduled. 45 sailors, on 8 boats, from 8 nations competed.

8 Metre[1]
at the Games of the IX Olympiad
Line drawing of the 8 Metre
VenueZuiderzee
DatesFirst race: August 2, 1928 (1928-08-02)
Last race: August 9, 1928 (1928-08-09)
Competitors43 Male and
2 Female from 8 nations
Teams8
Medalists
Donatien Bouché; André Derrien;
Virginie Hériot; André Lesauvage;
Jean Lesieur;Carl de la Sablière		  France
Johannes van Hoolwerff; Lambertus Doedes;
Henk Kersken; Maarten de Wit;
Cornelis van Staveren; Gerard de Vries Lentsch		  Netherlands
Clarence Hammar; Tore Holm;
Carl Sandblom; John Sandblom;
Philip Sandblom; Wilhelm Törsleff		  Sweden
Sailing at the
1928 Summer Olympics
12' DinghyOpen
6 MetreOpen
8 MetreOpen

Race schedule[1]
 ● Event competitions ● Event finals
Date August
2nd
Thu		3rd
Fri		4th
Sat		5th
Sun		6th
Mon		7th
Tue		8th
Wed		9th
8 Metre ● ● ● ● Spare
day		 ● ● ●
Total gold medals1

Course area and course configuration[1]

For the 8 Metre the used courses were about 5 nm out of the locks, East of the Isle of Marken on the Zuiderzee.

At that time the Zuiderzee had an open connection with the North Sea. The sea water was salt or at best brackish. Waves could be steep and short due to the shallow waters.

1928 Olympic Course Areas
Course area and courses for the 8 Metre

Weather conditions [2]
DateRaceWind speedWind direction
2-AUG-19281st Race7 knots (3.6 m/s) -
10 knots (5.1 m/s)
3-AUG-19282nd Race8 knots (4.1 m/s) -
11 knots (5.7 m/s)
4-AUG-19283rd Race11 knots (5.7 m/s) -
17 knots (8.7 m/s)
5-AUG-19284th Race13 knots (6.7 m/s) -
21 knots (11 m/s)
7-AUG-19285th Race8 knots (4.1 m/s) -
11 knots (5.7 m/s)
8-AUG-19286th Race10 knots (5.1 m/s) -
13 knots (6.7 m/s)
9-AUG-19287th Race10 knots (5.1 m/s) -
15 knots (7.7 m/s)

Results[3]

The 1928 Olympic scoring system was used.

Final results[4]
RankCountryHelmsmanCrewSail No.Boat Race 1Race 2Race 3Race 4Race 5Race 6Race 7Total
Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.Pos.Pts.
 France Donatien Bouché André Derrien
Virginie Hériot
André Lesauvage
Jean Lesieur
Carl de la Sablière 		F 1L’Aile VI7 1Q8DNS[5]2Q4 1 1 3 x 1st
 Netherlands Johannes van Hoolwerff Lambertus Doedes
Henk Kersken
Cornelis van Staveren
Gerard de Vries Lentsch
Maarten de Wit 		H 1Hollandia1Q3Q1Q3Q2 2 3 2 x 1st
2 x 2nd
3 x 3rd
 Sweden Clarence Hammar Tore Holm
Carl Sandblom
John Sandblom
Philip Sandblom
Wilhelm Törsleff 		S 3Sylvia3Q4 2Q1Q1 4 2 2 x 1st
2 x 2nd
1 x 3rd
4  Italy Francesco Giovanelli Carlo Alberto D'Albertis
Marcantonio De Beaumont-Bonelli
Mario Bruzzone
Guido Giovanelli
Edoardo Moscatelli 		I 11Bamba8RET2Q6RET7DSQ5 3   1 x 2nd
1 x 3rd
1 x 5th
4  Norway Bernhard Lund Halfdan Hansen
Magnus Konow
Jens Salvesen
Wilhelm Wilhelmsen 		N 25Noreg2Q8DSQ6RET7RET[6]3 5   1 x 2nd
1 x 3rd
1 x 5th
6  United States Owen Churchill Manfred Curry
Frank Hekma
Nicholas Hekma
Ben Weston 		USBabe6 6 3Q7RET8DNS8DNS8DNS1 x 3rd
7  Great Britain Ernest Roney Philip Falle
Thomas Riggs
Esmond Roney
Margaret Roney
Thomas Skinner 		KFeo4 5 8DNS7RET      1 x 4th
1 x 5th
8  Argentina Rafael Iglesias Miguel Bosch
Pedro Dates
Horacio Seeber
Carlos Serantes 		ACupidon III5 8RET4 8RET      1 x 4th
1 x 5th

    Legend: DNS – Did not start; DSQ – Disqualified; Q – Qualifying race; RET – Retired;
    Gender: – male; – female;

    Daily standings
    Graph showing the daily standings in the 8 Metre during the 1928 Summer Olympics

    Notes

    Maximum number of entrants[1]

    For the Int. 8-metres class 1 yacht from each country, manned by 6 amateurs maximum (maximum number of substitutes 6).

    Other information

    During the Sailing regattas at the 1928 Summer Olympics among others the following persons were competing in the various classes:

    8 Metre sailors at the 1928 Olympic Games

    Further reading
    • "Digital Library Collection (Official Olympic Reports 1896 - 2008)". Digital Library Collection at la84.org. la84foundation. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
    • "Sailing at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games:Mixed 8 metres". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2015.

    References
    1. (ed.) G. van Rossum (1928). The Ninth Olympiad Amsterdam 1928:Official Report (PDF). Amsterdam: The Netherlands Olympic Committee. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2008. Retrieved 9 March 2015.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
    2. "Daggegevens van het weer in Nederland". KNMI. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
    3. "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
    4. "Note:". If it is not clear from other sources, it is assumed that the first person mentioned in the crewlist of the official report is the helmsmen.
    5. "Olympisch zeilen". Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant. 6 August 1928. The France yacht was not ready in time to be towed to the starting area.
    6. "Note:". Dismasted.
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