Sailing at the 1908 Summer Olympics – 6 Metre
| 6 Metre at the Games of the IV Olympiad
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Line drawing of a 6-Metre
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| Venue | Royal Victoria Yacht Club, Ryde | ||||||||||||
| Dates | First race: July 27, 1908 Last race: July 29, 1908 |
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| Competitors | 15 from 4 nations | ||||||||||||
| Teams | 5 | ||||||||||||
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Gilbert Laws, Thomas McMeekin, Charles Crichton |
 Great Britain
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Léon Huybrechts, Louis Huybrechts, Henri Weewauters |
 Belgium
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Henri Arthus, Louis Potheau, Pierre Rabot |
 France
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The 6 Metre was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1908 Summer Olympics program in Ryde. Three races were scheduled. 15 sailors, on 5 boats, from 4 nation competed.
The following course was used during the 1908 Olympic 6-Metre regattas in all three races:
Two rounds for a total of 13 nautical miles (24 km).
The 1908 Olympic scoring system was used. All competitors were male.
Gilt commemorative medal:
Silver commemorative medal:
Challenge vase of sèvres china given by the President of the France Republic:
"London 1908". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee.
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