Sailing at the 1928 Summer Olympics – 8 Metre
| 8 Metre[1] at the Games of the IX Olympiad | |
 Line drawing of the 8 Metre | |
| Venue | Zuiderzee |
|---|---|
| Dates | First race: August 2, 1928 Last race: August 9, 1928 |
| Competitors | 43 Male and 2 Female from 8 nations |
| Teams | 8 |
| Medalists | |
| Sailing at the 1928 Summer Olympics  | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12' Dinghy | Open | ||||
| 6 Metre | Open | ||||
| 8 Metre | Open | ||||
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.
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 medals | 1 | |||||||||
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.
Weather conditions [2]
| Date | Race | Wind speed | Wind direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-AUG-1928 | 1st Race | 7 knots (3.6 m/s) - 10 knots (5.1 m/s) |  |
| 3-AUG-1928 | 2nd Race | 8 knots (4.1 m/s) - 11 knots (5.7 m/s) |  |
| 4-AUG-1928 | 3rd Race | 11 knots (5.7 m/s) - 17 knots (8.7 m/s) |  |
| 5-AUG-1928 | 4th Race | 13 knots (6.7 m/s) - 21 knots (11 m/s) | |
| 7-AUG-1928 | 5th Race | 8 knots (4.1 m/s) - 11 knots (5.7 m/s) |  |
| 8-AUG-1928 | 6th Race | 10 knots (5.1 m/s) - 13 knots (6.7 m/s) |  |
| 9-AUG-1928 | 7th Race | 10 knots (5.1 m/s) - 15 knots (7.7 m/s) | |
Results[3]
The 1928 Olympic scoring system was used.
Final results[4]
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Legend: DNS – Did not start; DSQ – Disqualified; Q – Qualifying race; RET – Retired; |
Daily standings
Notes
Maximum number of entrants[1]
For the Int. 8-metres class 1 yacht from each country, manned by 6 amateurs maximum (maximum numberof 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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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. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
References
- 1 2 3 4 (ed.) G. van Rossum (1928). The Ninth Olympiad Amsterdam 1928:Official Report (PDF). Amsterdam: The Netherlands Olympic Committee. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
- ↑ "Daggegevens van het weer in Nederland". KNMI. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
- ↑ "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Olympisch zeilen". Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant. 6 August 1928.
The France yacht was not ready in time to be towed to the starting area.
- ↑ "Note:".
Dismasted.