Sailing at the 1924 Summer Olympics – 8 Metre

The 8 Metre was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1924 Summer Olympics program in Le Havre. A program of matches and semi-finals were scheduled. In case of a tie sail-off's could be held. 25 sailors, on 5 boats from 5 nations competed. A sixth entry from Italy did not show.

8 Metre at the Games of the VIII Olympiad
Line drawing of the 8 Metre
Venue	France, Le Havre
Dates	First race: 21 July 1924 (1924-07-21) Last race: 26 July 1924 (1924-07-26)
Competitors	25 from 5 nations
Teams	5
Medalists
Carl Ringvold Rick Bockelie Harald Hagen Ingar Nielsen Carl Ringvold Jr.  Norway Ernest Roney Harold Fowler Edwin Jacob Thomas Riggs Walter Riggs  Great Britain Louis Bréguet Pierre Gauthier Robert Girardet André Guerrier Georges Mollard  France

Race schedule

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Elimination serie (E)

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Semi-finals (SF) and Sail-off (SO)

Date	July
	21 Mon	22 Tue	23 Wed	24 Thu	25 Fri	26 Sat
	Le Havre
8 Metre	M1	M2	M3	Spare day	SF1	SF2
Total gold medals						1

Course area and course configuration

1924 Olympic Course Area for the 8 Metre off the coast of Le Havre

8 Metre Course at Le Havre
SRdH: La Société des Régates du Havre
A: Start and Finish
B, C D: Marks
16 nautical miles (30 km)

Weather conditions

Date	Race	Wind speed	Wind direction	Start
21-JUL-1924	1st Match	1 metre per second (1.9 kn) - 4 metres per second (7.8 kn)		14:00
22-JUL-1924	2nd Match	1 metre per second (1.9 kn) - 4 metres per second (7.8 kn)		14:00
23-JUL-1924	3rd Match	5 metres per second (9.7 kn)		14:45
25-JUL-1924	1st Semi-final	4 metres per second (7.8 kn)		14:45 (shortened course 14 nautical miles (26 km))
26-JUL-1924	2nd Semi-final	5 metres per second (9.7 kn) - 6 metres per second (12 kn)		15:00

Results

Final results

Competitors who scored a first or a second place in the matches were qualified (Q) for the semi-finals.

Rank

Country

Helmsman

Crew

Sail No.

Boat

Race 1

Race 2

Race 3

Race 4

Race 5

Total

Pos.

Pts.

Pos.

Pts.

Pos.

Pts.

Pos.

Pts.

Pos.

Pts.

Norway

Carl Ringvold

Rick Bockelie Harald Hagen Ingar Nielsen Carl Ringvold Jr.

N.12

Béra

2

Q

4

1

Q

1

1

1

1

2

Great Britain

Ernest Roney

Harold Fowler Edwin Jacob Thomas Riggs Walter Riggs

K.1

Emily

3

1

Q

2

2

2

3

3

5 (Tie breaker=6)

France

Louis Bréguet

Pierre Gauthier Robert Girardet André Guerrier Georges Mollard

F.3

Namousse

1

Q

5

2

Q

3

3

2

2

5 (Tie breaker=8)

4

Belgium

Fernand Carlier

Maurice Passelecq Emmanuel Pauwels Paul Van Halteren Victor Vandersleyen

B.1

Antwerpia V

5

2

Q

RET

5

4

4

4

4

8

5

Argentina

Juan Carlos Milberg

Rolando Aguirre César Gérico Bernardo Milhas Mario Uriburu

A.3

Blue Red

4

3

4

Italy

G. Gino

R. Giuseppe B.B. Marcantonio S. Mauro S.F. Riccardo

Sirdhana

DNC

DNC

DNC

Legend: DNC – Did not come to the starting area; DNS – Did not start; RET – Retired;

Daily standings

Graph showing the daily standings in the 8 Metre during the 1924 Summer Olympics

Notes

• This is the first Olympic regatta where only one boat per class per country is allowed.
• In the 8 Metre, each boat has a specific design that have to stay within certain formula. The outcome of the formula must be less than 8 Metre. During these Olympic races, boats were used of the following designers:

Country	Sailnumber	Designer
Norway	N.12	Johan Anker
Great Britain	K.1	William Fife
France	F.3	Arbaut
Belgium	A.3	William Fife
Argentina	B.1	Camper & Nicholson
Italy		Costaguta

• 
  Johan Anker
• 
  William Fife III

Other information

During the Sailing regattas at the 1924 Summer Olympics, among others, the following persons were competing in the various classes:

8 Metre sailors at the 1924 Olympic Games

• 
   Carl Ringvold (NOR)
• 
   Louis Breguet (FRA) in 1909

Further reading

• "Digital Library Collection (Official Olympic Reports 1896 – 2008)". Digital Library Collection at la84.org. la84foundation. Retrieved 3 March 2014.

References

"Paris 1924". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee.