Sailing at the 1912 Summer Olympics – 8 Metre

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox Olympic event Template:Classes used for Sailing at the Summer Olympics The 8 Metre was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1912 Summer Olympics program in Nynäshamn. Two races were scheduled plus eventual sail-off's. 18 sailors, on 6 boats, from 5 nations entered.

Race schedule

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Opening ceremony

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Event competitions

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Tie breakers

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Closing ceremony

Date	July
	19 Fri	20 Sat	21 Sun	22 Mon	23 Tue	24 Wed	25 Thu	26 Fri	27 Sat
8-Metre		●	●	●		International races
Total gold medals				1
Ceremonies	●								●

Course area and course configuration

For the 8-Metre Course B was used.

Weather conditions

Date	Race	Description	Wind speed	Wind direction	Start
20 July 1912	1	Light easterly breeze	-	File:ENE Wind.svg	11:30
21 July 1912	2	Light breeze in the morning	-	File:NNE Wind.svg	11:30
22 July 1912	3	Very light winds	-	File:ENE Wind.svg	11:10

Final results

The 1912 Olympic scoring system was used. All competitors were male. Template:Sailing result block

Daily standings

File:1912 8 METRE Positions during the serie.png

Graph showing the daily standings in the 8 Metre during the 1912 Summer Olympics

Notes

In the 8 Metre there was one spare boat:

Country	Boatsname
Template:FlagIOC	Lucie IV

Other information

Prizes

The following Commemorative Plaque were handed out by the Royal Swedish Yacht Club to the owners of: Template:Ordered list