Sailing At The 1908 Summer Olympics – 6 Metre
The 6 Metre was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1908 Summer Olympics program in Ryde. Three races were scheduled. Each nation could enter up to 2 boats.Official Report, p. 41. 15 sailors, on 5 boats, from 4 nation competed. Race schedule Course area The following course was used during the 1908 Olympic 6-Metre regattas in all three races: * Start at Ryde Pier * No.2. Mother Bank Buoy * East Measured Mile Buoy * East Sturbridge Buoy * Finish at Ryde Pier Two rounds for a total of . Weather conditions Final results The 1908 Olympic scoring system was used. All competitors were male. Daily standings 500px, none, Graph showing the daily standings in the 6 Metre during the 1908 Summer Olympics Other information Extra awards Gilt commemorative medal: * Thomas McMeekin owner of ''Dormy'' Silver commemorative medal: * R. Osterrieth Owner of ''Zut'' * Johan Leuchars owner of ''Sibindi'' * R. Delagrave owner of ''Guyoni'' Challenge vase of sèvres ch ...
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Royal Victoria Yacht Club
The Royal Victoria Yacht Club is located along the shores of Cadboro Bay, British Columbia, Cadboro Bay in The Uplands, Greater Victoria, Uplands a neighborhood of Oak Bay, British Columbia, Oak Bay, adjacent to the city of Victoria, British Columbia, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, and has facilities at Tseheum Harbour in Sidney, British Columbia, Sidney. History The Royal Victoria Yacht Club was formed on June 8, 1892, and moved in 1912 to its current location, at the location of the old Hudson's Bay Company cattle wharf. The Royal Victoria Yacht Club is the oldest yacht club in British Columbia. Through the years, the club has hosted a number of regattas and sailing races, including a racing program for young sailors References "Swiftsure yacht race wrap ...
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WNW Wind
WNW may stand for: * West-northwest, a compass point * West Norwood railway station, London, National Rail station code WNW * Wideband Networking Waveform The Wideband Networking Waveform (WNW) is a military radio protocol for mobile ad hoc networking (MANETs) for software defined radios. It was developed as part of the Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) program of the U.S. Department of Defense, ...