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Water Motorsports At The 1908 Summer Olympics – Class B
The Class B (under 60 feet) was one of three motorboating classes contested on the Water motorsports at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Nations could enter up to 3 boats.Official Report, p. 36. In addition to the 60 foot limit, boats were limited to "a total piston area not exceeding that represented by four cylinders each of 155 mm. bore." The B class was held on 28 August, after the abortive first running of the open class. Again only two boats appeared at the starting line, ''Quicksilver'' and ''Gyrinus''. ''Quicksilver'' became threatened by water coming in over the sides, abandoning the race. ''Gyrinus'', a small boat with an extra crewman to bail water, was able to finish to make its crew the first Olympic champions in motorsports. Results References See also * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Water Motorsports At The 1908 Summer Olympics - Class B Class B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southampton Water
Southampton Water is a tidal estuary north of the Solent and the Isle of Wight in England. The city of Southampton lies at its most northerly point, where the estuaries of the River Test and River Itchen meet. Along its salt marsh-fringed western shores lie the New Forest villages of Dibden, Hythe and Fawley, and the Fawley Refinery. On the slightly steeper eastern shore are the Southampton suburb of Weston, the villages of Netley and Hamble-le-Rice, and the Royal Victoria Country Park. To the south, Southampton Water enters the Solent between Calshot Spit and Hill Head. Southampton Water is an estuary with major potential for land use conflicts. An area of urban development (the Waterside) runs in the narrow band of land between Southampton Water and the New Forest National Park. Villages such as Marchwood, Hythe, Dibden Purlieu, Holbury and Fawley have all experienced significant growth. Geography Geographically, Southampton Water is classified as a ria, or drowned valle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Motorboat
A motorboat, speedboat or powerboat is a boat that is exclusively powered by an engine. Some motorboats are fitted with inboard engines, others have an outboard motor installed on the rear, containing the internal combustion engine, the gearbox and the propeller in one portable unit. An inboard-outboard contains a hybrid of an inboard and an outboard, where the internal combustion engine is installed inside the boat, and the gearbox and propeller are outside. There are two configurations of an inboard, V-drive and direct drive. A direct drive has the powerplant mounted near the middle of the boat with the propeller shaft straight out the back, where a V-drive has the powerplant mounted in the back of the boat facing backwards having the shaft go towards the front of the boat then making a ''V'' towards the rear. Overview A motorboat has one or more engines that propel the vessel over the top of the water. Boat engines vary in shape, size, and type. Engines are installed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Water Motorsports At The 1908 Summer Olympics
At the 1908 Summer Olympics, three motorboat racing events were contested. Various sources refer to the sport as "water motorsports", "motor boats",Cook, p. 227 and "power boating". The 1900 and 1908 Summer Games were the only ones to feature motorised sports (motor racing was featured in 1900). The IOC has never decided which events were "Olympic" and which were not. All three events used the same distance: five laps around an 8- nautical-mile course for a total of . In each of the events, multiple boats started; however, only one finished due primarily to the gale that was blowing during the course of the competition. Events were held on 28 August and 29 August 1908. Medal summary The water motorsports event was quickly abolished, because after these games the IOC decided that the Olympics was not intended for motorized competition. Participating nations 17 boaters from 2 nations competed. * * Medal table Sources: Events Class A — Open class The open class was sched ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Water Motorsports At The 1908 Summer Olympics – Class A
The Class A (open class) was one of three motorboating classes contested on the Water motorsports at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Nations could enter up to 3 boats.Official Report, p. 36. The open class was scheduled to take place on the first day of competition, 28 August. The race was a 40 nautical miles long. Two boats, ''Wolseley-Siddely'' and ''Dylan'', began the race. ''Dylan'' abandoned the race partway through the first lap, with ''Wolseley-Siddely'' finishing the first before the weather became too severe to continue the race. A second attempt to run the event took place the next day, after the other two races had been completed. ''Wolseley-Siddely'' again started, this time against ''Camille'' (the only French boat to take part in competition). ''Wolseley-Siddely'' ran aground on a mud spit, leaving ''Camille'' to finish alone for the gold medal. Results References See also * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Water Motorsports At The 1908 Summer Olympics - Class A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Field-Richards
John Charles Field-Richards (10 May 1878 – 18 April 1959) was a British Army officer and motorboat racer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. Biography Field-Richards studied at Keble College, Oxford. He joined the Hampshire Regiment as Second lieutenant on 19 May 1900, and was promoted to Lieutenant A lieutenant ( , ; abbreviated Lt., Lt, LT, Lieut and similar) is a commissioned officer rank in the armed forces of many nations. The meaning of lieutenant differs in different militaries (see comparative military ranks), but it is often sub ... on 10 January 1902. As crew member of the ''Gyrinus'' he won two gold medals in the only motorboat competitions at the Olympics. External links External linksprofile 1878 births 1959 deaths British motorboat racers Olympic motorboat racers for Great Britain Motorboat racers at the 1908 Summer Olympics English Olympic medallists Olympic gold medallists for Great Britain Alumni of Keble College, Oxford Meda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernard Boverton Redwood
Bernard Boverton Redwood (28 November 1874 – 28 September 1911) was a British motorboat racer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. As crew member of the ''Gyrinus'' he won two gold medals in the only motor boat competitions at the Olympics. His father was Sir Thomas Boverton Redwood Sir Thomas Boverton Redwood FRSE FIC FCS FGS FRSA MIME (1846–1919) was a 19th-century British chemical engineer remembered as a pioneer of the petroleum industry. An early car-collector and enthusiast, he was also one of the first to i ..., 1st Baronet. Notes External links 1874 births 1911 deaths British motorboat racers English Olympic medallists Olympic motorboat racers of Great Britain Motorboat racers at the 1908 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medallists for Great Britain Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics {{Water-sports-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isaac Thomas Thornycroft
Isaac Thomas Thornycroft (22 November 1881 – 6 June 1955) was an English motorboat racer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics representing Great Britain. He won two gold medals in the only motor boat competitions included in the Olympics as helmsman of the '' Gyrinus II'', which was designed by his father Sir John Isaac Thornycroft Sir John Isaac Thornycroft (1 February 1843 – 28 June 1928) was an English shipbuilder, the founder of the Thornycroft shipbuilding company and member of the Thornycroft family. Early life He was born in 1843 to Mary Francis and Thomas ..., after the only other entry in both events failed to complete the course. He became a yacht designer and helmsman of J Class racing yachts. References External linksprofile [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Marshall Gorham
John Marshall Gorham (25 November 1853 – 12 January 1929) was a British motorboat racer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. Career He was educated at Tonbridge School, and served an apprenticeship of four years (1870–1874) to Messrs. Robey & Co. Engineers, Lincoln passing through the shops and drawing office; then for six years was Engineering Assistant to the same firm engaged on installations of Mining Machinery principally in England, Spain and France; for one year (1881) represented Messrs. Robey at the Paris Electrical Exhibition; and for two years (1882–1883) on electrical installations at the Palaces of the King of Roumania. Between 1884 and 1886 acted as Works Manager to the Electrical Power Storage Company; and since 1886 has been in partnership with Mr B. Drake under the style of Drake and Gorham. The firm have a turnover of £150,000 and are principally engaged as Electrical Engineers in connection with the lighting of country houses, Offices and Public buil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sophia Hope Gorham
Sophia Hope Gorham (1881–1969) was a British motorboat racer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. She is the only woman in Olympic history to compete in a motorboat event. Early life Sophia Hope Hallowes was born on 10 November 1881, the daughter of George Skene Hallowes, a Major general in the British Army. By 1891, she was living in Kensington with her parents, six siblings and four domestic servants. In 1906, at the age of 25, she married the 53 year-old John Marshall Gorham, an electrical engineer. 1908 Summer Olympics Motorboat racing was featured as an official Olympic sport for the first and only time at the 1908 Summer Olympics. The sport was not specifically open to women, however they were also not explicitly prohibited. Sophia and her husband John competed in the Mixed B Class event, which only had two entrants: their boat ''Quicksilver,'' and ''Gyrinus.'' There was rough weather that day and ''Quicksilver'' was forced to abandon the race after one lap, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
