The 8 Metre was a sailing event on the

Sailing at the 1912 Summer Olympics Sailing/Yachting is an Olympic sport starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad ( 1896 Olympics in Athens, Greece). With the exception of 1904 and the canceled 1916 Summer Olympics, sailing has always been included on the Olympic schedule. The S ...

program in

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. Two races were scheduled plus eventual sail-off's. 18 sailors, on 6 boats, from 5 nations entered.

Race schedule

Course area and course configuration

For the 8-Metre Course B was used.

Weather conditions

Final results

The 1912 Olympic scoring system was used. All competitors were male.

Daily standings

Notes

In the 8 Metre there was one spare boat:

Other information

Prizes

The following Commemorative Plaque were handed out by the

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to the owners of:

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sailing at the 1912 Summer Olympics - 8 Metre Sailing at the 1912 Summer Olympics 8 Metre