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7 metres, Open

Date27 – 28 July 1908
StatusOlympic
LocationRyde Pier, Ryde, Isle of Wight
Participants4 from 1 countries
FormatPlacement by number of wins, followed by points awarded as 3-2-1 for first three places in each race. Two races each over two circuits of a course in the Solent. Distance: 13 miles.

Captain R. Sloane Stanley’s entry, Mignonette, did not start and Heroine completed one circuit in each of the first two races on 27 & 28 July to claim the Olympic title. The third race, scheduled for 29 July, was cancelled.

PosCompetitor(s)NOCWinsPoints
1HeroineGBR26Gold
Charles Rivett-CarnacRichard DixonNorman BingleyFrances Rivett-Carnac