Sailing at the 1928 Summer Olympics – 8 Metre


The 8 Metre was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1928 Summer Olympics program in Amsterdam. Seven races were scheduled. 45 sailors, on 8 boats, from 8 nations competed.

Race schedule

Course area and course configuration

For the 8 Metre the used courses were about 5 nm out of the locks, East of the Isle of Marken on the Zuiderzee.
At that time the Zuiderzee had an open connection with the North Sea. The sea water was salt or at best brackish. Waves could be steep and short due to the shallow waters.

Weather conditions

Results

The 1928 Olympic scoring system was used.

Final results

Daily standings

Maximum number of entrants

For the Int. 8-metres class 1 yacht from each country, manned by 6 amateurs maximum.

Other information

During the Sailing regattas at the 1928 Summer Olympics among others the following persons were competing in the various classes: