| | Event type
7 metres, Open
| Date | 27 – 28 July 1908 | |
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| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Ryde Pier, Ryde, Isle of Wight | |
| Participants | 4 from 1 countries | |
| Format | Placement 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.
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Wins | Points | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | Heroine |  GBR | 2 | 6 | Gold | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charles Rivett-Carnac • Richard Dixon • Norman Bingley • Frances Rivett-Carnac | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||