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Winner's medal awarded for sailing at the London 1908 Olympics. Silver, 33.5 mm, 19 gm, designed by Bertram Mackennel; manufactured by Vaughton & Sons, England. The front, inscribed, "Olympic Games, London 1908," features a victorious athlete being crowned with a laurel wreath by two seated females; the reverse depicts St. George, the patron saint of England, slaying a dragon as a goddess looks on. The edge is engraved with the name of the event, "Winner, 8 Metre Yacht Race." Complete with its hinged red leather Vaughton presentation case, gilt-stamped on top: "Olympic Games, Winner. 8 Metre Yacht Race. London. 1908."
The 8 Metre sailing event at the 1908 Summer Olympics was contested at the Royal Victoria Yacht Club, Ryde, from July 27–29, 1908, with five boats from three nations competing over three scheduled races. Great Britain’s Cobweb, helmed by Blair Cochrane with crewmen Charles Campbell, John Rhodes, Henry Sutton, and Arthur Wood, won the event with two first-place finishes; notably, those crewmen were awarded silver medals, while Cochrane received the gold as helmsman/owner. Sweden’s Vinga placed second, and Great Britain’s Sorais finished third.
