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Sailing at the Olympics
Open class Sailing
at the Games of the II Olympiad
Open Class
VenueMeulan
DateFirst race: 20 May 1900 (1900-05-20)
Competitorsabout 78 from 6 nations
Teamsabout 47
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Lorne Currie, John H. Gretton, Linton Hope, Algernon Maudslay  Great Britain
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Paul Wiesner, Georg Naue, Heinrich Peters, Ottokar Weise  Germany
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Émile Michelet  France
Sailing at the
1900 Summer Olympics
Open classOpen
0 - ½ tonOpen
½ - 1 tonOpen
1 - 2 tonOpen
2 - 3 tonOpen
3 - 10 tonOpen
10 - 20 tonOpen
20+ tonOpen

The Open class was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1900 Summer Olympics program in Meulan. All boats intended to compete in other races of the Meulan program were supposed to compete in the Concours d'Honneur (Open class). It was held on 20 May 1900. About seventy–eight sailors, on about forty–seven boats, from six nations competing. The latest finishing time was at 19:00 hours. Only seven boats made it to the finish in time.

Race schedule

 ●  Meulan competition  ●  Le Havre competition
1900 May August
20
Sun		 21
Mon		 22
Tue		 23
Wed		 24
Thu		 25
Fri		 26
Sat		 27
Thu		 1
Fri		 2
Sat		 3
Sun		 4
Mon		 5
Tue		 6
Wed
Open class ●
Total gold medals 1

Course area and course configuration

For the Open class the Meulan course area was used.

  • Course area Meulan Course area Meulan

Weather conditions

The race was troublesome due to an almost complete absence of any wind and the existing wind was perpendicular to the course (river Seine) and blocked or diverted by trees and buildings.

Final results

Rank Country Helmsman Crew Boat Medalrace
Pos. Pts.
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Great Britain Lorne Currie John H. Gretton
Linton Hope
Algernon Maudslay 		Scotia
1.0 Ton		 1 5:56:17
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Germany Paul Wiesner Georg Naue
Heinrich Peters
Ottokar Weise 		Aschenbrödel
1.041 Ton		 2 5:58:17
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  France Émile Michelet Unknown
Unknown;		 Turquoise
10.0 Ton		 3 6:12:12
4  France Émile Sacré Unknown
Unknown;		 Fantlet
0.5 Ton		 4 7:11:8
5  France Jean d'Estournelles de Constant Unknown
Unknown;		 Pierre et Jean
1.0 Ton		 5 Unknown
 France François Texier Auguste Texier
Texier 		Mamie
1.0 Ton		 DSQ (42) NA
 France Louis Auguste-Dormeuil Unknown
Unknown;		 Carabinier
1.0 Ton		 DSQ (41) NA
 France Lecointre Unknown;
Unknown;		 Alcyon DNF (40) NA
 France Eugène Laverne Henri Laverne
Unknown;		 Amulet DNF (39) NA
 France Phocion Rossollin Unknown;
Unknown;		 Ariette DNF (38) NA
 France Pierre Gervais Unknown;
Unknown;		 Baby DNF (37) NA
 France Albert Glandaz Unknown;
Unknown;		 Colette DNF (36) NA
 France Jean De Chabanne La Palice Unknown;
Unknown;		 Crabe I DNF (35) NA
 France Jacques Baudrier Jean Le Bret
Félix Marcotte
William Martin
Jules Valton		 Crabe II DNF (34) NA
 France Jean Le Bret Unknown;
Unknown;		 Crocodile DNF (33) NA
 France Unknown; Unknown;
Unknown;		 Demi Mondaine DNF (32) NA
 France Unknown; Unknown;
Unknown;		 Ducky DNF (31) NA
 France Unknown; Unknown;
Unknown;		 Favorite DNF (30) NA
 France Unknown; Unknown;
Unknown;		 Fémur DNF (29) NA
 France Unknown; Unknown;
Unknown;		 Freia DNF (28) NA
 France Unknown; Unknown;
Unknown;		 Galopin DNF (27) NA
 France Unknown; Unknown;
Unknown;		 Gitane DNF (26) NA
 France Unknown; Unknown;
Unknown;		 Gwendoline DNF (25) NA
 France Unknown; Unknown;
Unknown;		 Gyp DNF (24) NA
 France Unknown; Unknown;
Unknown;		 Hébé DNF (23) NA
 France Unknown; Unknown;
Unknown;		 Jeannette DNF (22) NA
 France Unknown; Unknown;
Unknown;		 Marsouin DNF (21) NA
 France Unknown; Unknown;
Unknown;		 Marthe DNF (20) NA
 France Unknown; Unknown;
Unknown;		 Mascaret DNF (19) NA
 France Unknown; Unknown;
Unknown;		 Mignon DNF (18) NA
 France Unknown; Unknown;
Unknown;		 Quand-Même DNF NA
 France Unknown; Unknown;
Unknown;		 Sarcelle DNF (16) NA
 France Unknown; Unknown;
Unknown;		 Scamasaxe DNF (15) NA
 France Unknown; Unknown;
Unknown;		 Sidi-Fekkar DNF (14) NA
 France Unknown; Unknown;
Unknown;		 Souriceau DNF (13) NA
 France Unknown; Unknown;
Unknown;		 Suzon IV DNF (12) NA
 France Unknown; Unknown;
Unknown;		 Tornade DNF (11) NA
 France Unknown; Unknown;
Unknown;		 C.V.A. DNF (10) NA
 France Unknown; Unknown;
Unknown;		 Nina Claire DNF (9) NA
 France Unknown; Unknown;
Unknown;		 Pirouette DNF (8) NA
 France Unknown; Unknown;
Unknown;		 Plume-patte DNF (7) NA
 France Unknown; Unknown;
Unknown;		 Singy DNF (6) NA
 France Roosevelt Unknown;
Unknown;		 Verveine DNF (5) NA
 Netherlands Unknown; Unknown;
Unknown;		 Mascotte DNF (4) NA
 Switzerland Count Hermann de Pourtalès Countess Hélène de Pourtalès
Count Bernard de Pourtalès 		Lérina DNF (3) NA
 United States H. MacHenry Unknown;
Unknown;		 Frimousse & Singy DNF (2) NA
 Mixed team William Exshaw (GBR) Frédéric Blanchy (FRA)
Jacques Le Lavasseur (FRA)		 Ollé DNF (1) NA

Legend: DNF – Did not finish; DSQ – Disqualified;
Gender: – male; – female;

Notes

Two competitors, “Mamie” and “Carabinier”, were disqualified for using “other means of propulsion than the sail.” This made them the first sailors ever to be disqualified in an Olympic regatta.

Other information

Yachting World states the races were open to yachts up to 30 tons; however, no 30 ton boats were entered.

Further reading

References

  1. ^ "Exposition Universelle Internationale de 1900, Concours D'Exercices Physiques et de Sports" (PDF) (in French). Imprimerie Nationale (LA84). 1901. pp. 399–430. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Sailing at the 1900 Paris Summer Games: Mixed Open". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  3. "Sailing at the 1900 Summer Olympics: Open, Open". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  4. "Official website of the Olympic Movement: Olympics Search all results & Olympic medalists". IOC. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  5. Several teams had crews from multiple countries, and in one case, they won a gold medal. This team, of the United Kingdom and France, is currently attributed as the ZZX mixed team.
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