Open class Sailing at the Games of the II Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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![]() Open Class | |||||||||||||
Venue | Meulan | ||||||||||||
Date | First race: 20 May 1900 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | about 78 from 6 nations | ||||||||||||
Teams | about 47 | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Sailing at the 1900 Summer Olympics | |
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Open class | Open |
0 - ½ ton | Open |
½ - 1 ton | Open |
1 - 2 ton | Open |
2 - 3 ton | Open |
3 - 10 ton | Open |
10 - 20 ton | Open |
20+ ton | Open |
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. [1] [2] [3]
Source: [1]
● | Meulan competition | ● | Le Havre competition |
1900 | May | August | ||||||||||||
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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 | |||||||||||||
For the Open class the Meulan course area was used.
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. [2]
Source: [4]
Rank | Country | Helmsman | Crew | Boat | Medalrace | |
Pos. | Pts. | |||||
![]() | ![]() | Lorne Currie ![]() | John H. Gretton ![]() Linton Hope ![]() Algernon Maudslay ![]() | Scotia 1.0 Ton | 1 | 5:56:17 |
![]() | ![]() | Paul Wiesner ![]() | Georg Naue ![]() Heinrich Peters ![]() Ottokar Weise ![]() | Aschenbrödel 1.041 Ton | 2 | 5:58:17 |
![]() | ![]() | Émile Michelet ![]() | Unknown Unknown; | Turquoise 10.0 Ton | 3 | 6:12:12 |
4 | ![]() | Émile Sacré ![]() | Unknown Unknown; | Fantlet 0.5 Ton | 4 | 7:11:8 |
5 | ![]() | Jean d'Estournelles de Constant ![]() | Unknown Unknown; | Pierre et Jean 1.0 Ton | 5 | Unknown |
![]() | François Texier ![]() | Auguste Texier ![]() Texier ![]() | Mamie 1.0 Ton | DSQ (42) | NA | |
![]() | Louis Auguste-Dormeuil ![]() | Unknown Unknown; | Carabinier 1.0 Ton | DSQ (41) | NA | |
![]() | Lecointre | Unknown; Unknown; | Alcyon | DNF (40) | NA | |
![]() | Eugène Laverne | Henri Laverne Unknown; | Amulet | DNF (39) | NA | |
![]() | Phocion Rossollin | Unknown; Unknown; | Ariette | DNF (38) | NA | |
![]() | Pierre Gervais | Unknown; Unknown; | Baby | DNF (37) | NA | |
![]() | Albert Glandaz | Unknown; Unknown; | Colette | DNF (36) | NA | |
![]() | Jean De Chabanne La Palice | Unknown; Unknown; | Crabe I | DNF (35) | NA | |
![]() | Jacques Baudrier | Jean Le Bret Félix Marcotte William Martin Jules Valton | Crabe II | DNF (34) | NA | |
![]() | Jean Le Bret | Unknown; Unknown; | Crocodile | DNF (33) | NA | |
![]() | Unknown; | Unknown; Unknown; | Demi Mondaine | DNF (32) | NA | |
![]() | Unknown; | Unknown; Unknown; | Ducky | DNF (31) | NA | |
![]() | Unknown; | Unknown; Unknown; | Favorite | DNF (30) | NA | |
![]() | Unknown; | Unknown; Unknown; | Fémur | DNF (29) | NA | |
![]() | Unknown; | Unknown; Unknown; | Freia | DNF (28) | NA | |
![]() | Unknown; | Unknown; Unknown; | Galopin | DNF (27) | NA | |
![]() | Unknown; | Unknown; Unknown; | Gitane | DNF (26) | NA | |
![]() | Unknown; | Unknown; Unknown; | Gwendoline | DNF (25) | NA | |
![]() | Unknown; | Unknown; Unknown; | Gyp | DNF (24) | NA | |
![]() | Unknown; | Unknown; Unknown; | Hébé | DNF (23) | NA | |
![]() | Unknown; | Unknown; Unknown; | Jeannette | DNF (22) | NA | |
![]() | Unknown; | Unknown; Unknown; | Marsouin | DNF (21) | NA | |
![]() | Unknown; | Unknown; Unknown; | Marthe | DNF (20) | NA | |
![]() | Unknown; | Unknown; Unknown; | Mascaret | DNF (19) | NA | |
![]() | Unknown; | Unknown; Unknown; | Mignon | DNF (18) | NA | |
![]() | Unknown; | Unknown; Unknown; | Quand-Même | DNF | NA | |
![]() | Unknown; | Unknown; Unknown; | Sarcelle | DNF (16) | NA | |
![]() | Unknown; | Unknown; Unknown; | Scamasaxe | DNF (15) | NA | |
![]() | Unknown; | Unknown; Unknown; | Sidi-Fekkar | DNF (14) | NA | |
![]() | Unknown; | Unknown; Unknown; | Souriceau | DNF (13) | NA | |
![]() | Unknown; | Unknown; Unknown; | Suzon IV | DNF (12) | NA | |
![]() | Unknown; | Unknown; Unknown; | Tornade | DNF (11) | NA | |
![]() | Unknown; | Unknown; Unknown; | C.V.A. | DNF (10) | NA | |
![]() | Unknown; | Unknown; Unknown; | Nina Claire | DNF (9) | NA | |
![]() | Unknown; | Unknown; Unknown; | Pirouette | DNF (8) | NA | |
![]() | Unknown; | Unknown; Unknown; | Plume-patte | DNF (7) | NA | |
![]() | Unknown; | Unknown; Unknown; | Singy | DNF (6) | NA | |
![]() | Roosevelt | Unknown; Unknown; | Verveine | DNF (5) | NA | |
![]() | Unknown; | Unknown; Unknown; | Mascotte | DNF (4) | NA | |
![]() | Count Hermann de Pourtalès ![]() | Countess Hélène de Pourtalès ![]() Count Bernard de Pourtalès ![]() | Lérina | DNF (3) | NA | |
![]() | H. MacHenry | Unknown; Unknown; | Frimousse & Singy | DNF (2) | NA | |
![]() | William Exshaw (GBR) | Frédéric Blanchy (FRA) Jacques Le Lavasseur (FRA) | Ollé [5] | DNF (1) | NA |
Legend:DNF – Did not finish;DSQ – Disqualified; |
Two competitors, “Mamie” and “Carabinier”, were disqualified for using “other means of propulsion than the sail.” [2] This made them the first sailors ever to be disqualified in an Olympic regatta.
Yachting World states the races were open to yachts up to 30 tons; however, no 30 ton boats were entered. [2]