Sailing at the 1924 Summer Olympics

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Sailing
at the Games of the VIII Olympiad
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Letterhead VIIIe Olympiade Paris 1924
Venues Meulan
Le Havre
DatesFirst race: 10 July 1924 (1924-07-10) (Meulan)
Last race: 13 July 1924 (1924-07-13)
First race: 21 July 1924 (1924-07-21) (Le Havre)
Last race: 26 July 1924 (1924-07-26)
Competitors62 Male and 1 Female from 19 nations
Boats31
  1920
1928  

Sailing/Yachting is an Olympic sport starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad (1896 Olympics in Athens, Greece). With the exception of 1904 and the canceled 1916 Summer Olympics, sailing has always been included on the Olympic schedule. The Sailing program of 1924 consisted of a total of three sailing classes (disciplines). For each of the classes the event an elimination round, semi-finals and finals were scheduled. The French National Monotype 1924 was on the program from 10 to 13 July. The Metre classes (6 and 8) had their races from 21 to 26 July.

Venue

Meulan

Cercle de la Voile de Paris
Bassin Olympique
de Meulan Les Mureaux
Burgee of Cercle de la Voile de Paris.svg
Burgee of the Cercle de la Voile de Paris
Sailing at the 1924 Summer Olympics
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeClub House
Address30, quai Albert Glandaz
Town or city78130 Les Mureaux
CountryFlag of France.svg  France
Coordinates 49°00′1″N1°54′54″E / 49.00028°N 1.91500°E / 49.00028; 1.91500
ElevationSealevel
Completed14 May 1894
OwnerCercle de la Voile de Paris

Meulan was the venue for the Olympic regatta's in the French National Monotype. The host club for the 1924 Olympic Sailing at Meulan was the Cercle de la Voile de Paris. Like in 1900 the race conditions at Meulan during the Olympic regatta were not ideal. The light breeze during the first elimination series could hardly make the sailing interesting. When the wind picked up in the second series the conditions must have improved. During the first semi-final the wind came from South East. As a result, the yachts could sail most of the course without tacking or jibing, therefore not challenging the capabilities of the sailors. In the second semi-final however the wind shifted to East-North-East so that tacking was needed in the final legs of the laps.

Le Havre

La Société des Régates du Havre
Le Havre
Burgee Societe des regates du havre le havre.png
Burgee of the Société des Régates du Havre
Le Palais de la Societe des Regates au Havre.jpg
Sailing at the 1924 Summer Olympics
General information
StatusDestroyed
TypeClub House
LocationLe Palais de la Société des Régates au Havre (The clubhouse) was used in 1914 and 1940 as British Army hospital. Bombed in 1940 and finally destroyed in 1942. [1]
CountryFlag of France.svg  France
Coordinates 49°29′30″N0°5′45″E / 49.49167°N 0.09583°E / 49.49167; 0.09583
ElevationSealevel
OwnerLa Société des Régates du Havre

Le Havre was the venue for the Olympic regattas for the 6 and 8 Metre. The host club for the 1924 Olympic Sailing at Le Havre was the Société des Régates du Havre. Due to the Easterly winds the courses at Le Havre were mostly reaches. As result sailing a windward leg was not really tested. This however was more or less custom for that time.

Course areas

1924 Olympic Course Areas
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Courses at Plan du Bassin du Meulan les Mureaux
A: Start and Finish
B: Mark large course 4.0 nautical miles (7.4 km)
C: Mark small course 1.6 nautical miles (3.0 km)
Parcours des yachts de 6 metres (1924).png
6 Metre Course at Le Havre
SRdH: La Société des Régates du Havre
A: Start and Finish
B, C D: Marks
10 nautical miles (19 km)
Parcours des yachts de 8 metres (1924).png
8 Metre Course at Le Havre
SRdH: La Société des Régates du Havre
A: Start and Finish
B, C D: Marks
16 nautical miles (30 km)

Competition

Overview

ContinentsCountriesClassesEntriesMaleFemale
419331621

This was the first Olympic where just one boat per country per class was allowed.

Continents

Map of Participating Sailing Continents at the 1924 Summer Olympics
* Green = Participating for the first time
* Blue = Participating
* Light Blue = Have previously participated Continents at Sailing at the 1924 Summer Olympics.png
Map of Participating Sailing Continents at the 1924 Summer Olympics
Green = Participating for the first time
Blue = Participating
Light Blue = Have previously participated
● Africa
● Europe
● North America
● South America

Countries

Map of Participating Sailing Countries at the 1924 Summer Olympics
* Green = Participating for the first time
* Blue = Participating
* Light Blue = Have previously participated Countries at Sailing at the 1924 Summer Olympics.png
Map of Participating Sailing Countries at the 1924 Summer Olympics
Green = Participating for the first time
Blue = Participating
Light Blue = Have previously participated

Classes (equipment)

After the enormous number of classes used during the Olympic sailing event of 1920 the International Yacht Racing Union decided that for 1924 just three classes would be used. The choice was made in favor of two Metre classes (6 and 8) and monotype (One Design) class. [2]

ClassTypeVenueEventSailorsFirst OGOlympics so far
French National Monotype Dinghy Meulan Cercle noir 100%25.svg 119241
6 Metre Keelboat Le Havre Cercle noir 100%25.svg 319084
8 Metre KeelboatLe Havre Cercle noir 100%25.svg 519084
Legend: Cercle noir 100%25.svg = Mixed gender event

Race schedule

  Opening ceremony  Event competitions  Event finals  Closing ceremony
DateJuly
5
Sat
6
Sun
7
Mon
8
Tue
9
Wed
10
Thu
11
Fri
12
Sat
13
Sun
14
Mon
15
Tue
16
Wed
17
Thu
18
Fri
19
Sat
20
Sun
21
Mon
22
Tue
23
Wed
24
Thu
25
Fri
26
Sat
27
Sun
MeulanLe Havre
Sailing
Total gold medals12
Ceremonies

Medal summary

Source: [3]

EventGoldSilverBronze
NO Class insigna.png

1924: Monotype
details

Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL)
Léon Huybrechts
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR)
Henrik Robert
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland  (FIN)
Hans Dittmar
6 Metre insigna.png

1924: 6 Metre
details

Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR)
Anders Lundgren
Christopher Dahl
Eugen Lunde
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark  (DEN)
Vilhelm Vett
Knud Degn
Christian Nielsen
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)
Johan Carp
Anthonij Guépin
Jan Vreede
8 Metre insigna.png

1924: 8 Metre
details

Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR)
Carl Ringvold
Rick Bockelie
Harald Hagen
Ingar Nielsen
Carl Ringvold Jr.
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)
Ernest Roney
Harold Fowler
Edwin Jacob
Thomas Riggs
Walter Riggs
Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)
Louis Breguet
Pierre Gauthier
Robert Girardet
André Guerrier
Georges Mollard

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR)2103
2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL)1001
3Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark  (DEN)0101
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain  (GBR)0101
5Flag of Finland.svg  Finland  (FIN)0011
Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)0011
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)0011
Totals (7 entries)3339

The official report used a point system to give participating nations an overall rank in the sport: [2]

RankCountry1st place2nd place3rd place4th place5th place6th placeTotal
PlacesPointsPlacesPointsPlacesPointsPlacesPointsPlacesPointsPlacesPointsPoints
1Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR)2201525
2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL)11013114½
3Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)14126
4Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)141
5Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark  (DEN)155
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain  (GBR)155
7Flag of Finland.svg  Finland  (FIN)144
8Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)13114
9Flag of Spain (1785-1873, 1875-1931).svg  Spain  (ESP)133
10Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina  (ARG)122

Notes

Other information

Sailors

During the sailing regattas at the 1924 Summer Olympics among others the following persons were competing in the various classes:

Further reading

References

  1. La Société des Régates du Havre. "La Société des Régates du Havre historique 1900 - 1950". Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  2. 1 2 Les Jeux de la VIIIe Olympiade Paris 1924:rapport official (PDF) (in French). Paris: Librairie de France: Comité Olympique Français. 1924. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  3. "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee . Retrieved 7 February 2015.

"Paris 1924". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee.