Sailing at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Open class

Open class Sailing
at the Games of the II Olympiad
Open Class
Venue Meulan
Date First race: August 29, 1900 (1900-08-29)
Competitors about 78 from 6 nations
Teams about 47
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Lorne Currie, John H. Gretton, Linton Hope, Algernon Maudslay  Great Britain
2nd, silver medalist(s) Paul Wiesner, Georg Naue, Heinrich Peters, Ottokar Weise  Germany
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Émile Michelet  France

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]

Race schedule[1]

 ● 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 medals1

Course area and course configuration

For the Open class the Meulan course area was used.

Weather conditions

The race was troublesome due to an almost complete absence of any wind. Also the fact that the wind there was came perpendicular to the course (river Seine) and was blocked or diverted by trees and buildings.[2]

Final results[3]

RankCountryHelmsmanCrewBoat Medalrace
Pos.Pts.
1st, gold medalist(s)  Great Britain Lorne Currie John H. Gretton
Linton Hope
Algernon Maudslay 		Scotia
1.0 Ton		15:56:17
2nd, silver medalist(s)  Germany Paul Wiesner Georg Naue
Heinrich Peters
Ottokar Weise 		Aschenbrödel
1.041 Ton		25:58:17
3rd, bronze medalist(s)  France Émile Michelet Unknown
 		Turquoise
10.0 Ton		36:12:12
4  France Émile Sacré Unknown
 		Fantlet
0.5 Ton		47:11:8
5  France Jacques d'Estournelles de Constant Unknown
 		Pierre et Jean
1.0 Ton		5Unknown
 France Texier (helmsman) Texier (crew)
 		Mamie
1.0 Ton		DSQNA
 France Louis Auguste-Dormeuil Unknown
 		Carabinier
1.0 Ton		DSQNA
 France   
 		Alcyon, Amulet, Ariette
Baby, Colette, Crabe I
Crabe II, Crocodile, Demi-Mondaine
Ducky, Favorite, Fémur
Freia, Galopin, Gitane
Gwendoline, Gyp, Hébé
Jeannette, Marsouin, Marthe
Mascaret, Mignon, Quand-Même
Sarcelle, Scamasaxe, Sidi-Fekkar
Souriceau, Suzon IV, Tornade
C.V.A., Nina Claire, Pirouette
Plume-patte, Singy & Verveine		DNFNA
 Netherlands   
 		MascotteDNFNA
 Switzerland   
 		LérinaDNFNA
 United States   
 		Frimousse & SingyDNFNA
 Mixed team   
 		Ollé[4]DNFNA

    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.”[2] This made them the first sailors ever to be disqualified in an Olympic regatta.

    Other information

    However Yachting World states the races were open from yachts up to 30 tons, no 30 ton boats did entered.[2]

    Further reading

    • "Digital Library Collection (Official Olympic Reports 1896 - 2008)" (PDF). Digital Library Collection at la84.org. la84foundation. Retrieved 13 January 2015.

    References

    1. 1 2 "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. 1 2 3 4 "Sailing at the 1900 Paris Summer Games: Mixed Open". Sports Reference. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
    3. ↑ "Official website of the Olympic Movement: Olympics Search all results & Olympic medalists". IOC. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
    4. ↑ 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.

    "Paris 1900". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee.

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