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]
| Open class Sailing at the Games of the II Olympiad | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Open Class | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Meulan | ||||||||||||
| Date | First race: 20 May 1900 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | about 78 from 6 nations | ||||||||||||
| Teams | about 47 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||
| ● | 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
editFor the Open class the Meulan course area was used.
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Course area Meulan
Weather conditions
editThe 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]
| Rank | Country | Helmsman | Crew | Boat | Medalrace | |
| Pos. | Pts. | |||||
|
 Great Britain
|
Lorne Currie  |
John H. Gretton Linton Hope Algernon Maudslay |
Scotia 1.0 Ton |
1 | 5:56:17 |
|
 Germany
|
Paul Wiesner |
Georg Naue Heinrich Peters Ottokar Weise |
Aschenbrödel 1.041 Ton |
2 | 5:58:17 |
|
 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[5] | DNF (1) | NA | |
Legend: DNF – Did not finish; DSQ – Disqualified; |
Notes
editTwo 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
editYachting World states the races were open to yachts up to 30 tons; however, no 30 ton boats were entered.[2]
Further reading
edit- "Digital Library Collection (Official Olympic Reports 1896 - 2008)" (PDF). Digital Library Collection at la84.org. la84foundation. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
References
edit- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b c d "Sailing at the 1900 Paris Summer Games: Mixed Open". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
- ^ "Sailing at the 1900 Summer Olympics: Open, Open". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ^ "Official website of the Olympic Movement: Olympics Search all results & Olympic medalists". IOC. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
- ^ 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.