Sailing at the 1900 Summer Olympics – .5 to 1 ton

The 0.5 to 1 ton was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1900 Summer Olympics program in Meulan. Twenty boats started during the two races in the 0.5 to 1 ton. thirty–five competitors from three countries are documented. The races were held on 24 and 25 May 1900 on the river Seine.[1][2]

0.5 to 1 Ton Sailing
at the Games of the II Olympiad
0.5 - 1 Ton Class
VenueMeulan
DateFirst race: August 24, 1900 (1900-08-24)
Second race: August 25, 1900 (1900-08-25)
Competitors35 (documented) from 3 nations
Teams20
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Lorne Currie, Algernon Maudslay, John Gretton, Linton Hope  Great Britain
1st place, gold medalist(s) Louis Auguste-Dormeuil  France
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jules Valton, Jacques Baudrier, Jean Le Bret, Félix Marcotte, William Martin  France
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Émile Michelet, Marcel Meran  France
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Émile Michelet, Marcel Meran  France
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jules Valton, Jacques Baudrier, Jean Le Bret, Félix Marcotte, William Martin  France

Race schedule

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Source:[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
0.5 to 1 ton
Total gold medals11

Course area and course configuration

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For the 0.5 to 1 ton the 15 kilometres (8.1 nmi) course in the Meulan course area was used.

Weather conditions

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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]

Final results

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Source:[3]

Two separate races were sailed. No combined results were made.[1]

Race of 24 May 1900

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RankCountryHelmsmanCrewBoat Medalrace
Pos.Pts.
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Great Britain Lorne Currie Algernon Maudslay
John Gretton
Linton Hope
Scotia103:29:45
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  France Jules Valton Jacques Baudrier
Jean Le Bret
Félix Marcotte
William Martin
Crabe II203:39:23
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  France Émile Michelet Marcel Meran
 
Scamasaxe303:42:40
4  France Jean De Chabanne La Palice Unknown
 
Crabe I403:47:11
5  France Jean d'Estournelles de Constant Unknown
 
Pierre et Jean503:52:44
6  France L. Legru Unknown
 
Suzon IV603:53:50
7  France Louis Auguste-Dormeuil Unknown
 
Pettit-Poucet703:56:55
8  France François Texier Auguste Texier
 
C.V.A.804:00:32
9  France Marc Jousset Unknown
 
Dick904:03:00
10  France Letot Dupland
 
Galopin1004:03:58
11  France Phocion Rossollin Unknown
 
Ariette1104:04:21
12  France Owner: Jean Le Bret Unknown
 
Crocodile1204:06:40
13  France Albert Glandaz Unknown
 
Colette[4][1]1304:08:00
14  France Henri Gauthier Unknown
 
Cinara1404:10:00
15  France Paul Couture Unknown
 
Tornade1504:19:52
 France Eugène Laverne Georges Pottier
Faustin Jouët-Pastré
Paul de Boulogne
Sidi-FekkarDSQ [5][1]
 Germany Paul Wiesner Arthur Bloomfeld
Georg Naue
Heinrich Peters
AschenbrödelDSQ [6][1]
 France Édouard Mézan de Malartic Unknown
 
JeannetteDNS 
 France G. Pigeard Unknown
 
Demi-MondaineDNS 
 France Roosevelt Unknown
 
VerveineDNS 

Legend: DNS – Did not start; DSQ – Disqualified;
Gender: – male; – female;

Race of 25 May 1900

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RankCountryHelmsmanCrewBoat Medalrace
Pos.Pts.
1st place, gold medalist(s)  France Louis Auguste-Dormeuil Unknown
 
Pettit-Poucet103:27:07
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  France Émile Michelet Marcel Meran
 
Scamasaxe203:30:31
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  France Jules Valton Jacques Baudrier
Jean Le Bret
Félix Marcotte
William Martin
Crabe II303:41:24
4  Great Britain Lorne Currie Algernon Maudslay
John Gretton
Linton Hope
Scotia403:45:46
5  France Jean De Chabanne La Palice Unknown
 
Crabe I503:50:45
6  France L. Legru Unknown
 
Suzon IV603:59:27
7  France Letot Dupland
 
Galopin704:05:40
8  France Phocion Rossollin Unknown
 
Ariette804:08:10
9  France François Texier Auguste Texier
 
C.V.A.904:30:08
10  France G. Pigeard Unknown
 
Demi-Mondaine1004:30:08
 France Owner: Jean Le Bret Unknown
 
CrocodileDNF 
 France Jean d'Estournelles de Constant Unknown
 
Pierre et JeanDNF 
 France Albert Glandaz Unknown
 
ColetteDNF 
 France Eugène Laverne Georges Pottier
Faustin Jouët-Pastré
Paul de Boulogne
Sidi-FekkarDNF 
 France Édouard Mézan de Malartic Unknown
 
JeannetteDNF 
 France Roosevelt Unknown
 
VerveineDNF 
 France Paul Couture Unknown
 
TornadeDNS 
 France Henri Gauthier Unknown
 
CinaraDNS 
 France Marc Jousset Unknown
 
DickDNS 

Legend: DNF – Did not finish; DNS – Did not start;
Gender: – male; – female;

Notes

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Jean d'Estournelles de Constant one of the participants in this class was also the chef de bureau à la Direction des beaux-arts as well as secrétaire des courses du Cercle de la voile of the event. He also wrote the section on the Olympic sailing of 1900 in the official report.[1]

Other information

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Initially only the race on 24 May 1900 was part of the Olympic program. However the race on the 25 May 1900, initially part of the Exposition Universelle program, was afterwards awarded with an Olympic status.[1]

Further reading

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References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "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 "Sailing at the 1900 Paris Summer Games: Mixed ½-1 Ton". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  3. "Official website of the Olympic Movement: Olympics Search all results & Olympic medalists". IOC. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  4. Colette was a one ton boat of the catamaran type.
  5. Since Sidi-Fekkar capsized before the start and got external help she was disqualified.
  6. The German yacht was afterwards measured and disqualified. The measurement had shown that the tonnage of the yacht was 1.041 Ton, 0.041 too high!