Sailing at the 1900 Summer Olympics – 10 to 20 ton

The 10 to 20 ton was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1900 Summer Olympics program in Le Havre. Six boats started during the three races in the 10 to 20 ton. Seven sailors are documented. The races were held on 1, 5 and 6 August 1900 on the English Channel.[1][2]

10 to 20 Ton Sailing
at the Games of the II Olympiad
10 – 20 Ton Class
VenueLe Havre
DateFirst race: August 1, 1900 (1900-08-01)
Last race: August 6, 1900 (1900-08-06)
Competitors7 (documented) from 2 nations
Teams6
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Émile Billard, Paul Perquer  France
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jean Decazes  France
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Edward Hore  Great Britain

Race schedule[1]

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 ●  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
10 to 20 ton
Total gold medals 1

Course area and course configuration

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For the 10 to 20 ton the 22 nautical miles (41 km) course off the coast of Le Havre was used.

Weather conditions [1]

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Date Race Deiscription Sea Wind direction Remark
01-AUG-1900 1 Beautiful breeze, freshening in the second round Choppy   to  
05-AUG-1900 2 very strong breeze with rain. Later gale-force winds Very rough seas  
06-AUG-1900 3 Wind ranging breath with violence The sea is more rough   to  

Final results[3]

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The 1900 Olympic scoring system was used. Handicaps were added to each boat's actual time to give a total adjusted time. The handicaps only had an effect in the third race.[1]

Rank Country Helmsman Crew Boat Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Total
Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts. Pos. Pts.
    France Émile Billard   Paul Perquer  
 
Estérel 3:18:28 (T)
4:17:12 (C)

10
2:44:37 (T)
3:43:21 (C)

9
2:32:52 (T)
3:22:36 (C)

10

29
    France Jean Decazes    
 
Quand-même 3:19:17 (T)
4:18:46 (C)

9
2:46:42 (T)
3:46:11 (C)

8
2:28:40 (T)
3:28:09 (C)

8

25
    Great Britain Edward Hore    
 
Laurea 3:21:34 (T)
4:20:18 (C)

8
2:43:05 (T)
3:41:49 (C)

10

DNF

5

23
4   France Cronier    
 
Rozenn 3:17:59 (T)
PEN

4
2:47:58 (T)
3:47:27 (C)

7
2:27:30 (T)
3:26:59 (C)

9

20
5   Great Britain Salusbury Mellor    
 
Nan 3:30:34 (T)
4:25:48 (C)

6
2:58:53 (T)
3:53:17 (C)

6
2:40:48 (T)
3:36:02 (C)

7

19
6   France Jules Valton    
 
Luna 3:23:41 (T)
4:21:37 (C)

7
3:04:47 (T)
4:02:43 (C)

5
2:38:15 (T)
3:36:12 (C)

6

18

Legend: DNF – Did not finish; PEN – Penalty given by the protest committee;
Gender:   – male;   – female;

Daily standings

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Graph showing the daily standings in the 10 – 20 TON during the 1900 Summer Olympics

Notes

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Rozenn was penalized by the jury for touching a buoy in race 1.[1] She was awarded a number of points equal to that he would have obtained arriving last, decreases by one point.

Other information

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The races drew a considerable number of spectators and yachts to watch the races in Le Havre. The harbour was packed with different tonnage vessels. Offshore the Fleurus, Cassini, and Mangini destroyers were present. Most of the members of the international jury followed the races aboard the Almee, a yacht owned by Henri Menier.[1]

 
These three French destroyers were present during the sailing of the 1900 Summer Olympics off the coast of Le Havre (FRA).

Further reading

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

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Exposition Universelle Internationale de 1900, Concours D'Exercices Physiques et de Sports" (PDF) (in French). Imprimerie Nationale (LA84). 1901. pp. 399–430. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Sailing at the 1900 Paris Summer Games: Mixed 10–20 Ton". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Official website of the Olympic Movement: Olympics Search all results & Olympic medalists". IOC. Retrieved 30 January 2015.

"Paris 1900". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee.