Sailing at the 1900 Summer Olympics – 2 to 3 ton

2 to 3 Ton Sailing
at the Games of the II Olympiad

2 - 3 Ton Class
VenueMeulan
DateFirst race: May 22, 1900 (1900-05-22)
Second race: May 25, 1900 (1900-05-25)
Competitors11 (documented) from 2 nations
Teams4
Medalists
   Mixed team
   Mixed team
   France
   France
   France
   France
Sailing at the
 1900 Summer Olympics 
Open class Open
0 - ½ ton Open
½ - 1 ton Open
1 - 2 ton Open
2 - 3 ton Open
3 - 10 ton Open
10 - 20 ton Open
20+ ton Open

The 2 to 3 ton was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1900 Summer Olympics program in Meulan. Four boats started during the two races in the 2 to 3 ton. Eleven sailors are documented, besides the France participants there was an Mixed country team from Great Britain and France. The races were held on 22 and 25 May 1900 on the river Seine.[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
2 to 3 ton
Total gold medals 1 1

Course area and course configuration

For the 2 to 3 ton the 19 kilometres (10 nmi) course in 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]

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

Race of 22 May 1900

Rank Country Helmsman Crew Boat Medalrace
Pos. Pts.
1st Mixed team
William Exshaw  GBRFrédéric Blanchy  FRA
Jacques Le Lavasseur  FRA
 
Olly 1 02:17:30
2nd France
Léon Susse Jacques Doucet
Auguste Godinet
Henri Mialaret
Favorite 2 02:20:03
3rd France
Ferdinand Schlatter De Cottignon
Émile Jean-Fontaine
 
Gwendoline 3 02:24:48
4 France
Auguste Donny Unknown
 
 
Mignon 4 02:26:31

    Legend:
    Gender: – male; – female;

    Race of 25 May 1900

    Rank Country Helmsman Crew Boat Medalrace
    Pos. Pts.
    1st Mixed team
    William Exshaw  GBRFrédéric Blanchy  FRA
    Jacques Le Lavasseur  FRA
     
    Olly 1 04:17:34
    2nd France
    Léon Susse Jacques Doucet
    Auguste Godinet
    Henri Mialaret
    Favorite 2 04:23:57
    3rd France
    Auguste Donny Unknown
     
     
    Mignon 4 04:52:13
    France
    Ferdinand Schlatter De Cottignon
    Émile Jean-Fontaine
     
    Gwendoline DNF

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

      Notes

      Mixed country teams during the 1900 Olympics are grouped together under the ZZX IOC code.

      Other information

      Initially only the race on 22 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

      References

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

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