Sailing at the 1900 Summer Olympics – 3 to 10 ton

3 to 10 Ton Sailing at the Games of the II Olympiad
3 - 10 Ton Class
Venue	Meulan
Date	First race: May 24, 1900 (1900-05-24) Second race: May 25, 1900 (1900-05-25)
Competitors	20 (documented) from 3 nations
Teams	11
Medalists
Henri Gilardoni   France   Edward Hore, Harry Jefferson   Great Britain   Henri Smulders, Chris Hooykaas, Arie van der Velden   Netherlands   Maurice Gufflet, A. Dubois, J. Dubois, Robert Gufflet, Charles Guiraist   France   Maurice Gufflet, A. Dubois, J. Dubois, Robert Gufflet, Charles Guiraist   France   H. MacHenry, Howard Taylor   Mixed team

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 3 to 10 ton was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1900 Summer Olympics program in Meulan. Eleven boats started during the two races in the 3 to 10 ton. Twenty sailors are documented, besides the France and Great Britain participants there was an Mixed country team from the USA and Great Britain. The races were held on 24 and 25 May 1900 on the river Seine.^[1][2]

Race schedule^[1]

Course area and course configuration

For the 3 to 10 ton the 19 kilometres (10 nmi) course in the Meulan course area was used.

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  Course area Meulan

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 24 May 1900

Rank	Country	Helmsman	Crew	Boat	Medalrace
					Pos.	Pts.
01 !	France	Henri Gilardoni	Unknown	Fémur	1	03:45:02
02 !	Netherlands	Henri Smulders	Chris Hooijkaas Arie van der Velden	Mascotte	2	03:46:52
03 !	France	Maurice Gufflet	A. Dubois J. Dubois Robert Gufflet Charles Guiraist	Gitana	3	03:52:02
4	France	Émile Michelet	Unknown	Turquoise	4	03:55:16
5	France	Leroy	Unknown	Mascaret	5	04:01:35
6	France	William Martin	Unknown	Pirouette	6	04:18:18
7	Mixed team	H. MacHenry  United States	Howard Taylor  Great Britain	Frimousse	7	Unknown
8	France	Henry Maingot	Unknown	Gyp	8	Unknown
9	France	Texier (helmsman)	Texier (crew)	Singy	9	Unknown

Race of 25 May 1900

Rank	Country	Helmsman	Crew	Boat	Medalrace
					Pos.	Pts.
01 !	Great Britain	Edward Hore	Harry Jefferson	Bona Fide	1	04:14:58
02 !	France	Maurice Gufflet	A. Dubois J. Dubois Robert Gufflet Charles Guiraist	Gitana	2	04:35:44
03 !	Mixed team	H. MacHenry  United States	Howard Taylor  Great Britain	Frimousse	3	04:38:49
4	Netherlands	Henri Smulders	Chris Hooijkaas Arie van der Velden	Mascotte	4	04:46:36
5	France	Leroy	Unknown	Mascaret	5	05:08:51
6	France	Pierre Moussette	Unknown	Marsouin	4	05:16:50
7	France	William Martin	Unknown	Pirouette	7	05:30:07
DSQ	France	Émile Michelet	Unknown	Turquoise	DSQ

Notes

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

Other information

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

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

References

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