Sailing at the 1900 Summer Olympics – 0 to .5 ton

0 to 0.5 Ton Sailing at the Games of the II Olympiad
0 - 0.5 Ton Class
Venue	Meulan
Date	First race: August 22, 1900 Second race: August 24, 1900
Competitors	11 (documented) from 1 nation
Teams	7
Medalists
Pierre Gervais   France   Émile Sacré   France   Texier (helmsman), Texier (crew), Robert Linzeler   France   Texier (helmsman), Texier (crew), Robert Linzeler   France   Henri Monnot, Léon Tellier, Gaston Cailleux   France   Pierre Gervais   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 0 to 0.5 ton was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1900 Summer Olympics program in Meulan. Seven boats started during the two races in the 0 – 0.5 ton. Eleven competitors from France are documented. The races were held on 22 and 24 May 1900 on the river Seine.^[1][2]

Race schedule^[1]

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Meulan competition

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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 to 0.5 ton			●		●
Total gold medals			1		1

Course area and course configuration

For the 0 to 0.5 ton the 8 kilometres (4.3 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 22 May 1900

Rank	Country	Helmsman	Crew	Boat	Medalrace
					Pos.	Pts.
	France	Pierre Gervais	Unknown	Baby	1	1:06:16
	France	Texier (helmsman)	Texier (crew) Robert Linzeler	Quand-Même	2	1:08:54
	France	Henri Monnot	Léon Tellier Gaston Cailleux	Sarcelle	3	1:19:31
4	France	Maurice Monnot	Unknown	Souriceau	4	1:21:01
5	France	Jacques d'Estournelles de Constant	Unknown	Plume-Patte	5	1:21:37
6	France	George Semichon	Unknown	Giselle	6	1:23:20
	France	Émile Sacré	Unknown	Fantlet	DNF	NA

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

Race of 24 May 1900

Rank	Country	Helmsman	Crew	Boat	Medalrace
					Pos.	Pts.
	France	Émile Sacré	Unknown	Fantlet	1	1:35:59
	France	Texier (helmsman)	Texier (crew) Robert Linzeler	Quand-Même	2	1:40:42
	France	Pierre Gervais	Unknown	Baby	3	1:48:44
4	France	Henri Monnot	Léon Tellier Gaston Cailleux	Sarcelle	4	2:07:52
5	France	Maurice Monnot	Unknown	Souriceau	5	2:08:04
6	France	George Semichon	Unknown	Giselle	6	2:34:09
	France	Jacques d'Estournelles de Constant	Unknown	Plume-Patte	DNF	NA

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

Other information

Initially only the race on 22 May 1900 was part of the Olympic program. However the race on the 24 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

1. "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. "Sailing at the 1900 Paris Summer Games: Mixed 0-½ Ton". Sports Reference. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
3. "Official website of the Olympic Movement: Olympics Search all results & Olympic medalists". IOC. Retrieved 16 March 2014.

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