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Sailing at the 1900 Summer Olympics – 10 to 20 ton

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Start date
  
1900

Venue
  
Le Havre

Location
  
Le Havre, France

Teams
  
6

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Competitors
  
7 (documented) from 2 nations

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.

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Course area and course configuration

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

Final results

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.

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

Other information

The races drew a considerable number of spectators and the large amount of 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 of the Almee, a yacht owned by Henri Menier.

References

Sailing at the 1900 Summer Olympics – 10 to 20 ton Wikipedia