Sailing at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Sailing/Yachting is an Olympic sport starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad (1896 Olympics in Athens, Greece). With the exception of 1904 and the canceled 1916 Summer Olympics, sailing has always been included on the Olympic schedule. The Sailing program of 1924 consisted of a total of three sailing classes (disciplines). For each of the classes the event an elimination round, semi-finals and finals were scheduled. The French National Monotype 1924 was on the program from 10 to 13 July. The Metre classes (6 and 8) had their races from 21 to 26 July.

Sailing
at the Games of the VIII Olympiad
Letterhead VIIIe Olympiade Paris 1924
VenuesMeulan
Le Havre
DatesFirst race: 10 July 1924 (1924-07-10) (Meulan)
Last race: 13 July 1924 (1924-07-13)
First race: 21 July 1924 (1924-07-21) (Le Havre)
Last race: 26 July 1924 (1924-07-26)
Competitors62 Male and 1 Female from 19 nations
Boats31
← 1920
1928 →

Venue

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Meulan

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Cercle de la Voile de Paris
Bassin Olympique
de Meulan Les Mureaux
 
Burgee of the Cercle de la Voile de Paris
 
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeClub House
Address30, quai Albert Glandaz
Town or city78130 Les Mureaux
Country  France
Coordinates49°00′1″N 1°54′54″E / 49.00028°N 1.91500°E / 49.00028; 1.91500
ElevationSealevel
Completed14 May 1894
OwnerCercle de la Voile de Paris

Meulan was the venue for the Olympic regatta's in the French National Monotype. The host club for the 1924 Olympic Sailing at Meulan was the Cercle de la Voile de Paris. Like in 1900 the race conditions at Meulan during the Olympic regatta were not ideal. The light breeze during the first elimination series could hardly make the sailing interesting. When the wind picked up in the second series the conditions must have improved. During the first semi-final the wind came from South East. As a result, the yachts could sail most of the course without tacking or jibing, therefore not challenging the capabilities of the sailors. In the second semi-final however the wind shifted to East-North-East so that tacking was needed in the final legs of the laps.

Le Havre

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La Société des Régates du Havre
Le Havre
 
Burgee of the Société des Régates du Havre
 
 
General information
StatusDestroyed
TypeClub House
LocationLe Palais de la Société des Régates au Havre (The clubhouse) was used in 1914 and 1940 as British Army hospital. Bombed in 1940 and finally destroyed in 1942.[1]
Country  France
Coordinates49°29′30″N 0°5′45″E / 49.49167°N 0.09583°E / 49.49167; 0.09583
ElevationSealevel
OwnerLa Société des Régates du Havre

Le Havre was the venue for the Olympic regattas for the 6 and 8 Metre. The host club for the 1924 Olympic Sailing at Le Havre was the Société des Régates du Havre. Due to the Easterly winds the courses at Le Havre were mostly reaches. As result sailing a windward leg was not really tested. This however was more or less custom for that time.

Course areas

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1924 Olympic Course Areas
Courses at Plan du Bassin du Meulan les Mureaux
A: Start and Finish
B: Mark large course 4.0 nautical miles (7.4 km)
C: Mark small course 1.6 nautical miles (3.0 km)
6 Metre Course at Le Havre
SRdH: La Société des Régates du Havre
A: Start and Finish
B, C D: Marks
10 nautical miles (19 km)
8 Metre Course at Le Havre
SRdH: La Société des Régates du Havre
A: Start and Finish
B, C D: Marks
16 nautical miles (30 km)

Competition

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Overview

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Continents Countries Classes Entries Male Female
4 19 3 31 62 1

This was the first Olympic where just one boat per country per class was allowed.

Continents

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Map of Participating Sailing Continents at the 1924 Summer Olympics
Green = Participating for the first time
Blue = Participating
Light Blue = Have previously participated
● Africa
● Europe
● North America
● South America

Countries

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Map of Participating Sailing Countries at the 1924 Summer Olympics
Green = Participating for the first time
Blue = Participating
Light Blue = Have previously participated
  Argentina (ARG)   Belgium (BEL)   Canada (CAN)   Cuba (CUB)
  Denmark (DEN)   Spain (ESP)   Finland (FIN)   France (FRA)
  Great Britain (GBR)   Italy (ITA)   Monaco (MON)   Netherlands (NED)
  Norway (NOR)   Poland (POL)   Portugal (POR)   South Africa (RSA)
  Switzerland (SUI)   Sweden (SWE)   Czechoslovakia (TCH)

Classes (equipment)

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After the enormous number of classes used during the Olympic sailing event of 1920 the International Yacht Racing Union decided that for 1924 just three classes would be used. The choice was made in favor of two Metre classes (6 and 8) and monotype (One Design) class.[2]

Class Type Venue Event Sailors First OG Olympics so far
French National Monotype Dinghy Meulan   1 1924 1
6 Metre Keelboat Le Havre   3 1908 4
8 Metre Keelboat Le Havre   5 1908 4
Legend:   = Mixed gender event

Race schedule

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 ●  Opening ceremony  ●  Event competitions  ●  Event finals  ●  Closing ceremony
Date July
5
Sat
6
Sun
7
Mon
8
Tue
9
Wed
10
Thu
11
Fri
12
Sat
13
Sun
14
Mon
15
Tue
16
Wed
17
Thu
18
Fri
19
Sat
20
Sun
21
Mon
22
Tue
23
Wed
24
Thu
25
Fri
26
Sat
27
Sun
Meulan Le Havre
Sailing
Total gold medals 1 2
Ceremonies

Medal summary

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Source:[3]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
 

1924: Monotype
details

  Belgium (BEL)
Léon Huybrechts
  Norway (NOR)
Henrik Robert
  Finland (FIN)
Hans Dittmar
 

1924: 6 Metre
details

  Norway (NOR)
Anders Lundgren
Christopher Dahl
Eugen Lunde
  Denmark (DEN)
Vilhelm Vett
Knud Degn
Christian Nielsen
  Netherlands (NED)
Johan Carp
Anthonij Guépin
Jan Vreede
 

1924: 8 Metre
details

  Norway (NOR)
Carl Ringvold
Rick Bockelie
Harald Hagen
Ingar Nielsen
Carl Ringvold Jr.
  Great Britain (GBR)
Ernest Roney
Harold Fowler
Edwin Jacob
Thomas Riggs
Walter Riggs
  France (FRA)
Louis Breguet
Pierre Gauthier
Robert Girardet
André Guerrier
Georges Mollard

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Norway (NOR)2103
2  Belgium (BEL)1001
3  Denmark (DEN)0101
  Great Britain (GBR)0101
5  Finland (FIN)0011
  France (FRA)0011
  Netherlands (NED)0011
Totals (7 entries)3339

The official report used a point system to give participating nations an overall rank in the sport:[2]

Rank Country 1st place 2nd place 3rd place 4th place 5th place 6th place Total
Places Points Places Points Places Points Places Points Places Points Places Points Points
1   Norway (NOR) 2 20 1 5 25
2   Belgium (BEL) 1 10 1 3 1 14½
3   Netherlands (NED) 1 4 1 2 6
4   France (FRA) 1 4 1
5   Denmark (DEN) 1 5 5
  Great Britain (GBR) 1 5 5
7   Finland (FIN) 1 4 4
8   Sweden (SWE) 1 3 1 1 4
9   Spain (ESP) 1 3 3
10   Argentina (ARG) 1 2 2

Notes

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Other information

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  • Italy was also entered in the 8 Metre. However, they did not participate.
  • Germany was not invited.
  • This is the first Olympic regatta where only one boat per class per country is allowed.

Sailors

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During the sailing regattas at the 1924 Summer Olympics among others the following persons were competing in the various classes:

Further reading

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  • "Digital Library Collection (Official Olympic Reports 1896 - 2008)". Digital Library Collection at la84.org. la84foundation. Retrieved 3 March 2014.

References

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  1. ^ La Société des Régates du Havre. "La Société des Régates du Havre historique 1900 - 1950". Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  2. ^ a b Les Jeux de la VIIIe Olympiade Paris 1924:rapport official (PDF) (in French). Paris: Librairie de France: Comité Olympique Français. 1924. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  3. ^ "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 7 February 2015.

"Paris 1924". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee.