Sailing at the 1900 Summer Olympics

Sailing at the Games of the II Olympiad
An impression of yacht racing (1867) by Monet North of Le Havre Metropolitan Museum of Art
Venues	Meulan Le Havre
Dates	20 May 1900 (1900-05-20) – 27 May 1900 (1900-05-27) (Meulan) 1 August 1900 (1900-08-01) – 5 August 1900 (1900-08-05) (Le Havre)
Competitors	about 150 (including 1 woman) from 6 nations
Boats	64
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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
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Sailing/Yachting made its first appearance as an Olympic sport at the 1900 Summer Olympics after competitions were cancelled at the 1896 Olympics. With the exception of 1904, sailing was thereafter always a part of the Olympic program. The sailing program in 1900 consisted of a total of eight sailing classes. For six classes, the races were scheduled from 20 – 27 May at the river Seine around Meulan, and several series of three races were held for the largest classes from 1–5 August on the North Atlantic off the coast of Le Havre. Approximately 150 sailors in 64 boats (the numbers of boats and competitors are not reliable, as in the official report some figures of the World exhibition and the Olympic Games are mixed) from 6 nations competed, including 1 woman, Hélène de Pourtalès, who won a gold medal in the 1 to 2 ton.^[1]