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Open class Sailing at the Games of the II Olympiad
Open Class
Venue	Meulan
Date	First race: 20 May 1900 (1900-05-20)
Competitors	about 78 from 6 nations
Teams	about 47
Medalists
Lorne Currie, John H. Gretton, Linton Hope, Algernon Maudslay  Great Britain Paul Wiesner, Georg Naue, Heinrich Peters, Ottokar Weise  Germany Émile Michelet  France

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The Open class was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1900 Summer Olympics program in Meulan. All boats intended to compete in other races of the Meulan program were supposed to compete in the Concours d'Honneur (Open class). It was held on 20 May 1900. About seventy–eight sailors, on about forty–seven boats, from six nations competing. The latest finishing time was at 19:00 hours. Only seven boats made it to the finish in time.^[1][2][3]

For the Open class the Meulan course area was used.

• Course area Meulan

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]

Two competitors, “Mamie” and “Carabinier”, were disqualified for using “other means of propulsion than the sail.”^[2] This made them the first sailors ever to be disqualified in an Olympic regatta.

Yachting World states the races were open to yachts up to 30 tons; however, no 30 ton boats were entered.^[2]

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