Sailing at the 1900 Summer Olympics – 3 to 10 ton

Template:Short description Template:Short description Template:Classes used for Sailing at the Summer Olympics The 3 to 10 ton was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1900 Summer Olympics program in Meulan. Eleven boats started during the two races in the 3 to 10 ton. Twenty sailors are documented, besides the France and Great Britain participants there was a Mixed country team from the US and Great Britain. The races were held on 24 and 25 May 1900 on the river Seine.

Race schedule

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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
3 to 10 ton					●	●
Total gold medals					1	1

Course area and course configuration

For the 3 to 10 ton the course in the Meulan course area was used.

• Course area Meulan
  Course area Meulan

Weather conditions

The race was troublesome due to an almost complete absence of any wind and the existing wind was perpendicular to the course (river Seine) and blocked or diverted by trees and buildings.

Final results

Two separate races were sailed. No combined results were made.

Notes

Mixed country teams during the 1900 Olympics are grouped together under the ZZX IOC code.

Other information

Initially only the race on 24 May 1900 was part of the Olympic program. However the race on the 25 May 1900, initially part of the Exposition Universelle program, was afterwards awarded with an Olympic status.