Sailing at the 1900 Summer Olympics – 10 to 20 ton
| 10 to 20 Ton Sailing at the Games of the II Olympiad
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10 - 20 Ton Class
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| Venue | Le Havre | ||||||||||||
| Date | First race: August 1, 1900 Last race: August 6, 1900 |
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| Competitors | 7 (documented) from 2 nations | ||||||||||||
| Teams | 6 | ||||||||||||
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Émile Billard, Paul Perquer |
 France
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Jean Decazes |
France
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Edward Hore |
 Great Britain
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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.
For the 10 to 20 ton the 22 nautical miles (41 km) course off the coast of Le Havre was used.
Course area Le Havre
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;
Rozenn was penalized by the jury for touching a buoy in race 1. She was awarded a number of points equal to that he would have obtained arriving last, decreases by one point.
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.
"Paris 1900". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee.
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