French National Monotype 1924
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For the 1924
Olympic Monotype sailing a National Dinghy
Class from France was used. Some documents refer to this class as the Meulan and in France as Monotype national. It might originate (or vice versa) as the Scheldejol a Class originated in Antwerp, Belgium and also used in The Netherlands but is a little different at certain measurements. At least more sail area, including a spinnaker and a 10 cm more beam.
held their regattas at two places:
The Olympic International Congress made on December 7, 1921 the decision that the host country would make the choice for the Monotype class. L'Union des sociétés nautiques française (USNF), chooses the French national Monotype of the naval architect Gaston Grenier, especially designed with the Olympic Games of 1924 in mind. A class which emphasizes the qualities of the sailor, whose sailrobe would include a spinnaker, and was adapted to the expected light air conditions.
For the Olympic races 16 Meulans where made available for the 17 sailors. So a rotation scheme had to be used. Ten of the yachts where identical, but the others were little different. It might be worth investigating if these six boats were Scheldejollen and that they were used to accommodate the unexpectedly high number of competitors. The Dutch Wikipedia stated that the Scheldejol was used at the Olympics.
Sailing at the 1924 Summer Olympics
Sailing/Yachting is a Olympic sport starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad . With the exception of 1904 and possible 1916 sailing was always a part of the Olympic program....
Olympic Monotype sailing a National Dinghy
Dinghy
A dinghy is a type of small boat, often carried or towed for use as a ship's boat by a larger vessel. It is a loanword from either Bengali or Urdu. The term can also refer to small racing yachts or recreational open sailing boats. Utility dinghies are usually rowboats or have an outboard motor,...
Class from France was used. Some documents refer to this class as the Meulan and in France as Monotype national. It might originate (or vice versa) as the Scheldejol a Class originated in Antwerp, Belgium and also used in The Netherlands but is a little different at certain measurements. At least more sail area, including a spinnaker and a 10 cm more beam.
Olympic history
The competitors at the 1924 OlympicsSailing at the 1924 Summer Olympics
Sailing/Yachting is a Olympic sport starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad . With the exception of 1904 and possible 1916 sailing was always a part of the Olympic program....
held their regattas at two places:
- One, in the English Channel, of the coast of Le HavreLe HavreLe Havre is a city in the Seine-Maritime department of the Haute-Normandie region in France. It is situated in north-western France, on the right bank of the mouth of the river Seine on the English Channel. Le Havre is the most populous commune in the Haute-Normandie region, although the total...
for the 3 persons 6 Metre6 Metre (keelboat)The International Six Metre Class is a class of racing yachts. Six Metre boats are a construction class, meaning that the boats are not identical but are all designed to meet specific measurement formula, in this case International Rule...
and the 5 persons 8 Metre and - Two, at the river SeineSeineThe Seine is a -long river and an important commercial waterway within the Paris Basin in the north of France. It rises at Saint-Seine near Dijon in northeastern France in the Langres plateau, flowing through Paris and into the English Channel at Le Havre . It is navigable by ocean-going vessels...
near MeulanMeulanMeulan-en-Yvelines is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It hosted part of the sailing events for the 1900 Summer Olympics held in neighboring Paris, and would do so again twenty-four years later.-People:*Mbaye Niang footballer*Ibrahim Sacko...
near Paris for the single handed monotype centerboard.
The Olympic International Congress made on December 7, 1921 the decision that the host country would make the choice for the Monotype class. L'Union des sociétés nautiques française (USNF), chooses the French national Monotype of the naval architect Gaston Grenier, especially designed with the Olympic Games of 1924 in mind. A class which emphasizes the qualities of the sailor, whose sailrobe would include a spinnaker, and was adapted to the expected light air conditions.
For the Olympic races 16 Meulans where made available for the 17 sailors. So a rotation scheme had to be used. Ten of the yachts where identical, but the others were little different. It might be worth investigating if these six boats were Scheldejollen and that they were used to accommodate the unexpectedly high number of competitors. The Dutch Wikipedia stated that the Scheldejol was used at the Olympics.
Olympic results
| Rank | Country | Sailor |
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HUYBRECHTS, Léon | |
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ROBERT, Henrik | |
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DITTMAR, Hans Erik | |
| 4 | AMAT CANSINO, Santiago | |
| 5 | HIN, Johannes Joseph Antonius | |
| 6 | HAMMAR, Clarence | |
| 7 | FOWLER, Gordon | |
| 8 | GUILHERME BURNAY, F. | |
| 9 | ELLIS-BROWN, R | |
| 10 | BILHAS, B. | |
| 11 | ROBERTSON, Norman | |
| 12 | HÖY PEDERSEN, Aage | |
| 13 | MICHELET, André | |
| 14 | BARRAL, Emile | |
| 15 | BRYZEMEJSTER, Edward | |
| 16 | MAILLART, Ella Ella Maillart Ella Maillart was a French-speaking Swiss adventurer, travel writer and photographer, as well as a sportswoman.- Life :... |
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| 17 | BÜRGERMEISTER, Eduard | |
Reference
- Nederlands Scheepvaartmuseum Amsterdam : Scheepvaartmuseum