Sailing at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Monotype

The French National Monotype was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1924 Summer Olympics program in Meulan. A program of elimination and semi-finals and, where needed, sail-offs were scheduled. 17 sailors from 17 nation competed using eight boats The eight boats were provided by the French Olympic Committee. A rotation scheme was used to accommodate all 17 sailors. The sails were swapped so that every sailor used the same sail number every time. The windvane on top of the mast was in the colors of the sailor's national flag.

French National Monotype 1924 at the Games of the VIII Olympiad
Line drawing of the French National Monotype 1924
Venue	France, Meulan
Dates	First race: 10 July 1924 (1924-07-10) Last race: 13 July 1924 (1924-07-13)
Competitors	17 from 17 nations
Teams	17
Medalists
Léon Huybrechts  Belgium Henrik Robert  Norway Hans Dittmar  Finland

Race schedule

In this class a total of 17 competitors participated. The France Olympic Committee had made available a total of 8 mostly identical boats. So here the fleet was divided in two flights of eight. In each elimination series one country was exempt and was automatically qualified for the semi-final. Per flight the best two boats earned a place in the semi-final. Finally a sail off was held for the places 2–4.

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Elimination serie (E)

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Semi-finals (SF) and Sail-off (SO)

Date	July
	10th Thu	11th Fri	12th Sat	13th Sun
	Meulan
French National Monotype 1924	E1	E2	SF1	SF2 SO
Total gold medals				1

Course area and course configuration

1924 Olympic Course Area Meulan

Courses at Plan du Bassin du Meulan les Mureaux
A: Start and Finish
B: Mark long course 4.0 nautical miles (7.4 km)
C: Mark short course 1.6 nautical miles (3.0 km)

Weather conditions

Date	Race	Course	Wind speed	Wind direction	Start
10-JUL-1924	1st Elimination series	Short 2x	Light breeze		14:30 and 14:45
11-JUL-1924	2nd Elimination series	Short 2x	Light breeze		15:40 and 15:55
12-JUL-1924	1st Semi-final	Short 3x	Gentle breeze		14:30
13-JUL-1924	2nd Semi-final	Short 3x	Moderate breeze		14:00
	Sail-off	Short 2x	Moderate breeze		16:30

Results

Poules

For the elimination series four poules were formed:

A	B	C	D
Argentina (ARG)	France (FRA)	Denmark (DEN)	Canada (CAN)
Belgium (BEL)	Monaco (MON)	Spain (ESP)	Finland (FIN)
Great Britain (GBR)	Norway (NOR)	South Africa (RSA)	Poland (POL)
Netherlands (NED)	Switzerland (SUI)	Czechoslovakia (TCH)	Portugal (POR)
			Sweden (SWE)

Elimination series

Series	Red	Blue	Exempt
1st	A – B	C – D	Portugal (POR)
2nd	A – C	B – D	Sweden (SWE)

Final results

Competitors who scored a first or a second place in the elimination series or were exempt in one of the races were qualified (Q) for the semi-finals.

Pos

Sail No.

Sailor

Nationality

Qual. Race AA

Qual. Race AB

Qual. Race BA

Qual. Race BB

Final Race 1

Final Race 2

Total

Pos.

hr:mm:sec

Pos.

hr:mm:sec

Pos.

hr:mm:sec

Pos.

hr:mm:sec

Pos.

hr:mm:sec

Pts

hr:mm:Pos.

sec

Pts

1

5

Léon Huybrechts

Belgium

Q2

1:58:26

::

DSQ (C)

1:01:32

::

1

1:32:4

1

1

1:45:47

1

2

2

10

Henrik Robert

Norway

::

Q1

1:55:56

::

4

2:12:39

2

1:35:3

2

4

1:49:52

5

7

3

28

Hans Erik Dittmar

Finland

Q1

1:58:35

::

::

Q2

2:05:27

5

1:44:58

5

3

1:47:39

3

8

4

22

Santiago Amat Cansino

Spain

::

Q2

1:57:4

4

2:19:54

::

4

1:41:27

4

4

1:48:20

4

8

5

36

Johan Hin

Netherlands

RET (M)

::

::

Q1

1:58:39

::

DSQ (M)

1:42:13

8

2

1:45:51

2

10

6

21

Clarence Hammar

Sweden

E3

2:01:12

::

::

::

3

1:36:32

3

8

1:48:36

8

11

7

16

Gordon Fowler

Great Britain

4

2:02:40

::

Q2

2:08:15

::

6

1:48:9

6

6

1:52:30

6

12

8

7

Frederico Burnay

Portugal

::

::

::

Q1

2:02:03

ABN

::

8

7

2:05:42

7

15

9

3

Bernardo Milhas

Argentina

5

2:3:15

::

3

2:19:1

::

::

::

9

26

Rupert Ellis-Brown

South Africa

::

3

1:57:25

5

2:22:14

::

::

::

9

8

Ella Maillart

Switzerland

::

5

1:59:50

::

3

2:10:30

::

::

9

11

André Michelet

France

::

4

1:59:10

::

5

2:13:34

::

::

9

21

Edward Bryzemejster

Poland

6

2:5:10

::

::

6

2:16:37

::

::

9

4

Eduard Bürgmeister

Czech Republic

::

7

2:02:26

6

2:31:35

::

::

::

9

12

Norm Robertson

Canada

7

2:05:30

::

::

7

2:17:30

::

::

9

34

Émile Barral

Monaco

::

6

2:01:31

::

ABN

::-

::

::

9

1

Aage Høy Pedersen

Denmark

::

ABN

::-

7

2:31:44

::

::

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RET (M) Hit Mark
DSQ (M) Hit Mark
DSQ (C) Collision
ABN Abandonend

Daily standings

Graph showing the daily standings in the French National Monotype during the 1924 Summer Olympics

Notes

Since Norway won from Finland and Finland from Spain in the first semi final and since Finland won from Spain and Spain from Norway in the second semi final there was a tie between those countries. This tie was broken by a Sail-off (Race 5).

Other information

Sailors

During the Sailing regattas at the 1924 Summer Olympics among others the following persons were competing in the various classes:

French National Monotype sailors at the 1924 Olympic Games

• 
   Ella Maillart (SUI)
  Only woman entered in 1924
• 
   Johan Hin (NED)
• 
   Léon Huybrechts (BEL)
  Gold medalist

Further reading

• "Digital Library Collection (Official Olympic Reports 1896 – 2008)". Digital Library Collection at la84.org. la84foundation. Retrieved 3 March 2014.

References

"Paris 1924". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee.