0-½ Ton, Race One, Open

After a break of one day after the opening Concours d’Honneur, the Olympic regatta continued, with the first races for the less than ½ ton, 1-2 tons and 2-3 tons classes. As was the case with the Concours d’Honneur, the competing yachts in these three events engaged in what was effectively a mass-start, with only a brief interval of less than a minute between the scheduled starting time for each yacht.

The 0-½ ton class was an all-French event over two rounds on the short course, together approximately 8 km. A maximum of three crew members were allowed. Race One was a fairly close one, with the yacht “Baby” of Pierre Gervais beating François Texier’s “Quand-Même” by less than three minutes. The next finisher, “Sarcelle” with Henri Monnot, trailed the top yachts by more than 11 minutes.

There were 11 boats entered but only seven started the race. Prizes given were as follows: 1st – 600 francs; 2nd – 400 francs; 3rd – 250 francs; 4th – 100 francs; and 5th – 50 francs.