# Sailing at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Open class

The Open class was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1900 Summer Olympics program in Meulan. All boats intended to compete in other races of the Meulan program were supposed to compete in the Concours d'Honneur (Open class). It was held on 20 May 1900. About seventy–eight sailors, on about forty–seven boats, from six nations competing. The latest finishing time was at 19:00 hours. Only seven boats made it to the finish in time.

## Race schedule

| ● | Meulan competition | ● | Le Havre competition |
| 1900 | May | May | May | May | May | May | May | May | August | August | August | August | August | August |
| 1900 | 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 |
| Open class | ● | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Total gold medals | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Course area and course configuration

For the Open class the Meulan course area was used.
* 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

| Rank | Country | Helmsman | Crew | Boat | Medalrace | Medalrace |
| Rank | Country | Helmsman | Crew | Boat | Pos. | Pts. |
| | Great Britain | Lorne Currie | John H. Gretton Linton Hope Algernon Maudslay | Scotia 1.0 Ton | 1 | 5:56:17 |
| | Germany | Paul Wiesner | Georg Naue Heinrich Peters Ottokar Weise | Aschenbrödel 1.041 Ton | 2 | 5:58:17 |
| | France | Émile Michelet | Unknown Unknown; | Turquoise 10.0 Ton | 3 | 6:12:12 |
| 4 | France | Émile Sacré | Unknown Unknown; | Fantlet 0.5 Ton | 4 | 7:11:8 |
| 5 | France | Jean d'Estournelles de Constant | Unknown Unknown; | Pierre et Jean 1.0 Ton | 5 | Unknown |
| | France | François Texier | Auguste Texier Texier | Mamie 1.0 Ton | DSQ (42) | NA |
| | France | Louis Auguste-Dormeuil | Unknown Unknown; | Carabinier 1.0 Ton | DSQ (41) | NA |
| | France | Lecointre | Unknown; Unknown; | Alcyon | DNF (40) | NA |
| | France | Eugène Laverne | Henri Laverne Unknown; | Amulet | DNF (39) | NA |
| | France | Phocion Rossollin | Unknown; Unknown; | Ariette | DNF (38) | NA |
| | France | Pierre Gervais | Unknown; Unknown; | Baby | DNF (37) | NA |
| | France | Albert Glandaz | Unknown; Unknown; | Colette | DNF (36) | NA |
| | France | Jean De Chabanne La Palice | Unknown; Unknown; | Crabe I | DNF (35) | NA |
| | France | Jacques Baudrier | Jean Le Bret Félix Marcotte William Martin Jules Valton | Crabe II | DNF (34) | NA |
| | France | Jean Le Bret | Unknown; Unknown; | Crocodile | DNF (33) | NA |
| | France | Unknown; | Unknown; Unknown; | Demi Mondaine | DNF (32) | NA |
| | France | Unknown; | Unknown; Unknown; | Ducky | DNF (31) | NA |
| | France | Unknown; | Unknown; Unknown; | Favorite | DNF (30) | NA |
| | France | Unknown; | Unknown; Unknown; | Fémur | DNF (29) | NA |
| | France | Unknown; | Unknown; Unknown; | Freia | DNF (28) | NA |
| | France | Unknown; | Unknown; Unknown; | Galopin | DNF (27) | NA |
| | France | Unknown; | Unknown; Unknown; | Gitane | DNF (26) | NA |
| | France | Unknown; | Unknown; Unknown; | Gwendoline | DNF (25) | NA |
| | France | Unknown; | Unknown; Unknown; | Gyp | DNF (24) | NA |
| | France | Unknown; | Unknown; Unknown; | Hébé | DNF (23) | NA |
| | France | Unknown; | Unknown; Unknown; | Jeannette | DNF (22) | NA |
| | France | Unknown; | Unknown; Unknown; | Marsouin | DNF (21) | NA |
| | France | Unknown; | Unknown; Unknown; | Marthe | DNF (20) | NA |
| | France | Unknown; | Unknown; Unknown; | Mascaret | DNF (19) | NA |
| | France | Unknown; | Unknown; Unknown; | Mignon | DNF (18) | NA |
| | France | Unknown; | Unknown; Unknown; | Quand-Même | DNF | NA |
| | France | Unknown; | Unknown; Unknown; | Sarcelle | DNF (16) | NA |
| | France | Unknown; | Unknown; Unknown; | Scamasaxe | DNF (15) | NA |
| | France | Unknown; | Unknown; Unknown; | Sidi-Fekkar | DNF (14) | NA |
| | France | Unknown; | Unknown; Unknown; | Souriceau | DNF (13) | NA |
| | France | Unknown; | Unknown; Unknown; | Suzon IV | DNF (12) | NA |
| | France | Unknown; | Unknown; Unknown; | Tornade | DNF (11) | NA |
| | France | Unknown; | Unknown; Unknown; | C.V.A. | DNF (10) | NA |
| | France | Unknown; | Unknown; Unknown; | Nina Claire | DNF (9) | NA |
| | France | Unknown; | Unknown; Unknown; | Pirouette | DNF (8) | NA |
| | France | Unknown; | Unknown; Unknown; | Plume-patte | DNF (7) | NA |
| | France | Unknown; | Unknown; Unknown; | Singy | DNF (6) | NA |
| | France | Roosevelt | Unknown; Unknown; | Verveine | DNF (5) | NA |
| | Netherlands | Unknown; | Unknown; Unknown; | Mascotte | DNF (4) | NA |
| | Switzerland | Count Hermann de Pourtalès | Countess Hélène de Pourtalès Count Bernard de Pourtalès | Lérina | DNF (3) | NA |
| | United States | H. MacHenry | Unknown; Unknown; | Frimousse & Singy | DNF (2) | NA |
| | Mixed team | William Exshaw (GBR) | Frédéric Blanchy (FRA) Jacques Le Lavasseur (FRA) | Ollé | DNF (1) | NA |
* Legend: DNF – Did not finish; DSQ – Disqualified; Gender: – male; – female;