However, as result of the storm that was unleashed on the port and the poor condition of the sea the race was postponed to Sunday 3 August 1900.

Due to the weather conditions only four of them started and finished the race.

[1][2] For the 20+ ton the 40 nautical miles (74 km) course off the coast of Le Havre was used.

Legend: DNS – Did not start; Gender: – male; – female; In the second round, Formosa, which was ahead of its competitors, had its spinnaker gone in a burst, which was significant set back.

Most of the members of the international jury followed the races aboard the Almee, a yacht owned by Henri Menier.