Step toward Paris at 2023 Sailing Worlds

The Sailing World Championships are typically held every four years and serve as the primary qualification event for the upcoming Olympic Games, with 1200 of the world’s best sailors to vie in 2023 on August 11-20 for World titles and national entry for Paris 2024.

All 10 Olympic events are being sailed, and – for the first time in Sailing World Championship history – three Para Sailing classes will also be featured in The Hague, Netherlands.

Race details – Entry list – Results – YouTube

This is the first opportunity for national teams to qualify for the Olympics, and there are 107 spots on offer across the events. Further qualification events will be held around the world in the run up to the Games to ensure sailors from every region have the chance to make it to the Olympics.

While Para Sailing is not currently on the Paralympic program, the 2.4mR (single), RS Venture (double), and both Men’s and Women’s Hansa 303 (single) competitions will all crown World Champions.

USA has 35 entrants and 47 sailors in all ten Olympic events, with 5 sailors competing in the four Para events. With 19 US Sailing Team Athletes, including nine seasoned Olympians and a host of up-and-coming talent, Worlds will be a regatta to watch where any American can qualify the US for a spot at the Games. Canada has 19 entrants and 24 sailors in seven Olympic events with one team for the RS Venture.

The City of The Hague will also see important work to support World Sailing’s priorities for greater sustainability in the sport and the global growth of participation.

A new Equipment Recycling Hub for common but difficult to recycle sailing equipment will make its debut at the event. Five large recycling containers will be placed in the busy South Beach Boat Park in Scheveningen.

Competitors in the Olympic events will be able to bring their end-of-life carbon fibre, glass fibre, blocks, and other fittings, rope and clothing at the EC Hub for onward recycling.

World Sailing has also organised a Para Sailing Development Program (PDP) to support the growth of the sport by assisting coaches and Para Sailors. A total of 23 athletes from eight countries are expected, and the program will be led by World Sailing’s Para Sailing Manager Hannah Stodel.

The global governing body for the sport of sailing will also be supporting the participation of 44 athletes from 27 nations as part of its Emerging Nations Program (ENP). The ENP offers sailors from countries where the sport is not as easily accessible to have the chance to compete at the highest level.

A coaching workshop in the build up to the start of racing will give these sailors a chance to learn new skills and practice under the supervision of experienced coaches, and they will also receive mentorship throughout the Championships as part of World Sailing’s commitment to helping the sport to grow.

“The Allianz Sailing World Championships in The Hague will see some of the best sporting action available anywhere in the world but – for World Sailing – this event isn’t only about medals but also the legacy we can create for the sport,” said David Graham, CEO of World Sailing.

“Sailing has rightly earned a reputation for its commitment to sustainability since we published Sustainability Agenda 2030 in 2018 and I’m delighted the Allianz Sailing World Championships will be the first event to feature Equipment Recycling Hubs as we continue our work to make our sport more sustainable.

“World Sailing’s investment in international development is a fundamental priority for us and we are continuously working to give more sailors from more parts of the world more opportunities to compete at the highest level.

“I look forward to seeing the 23 sailors in the Para Sailing Development, and the 44 in the Emerging Nations Program in action at the Allianz Sailing World Championships in 2023 and other events in the future.”

The venue had previously hosted the 2022 Youth World Sailing Championships.

Race details – Entry list – Results – YouTube

Paris 2024 Olympic Sailing Program:
Men’s One Person Dinghy – ILCA 7
Women’s One Person Dinghy – ILCA 6
Mixed Two Person Dinghy – 470
Men’s Skiff – 49er
Women’s Skiff – 49erFx
Men’s Kiteboard – Formula Kite Class
Women’s Kiteboard – Formula Kite Class
Men’s Windsurfing – iQFoil
Women’s Windsurfing – iQFoil
Mixed Multihull – Nacra 17

Venue: Marseille, France
Dates: July 26-August 11

Details: https://www.paris2024.org/en/the-olympic-games-paris-2024/