Sailing Grand Slam closes in Los Angeles

The Sailing Grand Slam, which provided a 5-event circuit for athletes campaigning for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics, concluded with a three-stage schedule in Long Beach and Los Angeles, CA. The third and final stage was for the the 49er, 49erFX, and Nacra 17 on August 3-8 with racing held on their Olympic courses in the Port of Los Angeles.

Sweden’s Vilma Bobek and Ebba Berntsson won in the 49erFX, Germany’s Richard Schultheis and Fabian Rieger captured gold for the 49er, and Sweden’s Emil Järudd and Hanna Jonsson clinched the Nacra 17 win after a week-long climb through the standings. – Full report

Under the new World Sailing scoring format, qualification scores are compressed using 2 adjustments before the Final. First, no sailor may start more than 9 points behind the competitor immediately ahead. Second, from third through tenth place, no sailor can begin more than 18 points behind the sailor in third overall. Once the scores are adjusted, they are carried into Final, where standard low-point scoring – with no discard – determine the final standings.

The final day had the top ten for all three fleets return to the inside course for the medal races which comprised two back-to-back 15-minute sprints. Under the new scoring format, qualification scores are compressed using two adjustments before the Final.

First, no sailor may start more than nine points behind the competitor immediately ahead. Second, from third through tenth place, no sailor can begin more than 18 points behind the sailor in third overall. Once the scores are adjusted, they are carried into Final, where standard low-point scoring – with no discard – determine the final standings.

Event details – Results

Source: Meredith Glacken

2026 Sailing Grand Slam
March 27-April 4: Trofeo Princesa Sofía Mallorca – Mallorca, Spain
April 18-25: Semaine Olympique Française – Hyères, France
May 30-June 7: Dutch Water Week – Almere, Netherlands
June 20-24: Kieler Woche – Kiel, Germany
Jule 13-August 8: Pre-Olympic Event – Los Angeles and Long Beach, USA*

* Location and dates:
July 13-16, iQFOiL, Formula Kite – Long Beach
July 19-24, ILCA 6, ILCA 7, 470 – Los Angeles
August 3-8, 49er, 4erFX, Nacra 17 – Los Angeles

Details: https://sailinggrandslam.com/

Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Sailing Program:
First Week – July 16-20
Men’s Kiteboard – Formula Kite Class – Long Beach, CA
Women’s Kiteboard – Formula Kite Class – Long Beach, CA
Men’s Windsurfing – iQFOiL – Long Beach, CA
Women’s Windsurfing – iQFOiL – Long Beach, CA

Second Week – July 23-28
Men’s One Person Dinghy – ILCA 7 – Los Angeles, CA
Women’s One Person Dinghy – ILCA 6 – Los Angeles, CA
Mixed Two Person Dinghy – 470 – Los Angeles, CA
Men’s Skiff – 49er – Los Angeles, CA
Women’s Skiff – 49erFX – Los Angeles, CA
Mixed Multihull – Nacra 17 – Los Angeles, CA

Dates: July 16-28