2026 in sailing

2026 in sailing describes the year's events in sailing

Major Offshore Sailing

World championships

Event Host Winners Participation Ref.
DateTitle ClubCountry EventWinners BoatsNats
World Sailing - Events
ISAF Team Racing World Championship  
Youth Sailing World Championships ILCA Male
ILCA Female
IQ Foil Male
IQ Foil Female
Kite Male
Kite Female
420 Open/Mix
420 Female{
29er Male/Mix
29er Female
Nacra 15 Mixed
Mixed Offshore Double World Championship   Mixed
Women's Match Racing World Championship   Female
Youth Match Racing World Championship Under
World Sailing Inclusion Championships RS Venture Connect
Hansa 303 (single format)
ILCA (intellectual impairments)
FarEast 28R (blind sailing)
Seated Wing FoilingCancelled
Esailing World Championship Open
Match Racing
World Sailing Authorised
N/AInternational Radio Sailing Association /
10 Rater World Championship
Held alternate years
International Radio Sailing Association /
One Metre World Championship
 Datchet Water Sailing Club United Kingdom Open Alexis Carre (FRA)8425
N/AInternational Radio Sailing Association /
Marblehead World Championship
Held alternate years
MayOffshore Racing Congress /
ORCi World Championships
 Circolo del Remo e della Vela Italia Italy Class 0USA 520 - SUMMER STORM
Design - TP 52
Berdon Andrew
15
Class ASWE41 - RAN
Design Carkeek 40+
Zennstrom Niklas
Class BARG-5900 - KATARA

Design - Somodi Julian
25
Class CITA-211 - ROBE DA MAT
Design - Mat-11
Buzzi Luigi
38
May 18-25Offshore Racing Congress /
ORC Double-Handed World Championship
Scheveningen Netherlands Class ANED 4103 - X-Esteem
XR 41
Robin Verhoef
John van der Starre
Class BNED 1030R - Jetpack
JPK 10.30
Diederik Forma
Martjin Graafmans
11
Class CNED 450 - Waverider
Sun Fast 3200
Willem Schopman
Max Deckers
12
World Sailing Special Event
PWA World Tour
Various Male
Female
World Sailing - Single Person Dinghy
Contender World Championship Open
Europe World Championships Male
Female
Feb 12-19Finn World Championship  Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron Australia OpenAlessandro Marega (ITA)6615
Feb 20-27Finn Masters World Championship  Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron Australia Open 40+Brendan Casey AUS10115
ILCA 4 World Championships Male 12-18
Female 12-18
ILCA 6 Youth World Championship Male 15-18
Female 15-18
ILCA 6 Female Under 21 World Championship Female Under 21
ILCA 6 Male World Championship Male - U21
ILCA 6 Masters World Championships 6 - Apprentice
6 - Masters
6 - Grand Masters
6 - Great Grand Masters
6 - Legends
ILCA 6 Female World Championship Female
ILCA 7 Under 21 Male World Championship] Male Under 21
ILCA 7 World Championship Male
ILCA 7 Masters World Championships } 7 - Apprentice
7 - Masters
7 - Grand Masters
7 - Great Grand & Legends
Moth World Championship Open
Musto Skiff World Championship Yacht Club de Carnac France Open Robert Richardson (GBR) 37
O'PEN Skiff World Championships Open - U13
Open - U17
JuneOK Dinghy World Championship  Denmark Open Andrew Mills (GBR)203
Optimist World Championship  Slovenia Team
Open
RS Aero World Championships 5
6
7
9
RS Tera World Championships Sport
Pro
Sunfish World Championship Open
Topper World Championships Open 4.2
Open 5.3
Zoom 8 World Championships Open
World Sailing - Two Person Dinghy
29er World Championship Open
49er World Championship { 49er Male
49FX Female
49er Junior World Championships 49er Male
49FX Female
July 3-11420 World Championships  Centre Nautique Biscarosse Olympique France Male & Mixed
Female
U17 Open
470 World Championships Mixed
470 Junior World Championships Open
505 World Championship  Hayling Island Sailing Club (25x17px) United Kingdom Open Jan-Philipp Hofmann (GER)
 Felix Brockerhoff (GER)
B14 World Championship Open
Cadet World Championship Open
Enterprise World Championship Open
JulFireball World Championship  United Kingdom Open
Flying Junior World Championship Open
Flying Dutchman World Championship Open
GP14 World Championship Open
Lightning World Championship Open
N/AYouth Lightning World Championship Held alternate years
Masters Lightning World Championship Open
Mirror World Championship Open
RS500 World Championship Open
RS Feva World Championship Open
Open Snipe World Championship Open
Youth Snipe World Championship Open
N/AFemale Snipe World Championship Held alternate years
N/AMasters Snipe World Championship Held alternate years
July 14-21Tasar World Championship Open
July 13-19Vaurien World Championship Open
World Sailing - Multihull Classes
Diam 24 World Championship
A-Cat World Championship { Foiling
Classic
Dart 18 World Championship Open
Formula 16 World Championship Open
Jan 27 -3FebFormula 18 World Championship Jervoise Bay Sailing Club Australia OpenBrett Burvill
Max Puttman
75
Raid Formula 18 World Championship
GS32 World Championship
Hobie 14 World Championship
Hobie 16 World Championships
Hobie Dragoon World Championship
Hobie F18 World Championship
M32 World Championship Open
Nacra 15 World Championship Plymouth United Kingdom Open
Nacra 17 World Championship Mixed
Nacra 20 World Championship
Topcat K1 World Championships Open
Tornado World Championships Open
World Sailing - Keelboat Classes
2.4 Metre World Championship Open
5.5 Metre World Championship Open
6 Metre World Championship { Modern
Classic
8 Metre World Cup Open
12 Metre World Championship Open
Dragon World Championship Open
Etchells World Championship Open
Flying Fifteen World Championship Open
2.3 Hansa World Championships Open
1x303 Hansa World Championships Open
2x303 Hansa World Championships Open
Liberty Hansa World Championships Open
H-Boat World Championship Open
Melges 24 World Championship Open
Micro World Championship Open
J/22 World Championship Open
J/24 World Championship Open
J/70 World Championship Open
JuneCorinthian J/70 World Championship  France OpenBER-1328
 Alec Cutler (BER)
 Charles Pucciariello (USA)
 Keith Davids (BER)
 Bradley Rodi (USA)
6620
Mixed J/70 World Championship Open
J/80 World Championship CORK, Kingston Canada OpenJames Buley (USA)
Jackson Benvenutti (USA)
Bill Hardesty (USA)
Skip Dieball (USA)
Platu 25 World Championship Open
RC44 World Championship Open
RS21 World Championship Open
SB20 World Championship Open
Shark 24 World Championship Open Peter Van Rossem (CAN)
 Matt Fair (CAN)
 Josh Wilby (CAN)
N/ASonar World Championship
Star World Championship Open
Viper 640 World Championship Open
Tempest World Championship Open
Yngling World Championship Open
World Sailing - Yacht Classes
ClubSwan 50 World Championship   Open
Fareast 28r World Championship
SeriesIMOCA 60 World Championship Open
L30 World Championship Open
JulyTP52 World Championship  Yach Club Costa Smeralda Italy OpenUSA 5095 (05) - Sled
 Takashi Okura (JPN)
 Francesco Bruni (ITA)
 Murray Jones (AUS)
 Andrea Visintini (ITA)
 Don Cowie (NZL)
 Ryan Godfrey (AUS)
 Christian Kamp (DEN)
 Jeremy Lomas (NZL)
 Ivan Peute (NED)
 Ash Edwards (NZL)
 Andrew McCorquodale (CAN)
 Cian Guilfoyle (IRL)
 Hideki Wakayama (JPN)
 Simon Johnson (IRL)
1525
BOARD CLASSES
Formula Windsurfing World Championship Open
IWSA Formula Wing World Championship Male
Female
IKA Formula Kite World Championships Male
Female
IKA Youth World Championships Male
Female
Feb 10-14IKA Twin Tip Racing World Championships  Thailand Male
Female
IFCA Slalom World Championships Fin - Male
Fin - Female
Fin - Master
Fin - Youth Male
Fin - Youth Female
Fin - Junior Male
Fin - Junior Female
Foil - Open
Foil - Youth Female
Foil - Youth Female
iQFoil World Championships Male
Female
iQFoil U23 World Championships <U23 - Male
<U23 - Female
Raceboard World Championships U21 - Male
U21 - Female
Male
Female
Raceboat Masters World Championship Open 40+
Speed Windsurfing World Championship Male
Female
April 3-9Techno 293 World Championships Foca Turkey U13 Open Antal Körtvélyesi (HUN)287
U15 Male Joshua Castro-Jurek (ESP)3611
U15 Female Cristina Iglesias-Rubio (ESP)239
U17 Male Orestis-Nikolaos Palamidis (GRE)5215
U17 Female Johanna Lukk (EST)3912
+Rig Male Julien Omey (BEL)5610
+Rig Female Teresa Medde (ITA)257
Techno Wind Foil 130 World Championships
Windsurfer World Championship Open
X-15 World Championship

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