The following are the scheduled events of

sailing Sailing employs the wind—acting on sails, wingsails or kites—to propel a craft on the surface of the ''water'' (sailing ship, sailboat, raft, windsurfer, or kitesurfer), on ''ice'' (iceboat) or on ''land'' (land yacht) over a chosen cour ...

for the year 2018 throughout the world.

Events

Olympic classes events

World championships

*30 July – 12 August:

2018 Sailing World Championships The 2018 Hempel Sailing World Championships were held in Aarhus, Denmark, from 30 July to 12 August 2018. It was the fifth edition of the Sailing World Championships. It was the world championships for all disciplines used at the next olympics ...

Aarhus Aarhus (, , ; officially spelled Århus from 1948 until 1 January 2011) is the second-largest city in Denmark and the seat of Aarhus Municipality. It is located on the eastern shore of Jutland in the Kattegat sea and approximately northwest ...

, Denmark

Sailing World Cup

*15 October 2017 – 10 June 2018: 2018 Sailing World Cup **21–28 January: Sailing World Cup Miami in

Miami Miami ( ), officially the City of Miami, known as "the 305", "The Magic City", and "Gateway to the Americas", is a East Coast of the United States, coastal metropolis and the County seat, county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade C ...

, United States ***Men's 470 winners: ***Women's 470 winners: ***Men's 49er winners: ***Women's 49er FX winners: ***Men's Finn winner: ***Men's Laser winner: ***Women's Laser Radial winner: ***Mixed Nacra 17 winners: ***Men's RS:X winner: ***Women's RS:X winner: **22–29 April: Sailing World Cup Hyères in Hyères, France **3–10 June: Sailing World Cup Final in

Marseille Marseille ( , , ; also spelled in English as Marseilles; oc, Marselha ) is the prefecture of the French department of Bouches-du-Rhône and capital of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Situated in the camargue region of southern Franc ...

, France *9 September 2018 – 2019: 2019 Sailing World Cup **9–16 September: Sailing World Cup Enoshima in Enoshima, Japan

Asian championships

*24–30 June: 2018 Asian Sailing Championship in

Jakarta Jakarta (; , bew, Jakarte), officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta ( id, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta) is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Lying on the northwest coast of Java, the world's most populous island, Jakarta ...

, Indonesia.

European championships

*9–17 March: Finn European Championship in

Cádiz Cádiz (, , ) is a city and port in southwestern Spain. It is the capital of the Province of Cádiz, one of eight that make up the autonomous community of Andalusia. Cádiz, one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in Western Europe, ...

, Spain ** : ** : ** : *5–12 May:

Laser European Championships The ILCA European Championships, until 2020 the Laser European Championships, are annual European Championship sailing regattas in the Laser (dinghy), Laser and Laser Radial classes organised by the EurILCA. Editions Medalists Men's ILCA 6 Wome ...

La Rochelle La Rochelle (, , ; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''La Rochéle''; oc, La Rochèla ) is a city on the west coast of France and a seaport on the Bay of Biscay, a part of the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital of the Charente-Maritime department. With ...

, France **Men's Laser *** : *** : *** : **Women's Laser Radial *** : *** : *** : *16–24 May:

470 European Championships The 470 European Championships are international sailing regattas in the 470 class The 470 (Four-Seventy) is a double-handed monohull planing dinghy with a centreboard, Bermuda rig, and centre sheeting. Equipped with a spinnaker, trapeze and a l ...

in Burgas, Bulgaria **Men's 470 *** : *** : *** : **Women's 470 *** : *** : *** : *5–13 July:

49er & 49er FX European Championships 49er & 49er FX European Championships are annual European Championship sailing regattas in the 49er and the 49er FX 49er or Forty-Niner most often refers to: *A miner or other person that took part in the 1849 California Gold Rush *San Francisco ...

& Nacra 17 European Championship in Gdynia, Poland **Men's 49er *** : *** : *** : **Women's 49er FX *** : *** : *** : **Mixed Nacra 17 *** : *** : *** : *19–25 August: RS:X European Championships in Sopot, Poland

North American championships

*13–15 January: 470 North American Championships in

, United States **Men's 470 *** : *** : *** : **Women's 470 *** : *** : *** : *23–27 May: RS:X North American Championships in Cancún, Mexico *12–15 July: Laser North American Championship in

Long Beach Long Beach is a city in Los Angeles County, California. It is the 42nd-most populous city in the United States, with a population of 466,742 as of 2020. A charter city, Long Beach is the seventh-most populous city in California. Incorporate ...

, United States

South American championships

*22–25 February: 470 South American Championship in San Isidro, Argentina *1–4 March: RS:X South American Championships in Paracas, Peru *3–8 December: 49er & 49er FX South American Championships & Nacra 17 South American Championship in

Florianópolis Florianópolis () is the capital and second largest city of the state of Santa Catarina, in the South region of Brazil. The city encompasses Santa Catarina Island and surrounding small islands, as well as part of the mainland. It has a populat ...

, Brazil

Other major events

Extreme Sailing Series

*14 March – 2 December:

2018 Extreme Sailing Series The 2018 Extreme Sailing Series was a series of GC32 catamaran class Sailing (sport), sailing events staged during 2018. The series began in March in Muscat, Oman, and the final event took place in Los Cabos, Mexico in late November and early De ...

**14–17 March: Act 1 in Muscat, Oman **24–27 May: GC32 World Championship in

Lake Garda Lake Garda ( it, Lago di Garda or ; lmo, label=Eastern Lombard, Lach de Garda; vec, Ƚago de Garda; la, Benacus; grc, Βήνακος) is the largest lake in Italy. It is a popular holiday location in northern Italy, about halfway between ...

, Italy **14–17 June: Act 2 in

Barcelona Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within ci ...

, Spain **5–8 July: Act 3 in Portugal **9–12 August: Act 4 in

Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

, Russia **24–27 August: Act 5 in

Cardiff Cardiff (; cy, Caerdydd ) is the capital and largest city of Wales. It forms a principal area, officially known as the City and County of Cardiff ( cy, Dinas a Sir Caerdydd, links=no), and the city is the eleventh-largest in the United Kingd ...

, United Kingdom **18–21 October: Act 6 in

San Diego San Diego ( , ; ) is a city on the Pacific Ocean coast of Southern California located immediately adjacent to the Mexico–United States border. With a 2020 population of 1,386,932, it is the List of United States cities by population, eigh ...

, United States **29 November – 2 December: Act 7 in Los Cabos, Mexico

Global Kite Sports Association

PWA World Tour

*10–15 May: Fly! ANA Windsurf World Cup in Yokosuka, Japan *19–24 May: Korea *5–10 June:

Costa Brava The Costa Brava (, ; "Wild Coast" or "Rough Coast") is a coastal region of Catalonia in northeastern Spain. Whilst sources differ on the exact definition of the Costa Brava, it can be regarded as stretching from the town of Blanes, northeast o ...

, Spain *13–20 June: Portugal *15–21 July: Gran Canaria, Spain *26 July – 4 August:

Fuerteventura Fuerteventura () is one of the Canary Islands, in the Atlantic Ocean, part of the North Africa region, and politically part of Spain. It is located away from the northwestern coast of Africa. The island was declared a biosphere reserve by UNES ...

, Spain *5–11 August:

Tenerife Tenerife (; ; formerly spelled ''Teneriffe'') is the largest and most populous island of the Canary Islands. It is home to 43% of the total population of the archipelago. With a land area of and a population of 978,100 inhabitants as of Janu ...

, Spain *28 September – 7 October: Mercedes-Benz World Cup in Sylt, Germany

Volvo Ocean Race

*14 October 2017 – 30 June 2018: 2017–18 Volvo Ocean Race **2–19 January: Leg #4 from

Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...

, Australia to

Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...

, China **27 & 28 January 2018: In-Port Race in

, China **1 February: Leg #5 (non-scoring) from

, China to

Guangzhou Guangzhou (, ; ; or ; ), also known as Canton () and alternatively romanized as Kwongchow or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of Guangdong province in southern China. Located on the Pearl River about north-northwest of Hong Kon ...

, China **3 February: In-Port Race in

, China **7 February: Leg #6 from

, China to

Auckland Auckland (pronounced ) ( mi, Tāmaki Makaurau) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. The List of New Zealand urban areas by population, most populous urban area in the country and the List of cities in Oceania by po ...

, New Zelanda **10 March: In-Port Race in

, New Zealand **18 March: Leg #7 from

, New Zealand to

Itajaí Itajaí () is a municipality in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil. It is located on the northern central coast of Santa Catarina and is part of the Vale do Itajaí Mesoregion, on the right bank of the Itajaí-Açu river mouth. It lies at th ...

, Brazil **20 April: In-Port Race in

, Brazil **22 April: Leg #8 from

, Brazil to

Newport Newport most commonly refers to: *Newport, Wales *Newport, Rhode Island, US Newport or New Port may also refer to: Places Asia *Newport City, Metro Manila, a Philippine district in Pasay Europe Ireland *Newport, County Mayo, a town on the ...

, United States **19 May: In-Port Race in

, United States **20 May: Leg #9 from

, United States to

, United Kingdom **8 June: In-Port Race in

, United Kingdom **10 June: Leg #10 from

, United Kingdom to

Gothenburg Gothenburg (; abbreviated Gbg; sv, Göteborg ) is the second-largest city in Sweden, fifth-largest in the Nordic countries, and capital of the Västra Götaland County. It is situated by the Kattegat, on the west coast of Sweden, and has ...

, Sweden **17 June: In-Port Race in

, Sweden **21 June: Leg #11 from

, Sweden to

The Hague The Hague ( ; nl, Den Haag or ) is a city and municipality of the Netherlands, situated on the west coast facing the North Sea. The Hague is the country's administrative centre and its seat of government, and while the official capital of ...

, Netherlands **30 June: In-Port Race in

, Netherlands

Women's International Match Racing Series

World Match Racing Tour

Other classes

World championships

*19–25 January: Contender World Championship in McCrae, Australia ** : ** : ** : *25 March – 1 April: Moth World Championship in

Hamilton Hamilton may refer to: People * Hamilton (name), a common British surname and occasional given name, usually of Scottish origin, including a list of persons with the surname ** The Duke of Hamilton, the premier peer of Scotland ** Lord Hamilt ...

, Bermuda *1–8 April: RS Feva World Championships in

Clearwater Clearwater or Clear Water may refer to: Places Canada * Clear Water Academy, a private Catholic school located in Calgary, Alberta * Clearwater (provincial electoral district), a former provincial electoral district in Alberta * Clearwater, Briti ...

, United States *1–8 July: RS:X World Youth Championships in

Penmarch Penmarch (, ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany, northwestern France.Youth Sailing World Championships The ISAF Youth Sailing World Championships was first held in Sweden in 1971 and it has been held every year since. It is one of the key events of the federation to help promote top-level youth participation. Editions Equipment Gender Guide ...

in Corpus Christi, United States *25–30 August: Finn Silver Cup in

Koper Koper (; it, Capodistria, hr, Kopar) is the fifth largest city in Slovenia. Located in the Istrian region in the southwestern part of the country, approximately five kilometres () south of the border with Italy and 20 kilometres () from Triest ...

, Slovenia *22–29 September: J/70 World Championship in Marblehead, United States *5–15 October: Star World Championship in

Oxford Oxford () is a city in England. It is the county town and only city of Oxfordshire. In 2020, its population was estimated at 151,584. It is north-west of London, south-east of Birmingham and north-east of Bristol. The city is home to the ...

, United States *4–12 August: Techno 293 World Championships & Techno 293+ World Championships in Liepāja, Latvia *8–15 August:

420 World Championships The 420 World Championships are international sailing Sailing employs the wind—acting on sails, wingsails or kites—to propel a craft on the surface of the ''water'' (sailing ship, sailboat, raft, windsurfer, or kitesurfer), on ''ice'' ( ...

, United States *12–25 August: International 14 World Championships in

Richmond Richmond most often refers to: * Richmond, Virginia, the capital of Virginia, United States * Richmond, London, a part of London * Richmond, North Yorkshire, a town in England * Richmond, British Columbia, a city in Canada * Richmond, California, ...

, United States

Asian championships

*7–11 February: Techno 293+ Asian Championships in

Singapore Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, borde ...

, Singapore

European championships

*1–7 April: Techno 293+ European Championships in Mondello, Italy *7–14 April: One Metre European Championship in Rogoznica, Croatia *28 May – 1 June: Dragon European Championship in

Balatonfüred Balatonfüred (german: Bad Plattensee, sk, Blatenské Teplice) is a resort town in Veszprém county, in Hungary, with a population of 13,000, situated on the northern shore of Lake Balaton. It is considered to be the capital of the Northern lake ...

, Hungary *3–11 July: 470 European Junior Championships & 420 European Junior Championships in Sesimbra, Portugal *8–13 July: Formula Kite European Championship in

, France *7–12 August: Star European Championship in

Flensburg Flensburg (; Danish, Low Saxon: ''Flensborg''; North Frisian: ''Flansborj''; South Jutlandic: ''Flensborre'') is an independent town (''kreisfreie Stadt'') in the north of the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. Flensburg is the centre of the ...

, Germany *19–25 August: RS:X European Youth Championships in Sopot, Poland *29 August – 8 September: 6 Metre European Championship in

La Trinité-sur-Mer La Trinité-sur-Mer (; br, An Drinded-Karnag) is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany, in north-western France. Inhabitants of La Trinité-sur-Mer are called ''Trinitains''. It is located east of Carnac. The town is primarily a port, ...

, France *20–27 October: Techno 293 European Championships in

Athens Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh largest city in the European Union. Athens dominates ...

, Greece

North American championships

*23–27 May: Techno 293+ North American Championships in Cancún, Mexico *4–8 July: Viper North American Championships in

Kingston Kingston may refer to: Places * List of places called Kingston, including the five most populated: ** Kingston, Jamaica ** Kingston upon Hull, England ** City of Kingston, Victoria, Australia ** Kingston, Ontario, Canada ** Kingston upon Thames, ...

, Canada *14–19 August:

Star North American Championship Star North American Championship are annual North American Championship sailing regattas in the Star class organised by the International Star Class Yacht Racing Association. Editions Medalists References {{International sailing Star (keel ...

Los Angeles Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world' ...

, United States

South American championships

*25–28 February: Techno 293+ South American Championships in Paracas, Peru *7–11 November: Star South American Championship in

Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b ...

, Brazil

Other events

*30 March – 7 April:

Trofeo Princesa Sofia Trofeo Princesa Sofia is an annual sailing regatta in Palma de Majorca, Spain. The 46th edition was held in April and May 2015. It is part of the 2015 EUROSAF Champions Sailing Cup. Winners Men's 470 *2015 – Lucas Calabrese & Juan de la ...

Palma Palma or La Palma means palm in a number of languages and may also refer to: Geography Africa *Palma, Mozambique, city ** Palma District *La Palma, one of the Canary Islands, Spain **La Palma (DO), a ''Denominación de Origen'' for wines from the ...

, Spain *21–26 May: Medemblik Regatta in

Medemblik Medemblik () is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region of West-Frisia. It lies immediately south of the polder and former municipality of Wieringermeer. History Medemblik was a prosperous ...

, Netherlands *16–24 June: Kiel Week in

Kiel Kiel () is the capital and most populous city in the northern Germany, German state of Schleswig-Holstein, with a population of 246,243 (2021). Kiel lies approximately north of Hamburg. Due to its geographic location in the southeast of the J ...

, Germany *18 August – 2 September:

2018 Asian Games The 2018 Asian Games ( id, Pesta Olahraga Asia 2018 or ''Asian Games 2018''), officially known as the 18th Asian Games and also known as Jakarta-Palembang 2018 or Indonesia 2018, was a Asia, continental multi-sport event that was held from 18 A ...

Palembang Palembang () is the capital city of the Indonesian province of South Sumatra. The city proper covers on both banks of the Musi River on the eastern lowland of southern Sumatra. It had a population of 1,668,848 at the 2020 Census. Palembang ...

, Indonesia *6–18 October:

2018 Summer Youth Olympics The 2018 Summer Youth Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de la Juventud de 2018), officially known as the III Summer Youth Olympic Games, and commonly known as Buenos Aires 2018, were an international sports, cultural, and educational event held ...

Buenos Aires Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ( es, link=no, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires), is the capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the Río de la Plata, on South ...

, Argentina * 3–8 December: Star Sailors League Finals in

Nassau Nassau may refer to: Places Bahamas *Nassau, Bahamas, capital city of the Bahamas, on the island of New Providence Canada *Nassau District, renamed Home District, regional division in Upper Canada from 1788 to 1792 *Nassau Street (Winnipeg), ...

, Bahamas

References

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