World championships in sailing are
world championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
organised or sanctioned by
World Sailing
World Sailing (WS) is the world governing body for the sport of sailing recognized by the International Olympic Committee and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).
History
The creation of the International Yacht Racing Union (IYRU) beg ...
(formerly the International Sailing Federation or ISAF). As a sport,
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 ...
has the largest number of world championships due to the diversity of equipment and disciplines.
Championships
The number of titles is due to the diversity of equipment. Sanctioned World Championships fall into the following categories:
World Sailing - Initiated Championships
World Sailing - Sanctioned World Championships
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ISAF Open Match Racing World Championship
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(Presently awarded to the overall winner of the
World Match Racing Tour
Founded in 2000, the World Match Racing Tour (WMRT) features world class sailors including America’s Cup and Olympic champions, in a global championship series. WMRT is sanctioned with ‘Special Event Status’ by World Sailing, the sport� ...
originally an world sailing event)
* Nations Cup
* Offshore Racing Congress Rating System
** Currently ORCi
** former ORC Worlds include the IMS, IMS 500, IMS 670, 1/4 TON, 1/2 TON and 1 TON ClassWorld Championships
* International Radio Sailing Association Class World Championships
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IRSA /
10 Rater World Championship
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IRSA /
Radio A Class World Championship
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IRSA /
Marblehead World Championships
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IRSA /
One Metre World Championships
* Extreme 40 World Championship (Authorised Once)
* International Association for Disabled Sailing (IFDS) (from 1990s to 2014)
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Blind Sailing World Championship
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originally recognised through IFDS
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Blind Match Racing World Championship
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originally recognised through IFDS
* Other Disabled Sailing World Championships (Such as none technical)
* PWA World Championships also recognised as a special event
World Sailing - Class World Championships
Classes that are members of
World Sailing
World Sailing (WS) is the world governing body for the sport of sailing recognized by the International Olympic Committee and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).
History
The creation of the International Yacht Racing Union (IYRU) beg ...
are entitled to hold World Championships if they are spread into a minimum of two continents and have certain number of nations and continents take part in two of the last three championships (the number of nations depend of the size of the equipment).
Multiple World champions
This is not a complete list but the following are known to have won eight or more World Championship titles.
See also
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List of World Championships medalists in sailing
This is a List of World Championships medalists in sailing.
*List of World Championships medalists in sailing (centreboard classes)
This is a List of World Championships medalists in sailing in centreboard classes.
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World Sailing
World Sailing (WS) is the world governing body for the sport of sailing recognized by the International Olympic Committee and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).
History
The creation of the International Yacht Racing Union (IYRU) beg ...
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European Sailing Championships The European championships in sailing are a series of sailing championships in Europe organized or sanctioned by the European Sailing Federation (EUROSAF).
List of championships EUROSAF championships
Class championships Centreboard classes
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Notes
References
External links
ISAF Official site
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