![Marina Gdynia in Poland is the host venue for the two-person events at the 2026-2027 World Sailing Championships Marina Gdynia in Poland is the host venue for the two-person events at the 2026-2027 World Sailing Championships](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000aft4A9b4eOQ/s/848/I0000aft4A9b4eOQ.jpg)
World Sailing Championship Splits Format for First Time; Valencia and Gdynia Both Selected to Host 2026-2027 Event
6th June 2024 World Sailing![Women sailors embrace at Enoshima Yacht Harbour, the host venue of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Sailing Competition Women sailors embrace at Enoshima Yacht Harbour, the host venue of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Sailing Competition](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000q9xIi9MhG9I/s/500/I0000q9xIi9MhG9I.jpg)
World Sailing Unveils ‘Groundbreaking’ Plan to Champion Gender Equity
31st May 2024 Women in Sailing![The Transgender Participation Policy will apply to all World Sailing events – including World Sailing Championships, the Youth Sailing World Championships, and the world or continental championships of the Olympic Classes – and the Olympic Games, including qualifying competitions, and will come into effect from January 1st, 2025 The Transgender Participation Policy will apply to all World Sailing events – including World Sailing Championships, the Youth Sailing World Championships, and the world or continental championships of the Olympic Classes – and the Olympic Games, including qualifying competitions, and will come into effect from January 1st, 2025](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000mTyUGVt8q6g/s/848/I0000mTyUGVt8q6g.jpg)
![Claud Monet’s impression of the August 1900 Sailing Olympics at Le Havre. This was the first modern Olympic Sailing event ever completed on salt water, and was the second stage of a two-part regatta in which Part 1 had been raced on the River Seine near Paris in May. A sailing event had been scheduled for the first modern Olympiad at Athens in 1896, but persistent gales on the Aegean Sea made its staging impossible. Image Courtesy MM Claud Monet’s impression of the August 1900 Sailing Olympics at Le Havre. This was the first modern Olympic Sailing event ever completed on salt water, and was the second stage of a two-part regatta in which Part 1 had been raced on the River Seine near Paris in May. A sailing event had been scheduled for the first modern Olympiad at Athens in 1896, but persistent gales on the Aegean Sea made its staging impossible. Image Courtesy MM](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000R14lCx2gjEM/s/767/I0000R14lCx2gjEM.jpg)
![Lorient Grand Large confirmed as host of 2024 Double-Handed World Offshore Championship Lorient Grand Large confirmed as host of 2024 Double-Handed World Offshore Championship](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000uyHt7BHyn3A/s/767/I0000uyHt7BHyn3A.jpg)
2024 Double Handed World Offshore Championship Confirms Lorient as Hosts
15th February 2024 World Sailing![](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000tlm8Jm7ToBg/s/767/I0000tlm8Jm7ToBg.jpg)
![Sienna Wright (Howth Yacht Club) has one won of two Irish bronze medals secured at the Youth Sailing Worlds in Brazil Sienna Wright (Howth Yacht Club) has one won of two Irish bronze medals secured at the Youth Sailing Worlds in Brazil](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000IqKpKuSi8Js/s/767/I0000IqKpKuSi8Js.jpg)
Irish Sailors Clinch Two Bronze Medals at Youth Sailing Worlds in Brazil
15th December 2023 World Sailing![Sienna Wright of Howth Yacht Club is in fourth place and four points off the ILCA 6 lead going into the final race of the Youth Sailing Worlds in Brazil on Friday Sienna Wright of Howth Yacht Club is in fourth place and four points off the ILCA 6 lead going into the final race of the Youth Sailing Worlds in Brazil on Friday](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000OlcEPO3PvoI/s/767/I0000OlcEPO3PvoI.jpg)
Sienna Wright Hunting For Youth Sailing Medal in Final ILCA 6 Race in Brazil
15th December 2023 World Sailing![Ireland's 29er European Champions Ben O’Shaughnessy and Ethan Spain of Royal Cork YC and the National Yacht Club competing at the World Sailing Youth Worlds in Armação dos Buzios Ireland's 29er European Champions Ben O’Shaughnessy and Ethan Spain of Royal Cork YC and the National Yacht Club competing at the World Sailing Youth Worlds in Armação dos Buzios](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000jxtuemPiX2c/s/767/I0000jxtuemPiX2c.jpg)
![Racing in the ILCA 6 Female fleet division of the Youth World Sailing Championships in Brazil Racing in the ILCA 6 Female fleet division of the Youth World Sailing Championships in Brazil](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000ku22E2ui5kA/s/767/I0000ku22E2ui5kA.jpg)
Howth's Sienna Wright Lying Fourth at World Youth Sailing Champs in Brazil
12th December 2023 World Sailing![Ireland's 29er European Champions Ben O’Shaughnessy and Ethan Spain of Royal Cork YC and the National Yacht Club are lying seventh from 30 after day one of the Youth Sailing Worlds in Brazil Ireland's 29er European Champions Ben O’Shaughnessy and Ethan Spain of Royal Cork YC and the National Yacht Club are lying seventh from 30 after day one of the Youth Sailing Worlds in Brazil](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00005ABqyfqRd8Y/s/767/I00005ABqyfqRd8Y.jpg)
Strong Start for Ireland at Youth Sailing Worlds as Sienna Wright Takes ILCA 6 Lead in Brazil
12th December 2023 World Sailing![The stage is set for the 2023 Youth Sailing World Championships in Armação dos Buzios, Brazil, where a strong Irish team competes The stage is set for the 2023 Youth Sailing World Championships in Armação dos Buzios, Brazil, where a strong Irish team competes](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000IOpK6zH.HIo/s/767/I0000IOpK6zH.HIo.jpg)
Six Irish Sailors Prepare for Battle at Youth World Sailing Championships in Brazil
10th December 2023 World Sailing![Chris Lindsay - An International Sailing Judge for the Paris 2024 Olympic Competition Chris Lindsay - An International Sailing Judge for the Paris 2024 Olympic Competition](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000X.XfZCV7aW0/s/767/I0000X.XfZCV7aW0.jpg)
World Sailing Names Belfast Lough's Chris Lindsay as an International Judge for Paris 2024 Olympic Sailing Competition
6th December 2023 Paris 2024 Olympic Sailing![Charlie Enright, skipper of 11th Hour Racing Team, receives the Team of the Year Award from World Sailing CEO David Graham at the 2023 World Sailing Awards in Málaga on Tuesday 14 November Charlie Enright, skipper of 11th Hour Racing Team, receives the Team of the Year Award from World Sailing CEO David Graham at the 2023 World Sailing Awards in Málaga on Tuesday 14 November](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000BTLL3TubYrs/s/500/I0000BTLL3TubYrs.jpg)
The Ocean Race-Winning 11th Hour Racing Team is World Sailing’s Team of the Year
15th November 2023 Ocean Race![Tom Slingsby wins the 2023 Rolex World Sailor of the Year award Tom Slingsby wins the 2023 Rolex World Sailor of the Year award](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000abzk2iVeUe0/s/767/I0000abzk2iVeUe0.jpg)
Slingsby and Neuschäfer Crowned World Sailors of the Year in Malaga
15th November 2023 World Sailing![The Spanish city of Málaga will host the 2023 World Sailing Annual Conference The Spanish city of Málaga will host the 2023 World Sailing Annual Conference](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000xxEpFAsjzgk/s/767/I0000xxEpFAsjzgk.jpg)