Papamichalopoulos and Migraine Elected World Sailing VPs in Dun Laoghaire

8th November 2025

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World Sailing Member National Authorities met at 2025 General Assembly in Dún Laoghaire as Sophia Papamichalopoulos (left) and Corinne Migraine win vice-presidential seats; classes and policies decided now.

World Sailing has elected two new vice-presidents at its 2025 General Assembly in Dún Laoghaire, Ireland.

Dr Sophia Papamichalopoulos OLY of Cyprus received 45 votes. Corinne Migraine of France received 36. Both were elected in a single round.

The results ensure gender parity on the World Sailing Board, in line with the constitution. Each will serve a three-year term.

Other candidates were Kay Rawbone (Hong Kong, China) with 26 votes, Aiko Saito (Japan) with 24 and Anne-Sofie Munk-Hansen (Denmark) with 15.

Member National Authorities approved World Sailing status for the X-15, Formula Wing, RS Venture Connect, 11 Metre One Design and VX One. Each class can now stage World Championship events.

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Applications to withdraw World Sailing status for the Melges 20, X-35, B14 and RS500 were also approved.

The Assembly backed a recommendation to create a Classification Sub-Committee to support the Para World Sailing Committee. Several cross-committee appointments for 2026 were confirmed.

Four events were placed under review for the 2032 Olympic Sailing Competition: Mixed Dinghy, Mixed Multihull, Men’s Kite and Women’s Kite. These will be evaluated and tabled at the 2026 General Assembly.

Earlier in the week, the World Sailing Council approved a revised neutrality policy. It sets conditions for Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete as Individual Neutral Athletes (AIN) at World Sailing events.

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World Sailing is the world governing body for the sport of sailing, officially recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).

Founded in 1907, World Sailing's vision is for a world in which millions more people fall in love with sailing; inspired by the unique relationship between sport, technology and the forces of nature; we all work to protect the waters of the world.

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