2018 Sailing World Championships

{{Infobox sailing competition

|year = 2018

|type = Sailing World Championships

|image =

|edition = 5th

|venue = Aarhus, Denmark

|dates = 30 July – 12 August 2018

|opening =

|titles = 12

|competitors =

|nations = 84

|qualify = 2020 Summer Olympics

|prev = 2014

|next = 2023

}}

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. Sailors from 84 nations raced in the waters of the Bay of Aarhus for world championships medals and the possibility to be qualifying for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.

The event took place on the Docklands, at the exact spot where the Vikings founded Aarhus. A new world class sailing centre was the venue for 14 days leaving significant impact on Denmark's sailors and on the further urban development in Aarhus.

Overview

The Sailing World Championships are held every four years, the Worlds is one of the biggest global sailing events in the world. Hempel Sailing World Championships Aarhus 2018 is the first big qualification for the Olympic games in Tokyo 2020. The World Championships included all 10 Olympic boat classes. Kite surfing was added to the programme for the first time. 1,100 sailboats and 1,500 participants from approximately 100 nations are expected to take part in the events. The event expects to draw 400,000 visitors to Aarhus, and more than 800 volunteers.

Host selection

The following cities competed to win the right to host the Championships.

{{cite web|url=http://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1019212/isaf-delighted-with-quality-of-bids-for-2018-sailing-world-championships|title=ISAF delighted with quality of bids for 2018 Sailing World Championships|website=Insidethegames.biz|date=April 2014 |access-date=29 July 2018}}

{{flagicon|DEN}} Aarhus, Denmark
{{flagicon|KOR}} Busan, South Korea
{{flagicon|NED}} The Hague, Netherlands
{{flagicon|POL}} Gdynia, Poland

In May 2014, Aarhus was selected host for the championship.{{cite web | url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1019963/aarhus-elected-to-host-2018-isaf-world-championships | title=Aarhus elected to host 2018 ISAF World Championships | date=10 May 2014|website=Insidethegames.biz }}

Venue

File:Navitas4.jpg]]

Sailing was held on Aarhus Bay with the regatta centre at Navitas Park.[http://www.sailing.org/tools/documents/AARHUSNORSIS311217Amend1-23504.pdf] {{dead link|date=July 2018}} The venue had earlier hosted the 2008 ISAF Youth Sailing World Championships, the 2010 505 World Championship, the 2011 A-Cat World Championship and the 2013 49er & 49er FX European Championships.

Competition format

=Events and equipment=

The following events were open for entries:

class=wikitable ! Event !! Equipment !! Max. entries
Men's one-person dinghy	align=center\| Laser	align=center\| 165
Men's one-person dinghy (heavyweight)	align=center\| Finn	align=center\| 90
Men's two-person dinghy	align=center\| 470	align=center\| 105
Men's skiff	align=center\| 49er	align=center\| 105
Men's windsurfer	align=center\| RS:X	align=center\| 100
Men's kiteboarding	align=center\| Formula Kite	align=center\| 90
Women's one-person dinghy	align=center\| Laser Radial	align=center\| 120
Women's two-person dinghy	align=center\| 470	align=center\| 70
Women's skiff	align=center\| 49er FX	align=center\| 80
Women's kiteboarding	align=center\| Formula Kite	align=center\| 30
Women's windsurfer	align=center\| RS:X	align=center\| 80
Mixed multihull	align=center\| Foiling Nacra 17	align=center\| 80

=Competition schedule=

The competition started on 2 August and finish on 12 August 2018.

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style="background-color:#FA7894;text-align:center;" |●

Racing days

class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:90%; line-height:1.25em;"
style="text-align:center;" ! Date → Event ↓	Thu 2	Fri 3	Sat 4	Sun 5	Mon 6	Tue 7	Wed 8	Thu 9	Fri 10	Sat 11	Sun 12
style="text-align:center;" \| style="text-align:left;" \| Men's 470	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●
style="text-align:center;" \| style="text-align:left;" \| Women's 470	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●
style="text-align:center;" \| style="text-align:left;" \| Men's 49er			style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●
style="text-align:center;" \| style="text-align:left;" \| Women's 49er FX			style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●
style="text-align:center;" \| style="text-align:left;" \| Men's Finn	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●
style="text-align:center;" \| style="text-align:left;" \| Men's Formula Kite				style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●
style="text-align:center;" \| style="text-align:left;" \| Women's Formula Kite				style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●
style="text-align:center;" \| style="text-align:left;" \| Men's Laser		style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●
style="text-align:center;" \| style="text-align:left;" \| Women's Laser Radial		style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●
style="text-align:center;" \| style="text-align:left;" \| Mixed Nacra 17				style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●
style="text-align:center;" \| style="text-align:left;" \| Men's RS:X				style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●
style="text-align:center;" \| style="text-align:left;" \| Women's RS:X				style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●

Summary

=Medal table=

{{Medals table

| caption =

| host = DEN

| flag_template = flagcountry

| event =

| team =

| gold_NED = 3 | silver_NED = 2 | bronze_NED = 1

| gold_FRA = 2 | silver_FRA = 2 | bronze_FRA = 3

| gold_JPN = 1 | silver_JPN = 1 | bronze_JPN = 0

| gold_BEL = 1 | silver_BEL = 0 | bronze_BEL = 0

| gold_CRO = 1 | silver_CRO = 0 | bronze_CRO = 0

| gold_CYP = 1 | silver_CYP = 0 | bronze_CYP = 0

| gold_HUN = 1 | silver_HUN = 0 | bronze_HUN = 0

| gold_ITA = 1 | silver_ITA = 0 | bronze_ITA = 0

| gold_USA = 1 | silver_USA = 0 | bronze_USA = 0

| gold_AUS = 0 | silver_AUS = 2 | bronze_AUS = 0

| gold_GBR = 0 | silver_GBR = 1 | bronze_GBR = 2

| gold_ESP = 0 | silver_ESP = 1 | bronze_ESP = 1

| gold_AUT = 0 | silver_AUT = 1 | bronze_AUT = 0

| gold_SWE = 0 | silver_SWE = 1 | bronze_SWE = 0

| gold_RUS = 0 | silver_RUS = 1 | bronze_RUS = 0

| gold_GER = 0 | silver_GER = 0 | bronze_GER = 2

| gold_ARG = 0 | silver_ARG = 0 | bronze_ARG = 1

| gold_CHN = 0 | silver_CHN = 0 | bronze_CHN = 1

| gold_DNK = 0 | silver_DNK = 0 | bronze_DNK = 1 | host_DNK = yes

}}

=Event medalists=

Men's 470
{{DetailsLink|2018 ISAF Sailing World Championships – Men's 470}}

|Kevin Peponnet
Jérémie Mion
{{FRA}}

|Tetsuya Isozaki
Akira Takayanagi
{{JPN}}

|Jordi Xammar
Nicolás Rodríguez
{{ESP}}

Women's 470
{{DetailsLink|2018 ISAF Sailing World Championships – Women's 470}}

|Ai Kondo Yoshida
Miho Yoshioka
{{JPN}}

|Silvia Mas
Patricia Cantero
{{ESP}}

|Hannah Mills
Eilidh McIntyre
{{GBR2}}

49er
{{DetailsLink|2018 ISAF Sailing World Championships – 49er}}

|Šime Fantela
Mihovil Fantela
{{CRO}}

|{{ill|Mathieu Frei|fr}}
Noé Delpech
{{FRA}}

|Tim Fischer
Fabian Graf
{{GER}}

49er FX
{{DetailsLink|2018 ISAF Sailing World Championships – 49er FX}}

|Annemiek Bekkering
Annette Duetz
{{NED}}

|Tanja Frank
Lorena Abicht
{{AUT}}

|Sophie Weguelin
Sophie Ainsworth
{{GBR2}}

Finn
{{DetailsLink|2018 ISAF Sailing World Championships – Finn}}

|Zsombor Berecz
{{HUN}}

|Max Salminen
{{SWE}}

|Pieter-Jan Postma
{{NED}}

Men's Formula Kite
{{DetailsLink|2018 ISAF Sailing World Championships – Men's Formula Kite}}

|{{ill|Nicolas Parlier|fr}}
{{FRA}}

|Guy Bridge
{{GBR2}}

|Maxime Nocher
{{FRA}}

nowrap|Women's Formula Kite
{{DetailsLink|2018 ISAF Sailing World Championships – Women's Formula Kite}}

|Daniela Moroz
{{USA}}

|Elena Kalinina
{{RUS}}

|{{ill|Alexia Fancelli|fr}}
{{FRA}}

Laser
{{DetailsLink|2018 ISAF Sailing World Championships – Laser}}

|Pavlos Kontides
{{CYP}}

|Matthew Wearn
{{AUS}}

|Philipp Buhl
{{GER}}

Laser Radial
{{DetailsLink|2018 ISAF Sailing World Championships – Laser Radial}}

|Emma Plasschaert
{{BEL}}

|Marit Bouwmeester
{{NED}}

|Anne-Marie Rindom
{{DEN}}

Nacra 17
{{DetailsLink|2018 ISAF Sailing World Championships – Nacra 17}}

|Ruggero Tita
Caterina Banti
{{ITA}}

|Nathan Outteridge
Haylee Outteridge
{{AUS}}

|Santiago Lange
Cecilia Carranza
{{ARG}}

Men's RS:X
{{DetailsLink|2018 ISAF Sailing World Championships – Men's RS:X}}

|Dorian van Rijsselberghe
{{NED}}

|Kiran Badloe
{{NED}}

|{{ill|Louis Giard|fr}}
{{FRA}}

Women's RS:X
{{DetailsLink|2018 ISAF Sailing World Championships – Women's RS:X}}

|Lilian de Geus
{{NED}}

|Charline Picon
{{FRA}}

|Lu Yunxiu
{{CHN}}

Participating national federations

Participating national federations and number of boats per federation:{{cite web | url=http://aarhus2018.sailing.org/results.html | title=Results | publisher=World Sailing}}

{{saila|ASA|boats=1}}
{{saila|ANG|boats=1}}
{{saila|ARG|boats=17}}
{{saila|ARU|boats=2}}
{{saila|AUS|boats=44}}
{{saila|AUT|boats=10}}
{{saila|BRN|boats=1}}
{{saila|BAR|boats=1}}
{{saila|BLR|boats=4}}
{{saila|BEL|boats=7}}
{{saila|BER|boats=3}}
{{saila|BRA|boats=16}}
{{saila|BUL|boats=6}}
{{saila|CAN|boats=17}}
{{saila|CHI|boats=4}}
{{saila|CHN|boats=22}}
{{saila|TPE|boats=4}}
{{saila|COL|boats=2}}
{{saila|CRO|boats=14}}
{{saila|CUB|boats=2}}
{{saila|CYP|boats=5}}
{{saila|CZE|boats=14}}
{{saila|DEN|boats=34}}
{{saila|DOM|boats=2}}
{{saila|ECU|boats=1}}
{{saila|ESA|boats=1}}
{{saila|EST|boats=7}}
{{saila|FIN|boats=20}}
{{saila|FRA|boats=63}}
{{saila|TAH|boats=1}}
{{saila|GER|boats=39}}
{{saila|GBR|boats=58}}
{{saila|GRE|boats=14}}
{{saila|GUA|boats=4}}
{{saila|HKG|boats=7}}
{{saila|HUN|boats=9}}
{{saila|ISL|boats=1}}
{{saila|IND|boats=1}}
{{saila|INA|boats=1}}
{{saila|IRI|boats=1}}
{{saila|IRL|boats=10}}
{{saila|ISR|boats=18}}
{{saila|ITA|boats=46}}
{{saila|JPN|boats=44}}
{{saila|LAT|boats=2}}
{{saila|LTU|boats=5}}
{{saila|MAS|boats=5}}
{{saila|MLT|boats=1}}
{{saila|MRI|boats=1}}
{{saila|MEX|boats=7}}
{{saila|MON|boats=1}}
{{saila|MNE|boats=2}}
{{saila|MAR|boats=1}}
{{saila|MOZ|boats=1}}
{{saila|NAM|boats=1}}
{{saila|NED|boats=24}}
{{saila|NZL|boats=21}}
{{saila|NOR|boats=13}}
{{saila|PER|boats=4}}
{{saila|POL|boats=30}}
{{saila|POR|boats=7}}
{{saila|PUR|boats=1}}
{{saila|QAT|boats=1}}
{{saila|ROU|boats=2}}
{{saila|RUS|boats=32}}
{{saila|LCA|boats=1}}
{{saila|SRB|boats=1}}
{{saila|SEY|boats=2}}
{{saila|SGP|boats=6}}
{{saila|SVK|boats=3}}
{{saila|SLO|boats=9}}
{{saila|RSA|boats=1}}
{{saila|KOR|boats=6}}
{{saila|ESP|boats=37}}
{{saila|SWE|boats=22}}
{{saila|SUI|boats=14}}
{{saila|THA|boats=3}}
{{saila|TTO|boats=2}}
{{saila|TUR|boats=14}}
{{saila|UKR|boats=7}}
{{saila|UAE|boats=1}}
{{saila|USA|boats=45}}
{{saila|URU|boats=4}}
{{saila|VEN|boats=3}}

References

External links

[http://www.aarhus2018.com Official Event Website]
[http://www.sailing.org/2018-world-championships.php World Sailing website]
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2018

Category:49er & 49er FX World Championships

Category:2018 in sailing

Category:2018 in Danish sport

2018

Category:July 2018 sports events in Europe

Category:August 2018 sports events in Europe

class=wikitable ! Event !! Equipment !! Max. entries
Men's one-person dinghy	align=center\| Laser	align=center\| 165
Men's one-person dinghy (heavyweight)	align=center\| Finn	align=center\| 90
Men's two-person dinghy	align=center\| 470	align=center\| 105
Men's skiff	align=center\| 49er	align=center\| 105
Men's windsurfer	align=center\| RS:X	align=center\| 100
Men's kiteboarding	align=center\| Formula Kite	align=center\| 90
Women's one-person dinghy	align=center\| Laser Radial	align=center\| 120
Women's two-person dinghy	align=center\| 470	align=center\| 70
Women's skiff	align=center\| 49er FX	align=center\| 80
Women's kiteboarding	align=center\| Formula Kite	align=center\| 30
Women's windsurfer	align=center\| RS:X	align=center\| 80
Mixed multihull	align=center\| Foiling Nacra 17	align=center\| 80

class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:90%; line-height:1.25em;"
style="text-align:center;" ! Date → Event ↓	Thu 2	Fri 3	Sat 4	Sun 5	Mon 6	Tue 7	Wed 8	Thu 9	Fri 10	Sat 11	Sun 12
style="text-align:center;" \| style="text-align:left;" \| Men's 470	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●
style="text-align:center;" \| style="text-align:left;" \| Women's 470	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●
style="text-align:center;" \| style="text-align:left;" \| Men's 49er			style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●
style="text-align:center;" \| style="text-align:left;" \| Women's 49er FX			style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●
style="text-align:center;" \| style="text-align:left;" \| Men's Finn	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●
style="text-align:center;" \| style="text-align:left;" \| Men's Formula Kite				style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●
style="text-align:center;" \| style="text-align:left;" \| Women's Formula Kite				style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●
style="text-align:center;" \| style="text-align:left;" \| Men's Laser		style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●
style="text-align:center;" \| style="text-align:left;" \| Women's Laser Radial		style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●
style="text-align:center;" \| style="text-align:left;" \| Mixed Nacra 17				style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●
style="text-align:center;" \| style="text-align:left;" \| Men's RS:X				style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●
style="text-align:center;" \| style="text-align:left;" \| Women's RS:X				style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●	style="background-color:#FA7894;"\|●