list of sail codes

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File:Classe Europe (1).JPG class displaying national letters and sail number FRA 5447, indicating that it is from France]]

This is a list of sail codes for sailing yachts and the old codes, used until 1992 by the International Sailing Federation.

Sail country codes must comply with World Sailing Racing Rules of Sailing. The Racing Rules of Sailing Appendix G1.2 specifies that national letters shall be clearly legible and of the same color.

They must be placed below the class insignias and above the sail number.

In 1992, the code system was aligned to the one of IOC and has followed since.{{cite web | url=https://www.sail-world.com/Europe/Flags-on-Sails/-9452 | title=Flags on Sails | work=sail-world.com | author=IOC Media |date=11 Apr 2003 }}

The complete list is published by World Sailing (formerly ISAF) and can be accessed on [https://www.sailing.org/tools/documents/RRSAppendixGNationalSailLetters-%5B19819%5D.pdf "Appendix G IDENTIFICATION ON SAILS" of the rules]

Current MNAs

Current codes as of The Racing Rules of Sailing:{{cite book | url=https://d7qh6ksdplczd.cloudfront.net/sailing/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/23114336/2025-2028-RRS-with-Changes-and-Corrections.pdf |author=World Sailing | title=The Racing Rules of Sailing for 2025–2028. Including changes and corrections made by World Sailing as of January 1, 2025 |location=London | publisher=World Sailing | pages=118–123 | chapter=Appendix G. Identification on Sails}}

class="wikitable sortable"

! Old
system

! Current
system

! Country

! Other codes used

align=center|align=center| {{mono|AHO}}{{saila|AHO}}
align=center|align=center| {{mono|ALG}}{{saila|ALG}}
align=center|align=center| {{mono|AND}}{{saila|AND}}
align=center|align=center| {{mono|ANG}}{{saila|ANG}}
align=center|align=center| {{mono|ANT}}{{saila|Antigua and Barbuda}}
align=center| {{mono|A}}align=center| {{mono|ARG}}{{saila|ARG}}
align=center|align=center| {{mono|ARM}}{{saila|ARM}}
align=center|align=center| {{mono|ARU}}{{saila|ARU}}
align=center|align=center| {{mono|ASA}}{{saila|ASA}}
align=center| {{mono|KA}}align=center| {{mono|AUS}}{{saila|AUS}}
align=center| {{mono|OE}}align=center| {{mono|AUT}}{{saila|AUT}}
align=center|align=center| {{mono|AZE}}{{saila|AZE}}
align=center| {{mono|BA}}align=center| {{mono|BAH}}{{saila|BAH}}
align=center|align=center| {{mono|BAR}}{{saila|BAR}}
align=center| {{mono|B}}align=center| {{mono|BEL}}{{saila|BEL}}
align=center| {{mono|KB}}align=center| {{mono|BER}}{{saila|BER}}
align=center|align=center| {{mono|BIZ}}{{saila|BIZ}}
align=center|align=center| {{mono|BLR}}{{saila|BLR}}
align=center|align=center| {{mono|BOL}}{{saila|BOL}}
align=center|align=center| {{mono|BOT}}{{saila|BOT}}
align=center| {{mono|BL}}align=center| {{mono|BRA}}{{saila|BRA}}
align=center|align=center| {{mono|BRN}}{{saila|Bahrain}}
align=center|align=center| {{mono|BRU}}{{saila|BRU}}
align=center| {{mono|BU}}align=center| {{mono|BUL}}{{saila|BUL}}
align=center|align=center| {{mono|CAM}}{{saila|CAM}}
align=center| {{mono|KC}}align=center| {{mono|CAN}}{{saila|CAN}}
align=center|align=center| {{mono|CAY}}{{saila|CAY}}
align=center| {{mono|X}}align=center| {{mono|CHI}}{{saila|CHI}}
align=center|align=center| {{mono|CHN}}{{saila|CHN}}
align=center|align=center| {{mono|COK}}{{saila|COK}}
align=center| {{mono|CB}}align=center| {{mono|COL}}{{saila|COL}}
align=center|align=center| {{mono|CRO}}{{saila|CRO}}
align=center|align=center| {{mono|CUB}}{{saila|CUB}}
align=center| {{mono|CP}}align=center| {{mono|CYP}}{{saila|CYP}}
align=center| {{mono|CZ}}align=center| {{mono|CZE}}{{saila|CZE}}
align=center| {{mono|D}}align=center| {{mono|DEN}}{{saila|DEN}}
align=center|align=center| {{mono|DJI}}{{saila|DJI}}
align=center|align=center| {{mono|DOM}}{{saila|DOM}}
align=center| {{mono|EC}}align=center| {{mono|ECU}}{{saila|ECU}}
align=center|align=center| {{mono|EGY}}{{saila|EGY}}
align=center| {{mono|SL}}align=center| {{mono|ESA}}{{saila|ESA}}
align=center| {{mono|E}}align=center| {{mono|ESP}}{{saila|ESP}}
align=center|align=center| {{mono|EST}}{{saila|EST}}
align=center|align=center| {{mono|FIJ}}{{saila|FIJ}}
align=center| {{mono|L}}align=center| {{mono|FIN}}{{saila|FIN}}
align=center| {{mono|F}}align=center| {{mono|FRA}}{{saila|FRA}}
align=center| {{mono|K}}align=center| {{mono|GBR}}{{saila|GBR}}
align=center|align=center| {{mono|GEO}}{{saila|GEO}}
align=center| {{mono|G}}align=center| {{mono|GER}}{{saila|GER}}
align=center| {{mono|GR}}align=center| {{mono|GRE}}{{saila|GRE}}
align=center|align=center| {{mono|GRN}}{{saila|GRN}}
align=center|align=center| {{mono|GUA}}{{saila|GUA}}
align=center|align=center| {{mono|GUM}}{{saila|GUM}}
align=center| {{mono|KH}}align=center| {{mono|HKG}}{{saila|HKG}}
align=center| {{mono|M}}align=center| {{mono|HUN}}{{saila|HUN}}
align=center| {{mono|RI}}align=center| {{mono|INA}}{{saila|INA}}
align=center|align=center| {{mono|IND}}{{saila|IND}}
align=center|align=center| {{mono|IRI}}{{saila|IRI}}
align=center| {{mono|IR}}align=center| {{mono|IRL}}{{saila|IRL}}
align=center|align=center| {{mono|IRQ}}{{saila|IRQ}}
align=center| {{mono|IL}}align=center| {{mono|ISL}}{{saila|ISL}}
align=center| {{mono|IS}}align=center| {{mono|ISR}}{{saila|ISR}}
align=center| {{mono|VI}}align=center| {{mono|ISV}}{{saila|ISV}}
align=center| {{mono|I}}align=center| {{mono|ITA}}{{saila|ITA}}
align=center| {{mono|KV}}align=center| {{mono|IVB}}{{saila|IVB}}{{mono|BVI}}
align=center| {{mono|KJ}}align=center| {{mono|JAM}}{{saila|JAM}}
align=center|align=center| {{mono|JOR}}{{saila|JOR}}
align=center| {{mono|J}}align=center| {{mono|JPN}}{{saila|JPN}}
align=center|align=center| {{mono|KAZ}}{{saila|KAZ}}
align=center| {{mono|KK}}align=center| {{mono|KEN}}{{saila|KEN}}
align=center|align=center| {{mono|KGZ}}{{saila|KGZ}}
align=center|align=center| {{mono|KOR}}{{saila|KOR}}
align=center|align=center| {{mono|KOS}}{{saila|KOS}}
align=center|align=center| {{mono|KSA}}{{saila|KSA}}
align=center|align=center| {{mono|KUW}}{{saila|KUW}}
align=center|align=center| {{mono|LAT}}{{saila|LAT}}
align=center|align=center| {{mono|LBA}}{{saila|LBA}}
align=center|align=center| {{mono|LCA}}{{saila|LCA}}
align=center|align=center| {{mono|LIB}}{{saila|LIB}}
align=center| {{mono|FL}}align=center| {{mono|LIE}}{{saila|LIE}}
align=center|align=center| {{mono|LTU}}{{saila|LTU}}
align=center| {{mono|LX}}align=center| {{mono|LUX}}{{saila|LUX}}
align=center|align=center| {{mono|MAC}}{{saila|MAC}}
align=center|align=center| {{mono|MAD}}{{saila|MAD}}
align=center|align=center| {{mono|MAR}}{{saila|MAR}}
align=center|align=center| {{mono|MAS}}{{saila|MAS}}
align=center|align=center| {{mono|MDA}}{{saila|MDA}}
align=center| {{mono|MX}}align=center| {{mono|MEX}}{{saila|MEX}}
align=center|align=center| {{mono|MKD}}{{saila|MKD}}
align=center| {{mono|MT}}align=center| {{mono|MLT}}{{saila|MLT}}
align=center|align=center| {{mono|MNE}}{{saila|MNE}}
align=center|align=center| {{mono|MNT}}{{saila|MNT}}
align=center| {{mono|MO}}align=center| {{mono|MON}}{{saila|MON}}
align=center|align=center| {{mono|MOZ}}{{saila|MOZ}}
align=center|align=center| {{mono|MRI}}{{saila|MRI}}
align=center|align=center| {{mono|MYA}}{{saila|MYA}}
align=center|align=center| {{mono|NAM}}{{saila|NAM}}
align=center|align=center| {{mono|NCA}}{{saila|NCA}}
align=center| {{mono|H}}align=center| {{mono|NED}}{{saila|NED}}
align=center|align=center| {{mono|NGR}}{{saila|NGR}}
align=center| {{mono|N}}align=center| {{mono|NOR}}{{saila|NOR}}
align=center| {{mono|KZ}}align=center| {{mono|NZL}}{{saila|NZL}}
align=center|align=center| {{mono|OMA}}{{saila|OMA}}
align=center|align=center| {{mono|PAK}}{{saila|PAK}}
align=center|align=center| {{mono|PAN}}{{saila|PAN}}
align=center|align=center| {{mono|PAR}}{{saila|PAR}}
align=center| {{mono|PU}}align=center| {{mono|PER}}{{saila|PER}}
align=center| {{mono|PH}}align=center| {{mono|PHI}}{{saila|PHI}}
align=center|align=center| {{mono|PLE}}{{saila|PLE}}
align=center|align=center| {{mono|PNG}}{{saila|PNG}}
align=center| {{mono|PZ}}align=center| {{mono|POL}}{{saila|POL}}
align=center| {{mono|P}}align=center| {{mono|POR}}{{saila|POR}}
align=center|align=center| {{mono|PRK}}{{saila|PRK}}
align=center| {{mono|PR}}align=center| {{mono|PUR}}{{saila|PUR}}
align=center|align=center| {{mono|QAT}}{{saila|QAT}}
align=center| {{mono|RM}}align=center| {{mono|ROU}}{{saila|ROU}}{{mono|ROM}}
align=center| {{mono|SA}}align=center| {{mono|RSA}}{{saila|RSA}}{{mono|KZA}}
align=center|align=center| {{mono|RUS}}{{saila|RUS}}
align=center|align=center| {{mono|SAM}}{{saila|SAM}}
align=center|align=center| {{mono|SEN}}{{saila|SEN}}
align=center|align=center| {{mono|SEY}}{{saila|SEY}}
align=center| {{mono|SIN}}align=center| {{mono|SGP}}{{saila|SGP}}{{mono|SIN}}
align=center|align=center| {{mono|SKN}}{{saila|SKN}}
align=center|align=center| {{mono|SLO}}{{saila|SLO}}
align=center| {{mono|SM}}align=center| {{mono|SMR}}{{saila|SMR}}
align=center|align=center| {{mono|SOL}}{{saila|SOL}}
align=center|align=center| {{mono|SRB}}{{saila|SRB}}
align=center| {{mono|CY}}align=center| {{mono|SRI}}{{saila|SRI}}
align=center|align=center| {{mono|SUD}}{{saila|SUD}}
align=center| {{mono|Z}}align=center| {{mono|SUI}}{{saila|SUI}}
align=center|align=center| {{mono|SVK}}{{saila|SVK}}
align=center| {{mono|S}}align=center| {{mono|SWE}}{{saila|SWE}}
align=center|align=center| {{mono|TAH}}{{saila|TAH}}
align=center|align=center| {{mono|TAN}}{{saila|TAN}}
align=center|align=center| {{mono|TCA}}{{saila|TCA}}
align=center|align=center| {{mono|TGA}}{{saila|TGA}}
align=center| {{mono|TA}}align=center| {{mono|THA}}{{saila|THA}}
align=center|align=center| {{mono|TJK}}{{saila|TJK}}
align=center|align=center| {{mono|TLS}}{{saila|TLS}}
align=center|align=center| {{mono|TPE}}{{saila|TPE}}
align=center|align=center| {{mono|TTO}}{{saila|TTO}}
align=center|align=center| {{mono|TUN}}{{saila|TUN}}
align=center| {{mono|TK}}align=center| {{mono|TUR}}{{saila|TUR}}
align=center|align=center| {{mono|UAE}}{{saila|UAE}}
align=center|align=center| {{mono|UGA}}{{saila|UGA}}
align=center|align=center| {{mono|UKR}}{{saila|UKR}}
align=center|align=center| {{mono|URU}}{{saila|URU}}
align=center| {{mono|US}}align=center| {{mono|USA}}{{saila|USA}}
align=center|align=center| {{mono|VAN}}{{saila|VAN}}
align=center| {{mono|V}}align=center| {{mono|VEN}}{{saila|VEN}}
align=center|align=center| {{mono|VIE}}{{saila|VIE}}
align=center|align=center| {{mono|VIN}}{{saila|VIN}}
align=center| {{mono|ZB}}align=center| {{mono|ZIM}}{{saila|ZIM}}

Former MNAs

class="wikitable sortable"

! Old
system

! Current
system

! Country

! Other codes used

align=center| {{mono|DDR}}align=center|{{saila|East Germany}}{{mono|GO}}
align=center| {{mono|KR}}align=center|{{saila|Rhodesia}}
align=center| {{mono|SR}}align=center|{{saila|URS}}
align=center| {{mono|Y}}align=center| {{mono|YUG}}{{saila|Yugoslavia}}

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