Olympic Games & Pan American Games
2024 Olympic Games
The 2024 Olympic Games will be held from July 26-August 11, 2024. The sailing events will take place in Marseille, France from July 28-August 8, 2024.
Following approval by US Sailing's International Selection Committee (ISC) and the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC), the selection procedures for the 2024 Olympic Games were published on July 12, 2022 and amended on February 17, 2023.
2023 Pan American Games
The 2023 Pan American Games will be held from October 20-November 5, 2023 in Santiago, Chile.
Following approval by US Sailing's International Selection Committee (ISC) and the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC), the selection procedures for the 2023 Pan American Games were published on July 12, 2022, and amended on September 20, 2022 and November 18, 2022.
US Sailing Team
US Sailing Team (Olympic Classes)
To qualify for the US Sailing Team, athletes/teams must meet the posted requirements while training and competing in a 2024 Olympic class. Athletes/teams will qualify for a specific Tier, with corresponding levels of US Sailing Team-provided support. The procedures and requirements for US Sailing Team Selection were updated on September 10, 2022 and further revised on January 24, 2023.
Olympic Class Events
2023 Olympic Test Event
Following approval by US Sailing’s International Selection Committee (ISC), the selection procedures for the 2023 Olympic Test Event, to be held in Marseille, France, from July 7-16, 2023, were published on July 12, 2022 and amended on September 20, 2022, November 3, 2022, and January 3, 2023.
2023 Sailing World Championship - Olympic Classes
Following approval by US Sailing’s International Selection Committee (ISC), the selection procedures for the 2023 Sailing World Championship, to be held in The Hague, Netherlands from August 10-20, 2023, were published on July 12, 2022 and amended on September 20, 2022, November 3, 2022, and January 3, 2023.
2023 Sailing World Championship - Para Classes
In addition to the Olympic classes, the 2023 Sailing World Championship will also hold events in four Para Sailing classes: Men’s Hansa 303, Women’s Hansa 303, 2.4mR OD, and RS Venture Connect. Following approval by US Sailing’s International Selection Committee (ISC), the selection procedures for these events were published on January 23, 2023.
ILCA Worlds
The majority of qualification spots for the ILCA Worlds are based on a qualification system published annually by the ILCA-North America Class, found HERE.
By agreement with the ILCA class, US Sailing is allocated one berth at each of the following annual World Championships:
- ILCA 7 Men's Worlds
- ILCA 6 Women's Worlds
- ILCA 7 Men's Under-21 Worlds
- ILCA 6 Women's Under-21 Worlds
- Physical
- Possesses appropriate fitness and strength as evidenced by performance in national and international regattas.
- Has the appropriate physical size, including competitive height and weight.
- Technical Proficiency
- Handling and trim techniques (tacking, gybing, sail trim, starting line acceleration and balance), as well as race situations and tactics, as evidenced by performances in national and international regattas. Experience in a wide range of wind/wave conditions.
Additional Delegation Events
2023 ANOC World Beach Games
The ANOC World Beach Games is a global multi-sport event created by the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) and first hosted in Qatar in 2019. The second edition of the ANOC World Beach Games will take place in Bali, Indonesia on 5-12 August 2023 and will feature WingFoil Racing as the sailing event. The selection procedures for this event were published on November 18, 2022.
Staff Selection Procedures for the ANOC World Beach Games were published on January 3, 2023, can can be found HERE.
Youth Classes
Youth Worlds Team
Each year, US Sailing selects one eligible prospective athlete in each of the single‐handed classes and one team of two eligible prospective athletes for each of the double‐handed classes to represent their country at the Youth Sailing World Championships. The 2023 Youth Worlds will be held in Buzios, Brazil from December 8-16, 2023.
Code of Conduct
In order to participate in a program or event of US Sailing and the US Olympic Sailing Program, including but not limited to membership on the US Sailing Team, participation in the Olympic Development Program, or competing at any international or domestic event for which US Sailing selects athletes to compete or participate, athletes pledge to uphold US Olympic Sailing Program Code of Conduct. The Code of Conduct was published on June 28, 2022.