2018 in sailing

The following are the scheduled events of sailing for the year 2018 throughout the world.

Events

Olympic classes events

World championships

30 July – 12 August: 2018 Sailing World Championships in Aarhus, Denmark

Sailing World Cup

15 October 2017 – 10 June 2018: 2018 Sailing World Cup
- 21–28 January: Sailing World Cup Miami in Miami, United States
  - Men's 470 winners: Luke Patience & Chris Grube (GBR)^[1]
  - Women's 470 winners: Tina Mrak & Veronika Macarol (SLO)^[2]
  - Men's 49er winners: Dylan Fletcher-Scott & Stuart Bithell (GBR)^[3]
  - Women's 49er FX winners: Victoria Jurczok & Anika Lorenz (GER)^[4]
  - Men's Finn winner: Giles Scott (GBR)^[5]
  - Men's Laser winner: Tom Burton (AUS)^[6]
  - Women's Laser Radial winner: Alison Young (GBR)^[7]
  - Mixed Nacra 17 winners: Jason Waterhouse & Lisa Darmanin (AUS)^[8]
  - Men's RS:X winner: Louis Giard (FRA)^[9]
  - Women's RS:X winner: Hélène Noesmoen (FRA)^[10]
- 22–29 April: Sailing World Cup Hyères in Hyères, France
- 3–10 June: Sailing World Cup Final in Marseille, France
9 September 2018 – 2019: 2019 Sailing World Cup
- 9–16 September: Sailing World Cup Enoshima in Enoshima, Japan

Asian championships

24–30 June: 2018 Asian Sailing Championship in Jakarta, Indonesia.^[11]

European championships

9–17 March: Finn European Championship in Cádiz, Spain^[12]
- : Edward Wright (GBR)
- : Nicholas Heiner (NED)
- : Max Salminen (SWE)
5–12 May: Laser European Championships in La Rochelle, France
- Men's Laser^[13]
  - : Pavlos Kontides (CYP)
  - : Philipp Buhl (GER)
  - : Michael Beckett (GBR)
- Women's Laser Radial^[14]
  - : Marit Bouwmeester (NED)
  - : Maxime Jonker (NED)
  - : Emma Plasschaert (BEL)
16–24 May: 470 European Championships in Burgas, Bulgaria
- Men's 470^[15]
  - : Anton Dahlberg & Fredrik Bergström (SWE)
  - : Panagiotis Mantis & Pavlos Kagialis (GRE)
  - : Malte Winkel & Matti Cipra (GER)
- Women's 470^[15]
  - : Tina Mrak & Veronika Macarol (SLO)
  - : Frederike Loewe & Anna Markfort (GER)
  - : Nadine Boehm & Ann-Christin Goliass (GER)
5–13 July: 49er & 49er FX European Championships & Nacra 17 European Championship in Gdynia, Poland
- Men's 49er^[16]
  - : Diego Botín & Iago López (ESP)
  - : Dominik Buksak & Szymon Wierzbicki (POL)
  - : Dylan Fletcher & Stuart Bithell (GBR)
- Women's 49er FX^[17]
  - : Helene Næss & Marie Rønningen (NOR)
  - : Victoria Jurczok & Anika Lorenz (GER)
  - : Sophie Weguelin & Sophie Ainsworth (GBR)
- Mixed Nacra 17^[18]
  - : Ruggero Tita & Caterina Banti (ITA)
  - : Fernando Echávarri & Tara Pacheco (ESP)
  - : Christian Peter Lübeck & Lin Cenholt (DEN)
19–25 August: RS:X European Championships in Sopot, Poland

North American championships

13–15 January: 470 North American Championships in Miami, United States^[19]
- Men's 470
  - : Luke Patience & Chris Grube (GBR)
  - : Anton Dahlberg & Fredrik Bergström (SWE)
  - : Panagiotis Mantis & Pavlos Kagialis (GRE)
- Women's 470
  - : Afrodite Zegers & Anneloes van Veen (NED)
  - : Ai Kondo & Miho Yoshioka (JPN)
  - : Agnieszka Skrzypulec & Irmina Gliszczyńska (POL)
23–27 May: RS:X North American Championships in Cancún, Mexico
12–15 July: Laser North American Championship in Long Beach, United States

South American championships

22–25 February: 470 South American Championship in San Isidro, Argentina
1–4 March: RS:X South American Championships in Paracas, Peru
3–8 December: 49er & 49er FX South American Championships & Nacra 17 South American Championship in Florianópolis, Brazil

Other major events

Extreme Sailing Series

14 March – 2 December: 2018 Extreme Sailing Series^[20]
- 14–17 March: Act 1 in Muscat, Oman
- 24–27 May: GC32 World Championship in Lake Garda, Italy
- 14–17 June: Act 2 in Barcelona, Spain
- 5–8 July: Act 3 in Portugal
- 9–12 August: Act 4 in Saint Petersburg, Russia
- 24–27 August: Act 5 in Cardiff, United Kingdom
- 18–21 October: Act 6 in San Diego, United States
- 29 November – 2 December: Act 7 in Los Cabos, Mexico

Global Kite Sports Association

PWA World Tour

10–15 May: Fly! ANA Windsurf World Cup in Yokosuka, Japan
19–24 May: Korea
5–10 June: Costa Brava, Spain
13–20 June: Portugal
15–21 July: Gran Canaria, Spain
26 July – 4 August: Fuerteventura, Spain
5–11 August: Tenerife, Spain
28 September – 7 October: Mercedes-Benz World Cup in Sylt, Germany

Volvo Ocean Race

14 October 2017 – 30 June 2018: 2017–18 Volvo Ocean Race
- 2–19 January: Leg #4 from Melbourne, Australia to Hong Kong, China
- 27 & 28 January 2018: In-Port Race in Hong Kong, China
- 1 February: Leg #5 (non-scoring) from Hong Kong, China to Guangzhou, China
- 3 February: In-Port Race in Guangzhou, China
- 7 February: Leg #6 from Guangzhou, China to Auckland, New Zelanda
- 10 March: In-Port Race in Auckland, New Zealand
- 18 March: Leg #7 from Auckland, New Zealand to Itajaí, Brazil
- 20 April: In-Port Race in Itajaí, Brazil
- 22 April: Leg #8 from Itajaí, Brazil to Newport, United States
- 19 May: In-Port Race in Newport, United States
- 20 May: Leg #9 from Newport, United States to Cardiff, United Kingdom
- 8 June: In-Port Race in Cardiff, United Kingdom
- 10 June: Leg #10 from Cardiff, United Kingdom to Gothenburg, Sweden
- 17 June: In-Port Race in Gothenburg, Sweden
- 21 June: Leg #11 from Gothenburg, Sweden to The Hague, Netherlands
- 30 June: In-Port Race in The Hague, Netherlands

Women's International Match Racing Series

World Match Racing Tour

Other classes

World championships

14–22 July: Youth Sailing World Championships in Corpus Christi, United States

Event		Host		Winners		Participation		Ref.
Title	Date	Club	Country	Event	Winners	Boats	Nats	Ref.
2.4 Metre World Championship	4–10 August	Gefle Segelsällskap	Sweden	Open
5.5 Metre World Championship	20-24 Aug	Royal Yacht Squadron	United Kingdom	Open	BAH 21 - New Moon Mark Holowesko (BAH) Christoph Burger (SUI) Peter Vlasov (BAH)	25	12
International 14 World Championships	12–25 August		United States	Open
420 World Championships	8–15 August		United States	Open
505 World Championship	22–27 July		Poland	Open	Lutz Stengel Holger Jess	127	14
B14 World Championship	1-6 Jan	Port Dalrymple Yacht Club	Australia	Open
A-Cat World Championship	23–30 Aug		Australia	Open
Contender World Championship	19–25 Jan		Australia	Open
Etchells World Championship	18-27 Oct	Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron	Australia	Open
Farr 40 World Championship	6-9 Oct	Chicago Yacht Club	United States	Open		14
Finn Youth World Championship	25–30 August		Slovenia	Open
Formula 18 World Championship	12-19 Oct	Sarasota Yacht Club	United States	Open		78
J/22 World Championship	8-14 Sept.	Annapolis Yacht Club	United States	Open
J/24 World Championship	24-31 Aug	Fraglia Vela Riva	Italy	Open
J/70 World Championship	22–29 Sept.		United States	Open
J/80 World Championship	6-14 Jul	Sports Nautiques Sablais	France	Open		73	8
Youth Lightning World Championship	3-7 July	Nautical Athletic Club of Voula	Greece	Open U-24		16
Melges 20 World Championship	10-13 Oct.	Yacht Club Cagliari	Italy	Open		36	16
Melges 24 World Championship	31May -9Jun	Royal Victoria Yacht Club	Canada	Open		41	7+
Melges 32 World Championship		Yacht Club Cagliari	France	Open		18
Moth World Championship	25 March – 1 April		Bermuda	Open
RS Feva World Championship	1–8 April		United States	Open
RS Tera World Championships	4-10 Aug	Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy	United Kingdom	Open Sport
RS Tera World Championships	4-10 Aug	Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy	United Kingdom	Open Pro
RS:X Youth World Championships	1–8 July		France	Male
RS:X Youth World Championships	1–8 July		France	Female
Star World Championship	5–15 Oct		United States	Open
TP52 World Championship	17-21 July	Clube Naval de Cascais	Portugal	Open		9
Techno 293 World Championships	4–12 Aug.		Latvia	Male U15		72	23
				Female U15		39	12
				Male U17		81	23
				Female U17		100	30
				Male U19+Rig		35	20
				Female U19+Rig		32	18
				Male + Rig		52	23
				Female + Rig		36	20
Yngling World Championship	8-14 July	Fraglia Vela Riva	Italy	Open

Asian championships

7–11 February: Techno 293+ Asian Championships in Singapore, Singapore

European championships

1–7 April: Techno 293+ European Championships in Mondello, Italy
7–14 April: One Metre European Championship in Rogoznica, Croatia
28 May – 1 June: Dragon European Championship in Balatonfüred, Hungary
3–11 July: 470 European Junior Championships & 420 European Junior Championships in Sesimbra, Portugal
8–13 July: Formula Kite European Championship in La Rochelle, France
7–12 August: Star European Championship in Flensburg, Germany
19–25 August: RS:X European Youth Championships in Sopot, Poland
29 August – 8 September: 6 Metre European Championship in La Trinité-sur-Mer, France
20–27 October: Techno 293 European Championships in Athens, Greece

North American championships

23–27 May: Techno 293+ North American Championships in Cancún, Mexico
4–8 July: Viper North American Championships in Kingston, Canada
14–19 August: Star North American Championship in Los Angeles, United States

South American championships

25–28 February: Techno 293+ South American Championships in Paracas, Peru
7–11 November: Star South American Championship in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Other events

30 March – 7 April: Trofeo Princesa Sofía in Palma, Spain
21–26 May: Medemblik Regatta in Medemblik, Netherlands
16–24 June: Kiel Week in Kiel, Germany
18 August – 2 September: 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta-Palembang, Indonesia
6–18 October: 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina
3–8 December: Star Sailors League Finals in Nassau, Bahamas

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