List of sail codes
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.[1]
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.[2]
The complete list is published by World Sailing (formerly ISAF) and can be accessed on "Appendix G IDENTIFICATION ON SAILS" of the rules
Current MNAs
Current codes as of The Racing Rules of Sailing:[1]
| Old system |
Current system |
Country | Other codes used |
|---|---|---|---|
| AHO | Netherlands Antilles | ||
| ALG | Algeria | ||
| AND | Andorra | ||
| ANG | Angola | ||
| ANT | Antigua and Barbuda | ||
| A | ARG | Argentina | |
| ARM | Armenia | ||
| ARU | Aruba | ||
| ASA | American Samoa | ||
| KA | AUS | Australia | |
| OE | AUT | Austria | |
| AZE | Azerbaijan | ||
| BA | BAH | Bahamas | |
| BAR | Barbados | ||
| B | BEL | Belgium | |
| KB | BER | Bermuda | |
| BIZ | Belize | ||
| BLR | Belarus | ||
| BOL | Bolivia | ||
| BOT | Botswana | ||
| BL | BRA | Brazil | |
| BRN | Bahrain | ||
| BRU | Brunei | ||
| BU | BUL | Bulgaria | |
| CAM | Cambodia | ||
| KC | CAN | Canada | |
| CAY | Cayman Islands | ||
| X | CHI | Chile | |
| CHN | China | ||
| COK | Cook Islands | ||
| CB | COL | Colombia | |
| CRO | Croatia | ||
| CUB | Cuba | ||
| CP | CYP | Cyprus | |
| CZ | CZE | Czech Republic | |
| D | DEN | Denmark | |
| DJI | Djibouti | ||
| DOM | Dominican Republic | ||
| EC | ECU | Ecuador | |
| EGY | Egypt | ||
| SL | ESA | El Salvador | |
| E | ESP | Spain | |
| EST | Estonia | ||
| FIJ | Fiji | ||
| L | FIN | Finland | |
| F | FRA | France | |
| K | GBR | Great Britain | |
| GEO | Georgia | ||
| G | GER | Germany | |
| GR | GRE | Greece | |
| GRN | Grenada | ||
| GUA | Guatemala | ||
| GUM | Guam | ||
| KH | HKG | Hong Kong | |
| M | HUN | Hungary | |
| RI | INA | Indonesia | |
| IND | India | ||
| IRI | Iran | ||
| IR | IRL | Ireland | |
| IRQ | Iraq | ||
| IL | ISL | Iceland | |
| IS | ISR | Israel | |
| VI | ISV | U.S. Virgin Islands | |
| I | ITA | Italy | |
| KV | IVB | British Virgin Islands | BVI |
| KJ | JAM | Jamaica | |
| JOR | Jordan | ||
| J | JPN | Japan | |
| KAZ | Kazakhstan | ||
| KK | KEN | Kenya | |
| KGZ | Kyrgyzstan | ||
| KOR | South Korea | ||
| KOS | Kosovo | ||
| KSA | Saudi Arabia | ||
| KUW | Kuwait | ||
| LAT | Latvia | ||
| LBA | Libya | ||
| LCA | Saint Lucia | ||
| LIB | Lebanon | ||
| FL | LIE | Liechtenstein | |
| LTU | Lithuania | ||
| LX | LUX | Luxembourg | |
| MAC | Macau | ||
| MAD | Madagascar | ||
| MAR | Morocco | ||
| MAS | Malaysia | ||
| MDA | Moldova | ||
| MX | MEX | Mexico | |
| MKD | North Macedonia | ||
| MT | MLT | Malta | |
| MNE | Montenegro | ||
| MNT | Montserrat | ||
| MO | MON | Monaco | |
| MOZ | Mozambique | ||
| MRI | Mauritius | ||
| MYA | Myanmar | ||
| NAM | Namibia | ||
| NCA | Nicaragua | ||
| H | NED | Netherlands | |
| NGR | Nigeria | ||
| N | NOR | Norway | |
| KZ | NZL | New Zealand | |
| OMA | Oman | ||
| PAK | Pakistan | ||
| PAN | Panama | ||
| PAR | Paraguay | ||
| PU | PER | Peru | |
| PH | PHI | Philippines | |
| PLE | Palestine | ||
| PNG | Papua New Guinea | ||
| PZ | POL | Poland | |
| P | POR | Portugal | |
| PRK | North Korea | ||
| PR | PUR | Puerto Rico | |
| QAT | Qatar | ||
| RM | ROU | Romania | ROM |
| SA | RSA | South Africa | KZA |
| RUS | Russia | ||
| SAM | Samoa | ||
| SEN | Senegal | ||
| SEY | Seychelles | ||
| SIN | SGP | Singapore | SIN |
| SKN | Saint Kitts and Nevis | ||
| SLO | Slovenia | ||
| SM | SMR | San Marino | |
| SOL | Solomon Islands | ||
| SRB | Serbia | ||
| CY | SRI | Sri Lanka | |
| SUD | Sudan | ||
| Z | SUI | Switzerland | |
| SVK | Slovakia | ||
| S | SWE | Sweden | |
| TAH | French Polynesia | ||
| TAN | Tanzania | ||
| TCA | Turks and Caicos Islands | ||
| TGA | Tonga | ||
| TA | THA | Thailand | |
| TJK | Tajikistan | ||
| TLS | Timor-Leste | ||
| TPE | Chinese Taipei | ||
| TTO | Trinidad and Tobago | ||
| TUN | Tunisia | ||
| TK | TUR | Turkey | |
| UAE | United Arab Emirates | ||
| UGA | Uganda | ||
| UKR | Ukraine | ||
| URU | Uruguay | ||
| US | USA | United States | |
| VAN | Vanuatu | ||
| V | VEN | Venezuela | |
| VIE | Vietnam | ||
| VIN | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | ||
| ZB | ZIM | Zimbabwe |
Former MNAs
| Old system |
Current system |
Country | Other codes used |
|---|---|---|---|
| DDR | East Germany | GO | |
| KR | Rhodesia | ||
| SR | Soviet Union | ||
| Y | YUG | Yugoslavia |
References
- ^ a b World Sailing. "Appendix G. Identification on Sails". The Racing Rules of Sailing for 2025–2028. Including changes and corrections made by World Sailing as of January 1, 2025 (PDF). London: World Sailing. pp. 118–123.
- ^ IOC Media (11 Apr 2003). "Flags on Sails". sail-world.com.