2018 Sailing World Championships

2018 Sailing World Championships
Event Title
Edition	5th
Event Details
Venue	Aarhus, Denmark
Dates	30 July – 12 August 2018
Titles	12
Competitors
Qualification(s)	2020 Summer Olympics
	← 2014 →

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 over 100 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.

Bidding process[]

The following cities competed to win the right to host the Championships. ^[1]

Aarhus, Denmark
Busan, South Korea
The Hague, Netherlands
Gdynia, Poland

Venue[]

Sailing was held on Aarhus Bay with the regatta centre at Navitas Park.^[2]

Competition format[]

Events and equipment[]

The following events were open for entries:^[2]

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

Competition schedule[]

The competition started on 2 August and finish on 12 August 2018.^[2]

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Summary[]

Medal table[]

* Host nation (Denmark)


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Netherlands	3	2	1	6
2	France	2	2	3	7
3	Japan	1	1	0	2
4	Belgium	1	0	0	1
	Croatia	1	0	0	1
	Cyprus	1	0	0	1
	Hungary	1	0	0	1
	Italy	1	0	0	1
	United States	1	0	0	1
10	Australia	0	2	0	2
11	Great Britain	0	1	2	3
12	Spain	0	1	1	2
13	Austria	0	1	0	1
	Russia	0	1	0	1
	Sweden	0	1	0	1
16	Germany	0	0	2	2
17	Argentina	0	0	1	1
	China	0	0	1	1
	Denmark*	0	0	1	1
Totals (19 nations)		12	12	12	36

Event medalists[]

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's 470	Kevin Peponnet Jérémie Mion France	Japan	Jordi Xammar Nicolás Rodríguez Spain
Women's 470	Ai Kondo Yoshida Miho Yoshioka Japan	Silvia Mas Patricia Cantero Spain	Hannah Mills Eilidh McIntyre United Kingdom
49er	Šime Fantela Mihovil Fantela Croatia	[fr] Noé Delpech France	Germany
49er FX	Annemiek Bekkering Annette Duetz Netherlands	Tanja Frank Lorena Abicht Austria	Sophie Ainsworth United Kingdom
Finn	Zsombor Berecz Hungary	Max Salminen Sweden	Pieter-Jan Postma Netherlands
	[fr] France	United Kingdom	Maxime Nocher France
	[es] United States	[ru] Russia	[fr] France
Laser	Pavlos Kontides Cyprus	Matthew Wearn Australia	Philipp Buhl Germany
Laser Radial	Emma Plasschaert Belgium	Marit Bouwmeester Netherlands	Anne-Marie Rindom Denmark
Nacra 17	Ruggero Tita Caterina Banti Italy	Nathan Outteridge Haylee Outteridge Australia	Santiago Lange Cecilia Carranza Argentina
Men's RS:X	Dorian van Rijsselberghe Netherlands	Kiran Badloe Netherlands	[fr] France
Women's RS:X	Lilian de Geus Netherlands	Charline Picon France	Lu Yunxiu China

References[]

^ "ISAF delighted with quality of bids for 2018 Sailing World Championships". Insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c [1]^{[dead link]}

External links[]

[1] "ISAF delighted with quality of bids for 2018 Sailing World Championships". Insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 29 July 2018.

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v t World championships in sailing
World Sailing events	Sailing World Championships 2003 2007 2011 2014 2018 Youth Sailing World Championships ISAF Offshore Team Racing World Championship ISAF Open Match Racing World Championship Para World Sailing Championships ISAF Team Racing World Championship Women's Match Racing World Championship eSailing World Championship
Centreboard (medalists)	420 470 49er & 49er FX 505 Cadet Europe Finn Flying Dutchman Laser Laser 4.7 Laser Radial men's women's Optimist Snipe
Keelboat (medalists)	5.5 Metre 6 Metre 12 Metre Dragon Soling Star Yngling
Multihull (medalists)	Nacra 17 Tornado
Board (medalists)	RS:X IQFoil
Yacht (medalists)	Class 40 Farr 30 Farr 40 Farr 45 Sydney 40 Swan 45 TP52 X-35 X-41 X-99
Radio (medalists)	One Metre Marblehead Ten Rater Radio A Class
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Cue & mind sports	Chess men women's match women rapid blitz Darts BDO PDC Draughts men's match women's match Pool Nine-ball Snooker six-red
Motor sports	Air race Endurance auto racing 2018–19 Endurance motorcycle racing F1 Powerboat Formula One Motocross MotoGP Moto2 Moto3 Rally Rallycross Speedway individual team Superbike Supersport Supersport 300 Touring car

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