The ISAF World Sailing Games were an international sailing event organized by the International Sailing Federation (ISAF), held every four years from 1994 to 2006.

History

Beginning in 1994, the ISAF World Sailing Games were held on four occasions. The 1994 IYRU Cup featured more than 1,000 sailors from 76 countries.^[1] The event included competitions in match racing, as well as the following sailing classes: 470 (men and women), Hobie 16 (open and women), women's J/22, J/24, men's Laser, and women's Laser Radial.^[2]

In 1998, ISAF hosted the 1998 ISAF World Sailing Games, featuring women’s match racing, 470 (men and women), Hobie 16 (open and women), J/22 (open and women), men's Laser, and women's Laser Radial.^[3]

For the 2002 ISAF World Sailing Games, the selected classes were 470 (men and women), Hobie 16 (open and women), women's J/22, J/80, men's Laser, women's Laser Radial, and Techno 293 (open and women).^[4] Each country was allowed to enter up to two sailors per event. Additionally, ISAF rankings leaders in Olympic classes, winners of the 1998 World Sailing Games, and gold medalists from the 2000 Summer Olympics received automatic invitations.^[5]

The 2006 ISAF World Sailing Games included competitions in 420 team racing, 470 (men and women), 49er, women's Hobie 16, Hobie Tiger, men's Laser, women's Laser Radial, and RS:X (men and women).^[6] Sailors from similar classes were invited to participate. For example, medalists from the 2005 Finn Gold Cup and world champions in the Byte, Contender, and OK classes were invited to compete in the men’s one-person dinghy event in Laser.^[7]

Editions

1994

1998

2002

2006

Host cities of the ISAF World Sailing Games

Year	City	Country	Dates	Events	Athletes	Nations	Note
1994	La Rochelle	France	25 July – 7 August	9	>1,000	76	[2][1]
1998	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	3–13 March	9	<1,000	67	[3]
2002	Marseille	France	29 June – 10 July	10			[4]
2006	Lake Neusiedl	Austria	10–20 May	10			[6]

Equipment

Legend: M – Men; W – Women; Mx – Mixed; O – Open;

References