Quadrennial World Sailing Champs open in Aarhus

Only once in four years is the World Sailing Championships held and the showdown in the Olympic classes is set to start in Aarhus (DEN) and continuing through 12 August.

In each of the 12 classes on the program, an Opening Series of races will take place, with a Medal Race worth double points at the end (the number of entries are also shown):

RS:X:
. 05-12 August
. Men: 90 entries: 14+1 medal race
. Women: 64 entries: 14+1 medal race

49er:
. 04-12 August
. Men: 89 entries: 14+1

49erFX:
. 04-12 August
. 63 entries: 14+1

Finn:
. 02-10 August
. 92 entries: 10+1

Kiteboard:
. 05-11 August
. Men and Women: 24+1

Laser:
. 03-11 August
. 165 entries: 10+1

Laser Radial:
. 03-11 August
. 119 entries: 10+1

470 Men:
. 02-10 August
. 65 entries: 10+1

470 Women:
. 02-10 August
. 47 entries: 10+1

Nacra 17/Mixed:
. 05-12 August
. 69 entries: 16+1

The defending champions from the 2014 Worlds, held in Santander (ESP):

RS:X Men:
Julien Bontemps (FRA)

RS:X Women:
Charline Picon (FRA)

49er Men:
Peter Burling/Blair Tuke (NZL)

49erFX Women:
Martina Graef/Kahena Kunze (BRA)

Finn:
Giles Scott (GBR)

Laser Men:
Nicholas Heiner (NED)

Laser Radial Women:
Marit Bouwmeester (NED)

470 Men:
Mat Belcher/Will Ryan (NZL)

470 Women:
Lara Vladlau/Jolanta Ogar (AUT)

Nacra 17 Mixed:
Billy Besson/Marie Riou (FRA)

And the Olympic winners from Rio 2016, five of which are the same:

RS:X Men:
Dorian v. Rijesselberghe (NED)

RS:X Women:
Charline Picon (FRA)

49er Men:
Peter Burling/Blair Tuke (NZL)

49er FX Women:
Martina Graef/Kahena Kunze (BRA)

Finn Men:
Giles Scott (GBR)

Laser Men:
Tom Burton (AUS)

Laser Radial Women:
Marit Bouwmeester (NED)

470 Men:
Sime Fantela/Igor Marenic (CRO)

470 Women:
Hannah Mills/Saskia Clark (GBR)

Nacra 17 Mixed:
Santiago Lange/Cecilia Carranza Saroli (ARG)

In 2018, the World Sailing World Cup was held in three stages and a World Cup Final in Japan, the U.S. and France (two legs); the winners:

Men

RS:X:
Gamagori: Pawel Tarnowski (POL)
Miami: Louis Giard (FRA)
Hyeres: Pierre LeCoq (FRA)
Marseille: LeCoq

Laser:
Gamagori: Sam Meech (NZL)
Miami: Tom Burton (AUS)
Hyeres: Jean Baptiste Bernaz (FRA)
Marseille: Philipp Buhl (GER)

Finn:
Gamagori: not held
Miami: Giles Scott (GBR)
Hyeres: Jorge Zarif (BRA)
Marseille: Zarif

470:
Gamagori: Mat Belcher/Will Ryan (AUS)
Miami: Luke Patience/Chris Grube (GBR)
Hyeres: Anton Dahlberg/Fredrik Bergstrom (SWE)
Marseille: Belcher/Ryan

Women

RS:X:
Gamagori: Hei Man Chan (HKG)
Miami: Helene Noesmoen (FRA)
Hyeres: Zofia Noceti-Klepacka (POL)
Marseille: Noga Geller (ISR)

Laser Radial:
Gamagori: Anne-Marie Rindom (DEN)
Miami: Alison Young (GBR)
Hyeres: Marit Bouwmeester (NED)
Marseille: Emma Plasschaert (BEL)

470:
Gamagori: Agnieszka Skrzypulec/ Irmina Gliszczynska (POL)
Miami: Tina Mrak/Veronika Macarol (SLO)
Hyeres: Camille Lecointre/Aloise Retornaz (FRA)
Marseille: Hannah Mills/Eilidh McIntyre (GBR)

Mixed

Nacra 17:
Gamagori: not held
Miami: Jason Waterhouse/Lisa Darmanin (AUS)
Hyeres: Ruggero Tita/Caterina Banti (ITA)
Marseille: Tita/Banti

Weather permitting in Aarhus, a total of 180 races will be held and the results of each race can be found here.