Sailing is an event at the Island Games, the biennial multi-sports event for island nations, territories and dependencies.

Sailing at the Island Games was first introduced as a sport in 1995.

Sailboarding (or as it is sometimes called Windsurfing, which was only invented in 1948), started earlier, in 1993.

All the participants in the Games are surrounded by water (except Gibraltar), so water sports are attractive.

Sailing - ILCA 7 Laser Standard Rig - A maximum of 2 entries per Member Island. - ILCA 6 Laser Radial Rig - A maximum of 2 entries per Member Island. - The team positions shall be calculated by adding the points of each team’s best three places for each race sailed (this is not necessarily the same 3 sailors in each race). - Age - minimum 13

Sailboarding - A maximum of 4 entries per Member Island. - The team positions shall be calculated by adding the points of each team’s best three places for each race sailed (this is not necessarily the same 3 sailors in each race). - Age - minimum 13

Events Event V1993 VI 1995 VII 1997 VIII 1999 IX 2001 X 2003 XI 2005 XII 2007 XIII 2009 XIV 2011 XV 2013 XVI 2015 XVII XVIII 2019 XIX 2023XX2025Laser Standard X X X X X X X X X X X X XXLaser Radial X X X X X X X X X X X XXSailing Team X X X X X X X X X XXSailboarding X X X X X X X X X X Sailboarding Team X X X X X X X X X X

Top Medalists

Gold MedalsTotal MedalsNo:TeamNo:TeamSailing9 6 Ynys Môn 16 15 Ynys Môn Sailboarding7 5 Menorca 21 13

Sailing

Sailing Laser Standard Rig

YearGamesHost Gold Silver Bronze1995VI 1997VII 1999VIII 2001IX 2003X 2005XI 2007XII Ynys Môn Menorca2009XIII Ynys Môn Ynys Môn 2011XIV Ynys Môn Ynys Môn 2013XV Eifion Mon Niklas Areschoug Dyfrig Mon 2015XVI Eifion Mon Ynys Môn Harry Blowers Kalin Hillier2019XVIII NatWest Island Games XVIII Gibraltar 2019 Dominic Breen-Turner Peeter Kaju2023XIX Dominic Breen-Turner 2025XXArthur FarleyJosh MetcalfeHarry White

Sailing Laser Radial Rig

YearGamesHost Gold Silver Bronze1997VII 1999VIII 2001IX 2003X 2005XI 2007XII Menorca2009XIII 2011XIV 2013XV Markus Rönnberg Bleddyn Mon Kalin Hillier 2015XVI Benjamin Todd Ynys Môn Kristo Õunap Milio Schauman 2019XVIII Silver Vahstein Daniel Rüütel2023XIX 2025XXOliver MayoInes Maria Abreu GarciaWill Jackson

Sailing Team

YearGamesHost Gold Silver Bronze2001IX 2003X 2005XI 2007XII Menorca2009XIII Menorca2011XIV Ynys Môn 2013XV Ynys Môn 2015XVI Ynys Môn 2019XVIII 2023XIX 2025XX

Sailboarding

Gold MedalsTotal MedalsNo:TeamNo:TeamIndividual3 3 Menorca 12 7 MenorcaTeam4 2 2 Menorca 9 6 4 Menorca

Sailboarding Individual

YearGamesHost Gold Silver Bronze1993V 1995VI 1997VII 2003X 2005XI 2007XII Menorca Menorca Menorca2009XIII Menorca Menorca Menorca2011XIV Menorca 2013XV Andrew Petts Pierre le Page Alex Jones 2015XVI Stephen Pertegas Melia David Kendell Jo Robinson

Sailboarding Long Distance Individual

YearGamesHost Gold Silver Bronze2005XI

Sailboarding Team Event

YearGamesHost Gold Silver Bronze1993V 1995VI 1997VII 2003X 2005XI 2007XII Menorca 2009XIII 2011XIV 2013XV not awardednot awarded2015XVI

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