The following is the qualification system and summary of the sailing at the 2019 Pan American Games competition.
Qualification system On January 17, 2019, it was announced that an 11th medal event (the 49er for men) was added to the list of medal events, with two additional boats being added in the Nacra 17 event. This meant the total quota rose to 168 sailors and 116 boats overall, with each nation allowed to enter a maximum of 17 athletes. The host nation (Peru) automatically qualified in all eleven events (17 athletes). Each event will have different qualifying events that began in 2017.
Originally, a total of 148 sailors and 106 boats were scheduled to qualify to compete at the games. A nation was allowed to enter a maximum of one boat in each of the ten events and a maximum of 15 athletes.
Event Host NOC Other NOC's Boats Athletes RS:X men 1 7 8 8Laser standard men 1 21 21 2249er men 1 7 8 16RS:X women 1 7 8 8Laser radial women 1 17 18 1849erFX women 1 4 5 10Sunfish open 1 12 13 13Kites open 1 9 10 10Snipe mixed 1 9 10 20Lightning mixed 1 6 7 21Nacra 17 mixed 1 10 11 22 TOTAL 11 105 116 168
Qualification summary The following qualification summary and countries qualified per event are as of May 15, 2019 (after all spots have been allocated). A total of 26 nations qualified for the sailing competitions, the most ever for one single edition of the games.
Nation Men Women Open TotalRS:X Laser 49erRS:X 49erFX Sunfish Kites Snipe Lightning Boats Athletes X X X 33 XXXXXXXXXXX1117 XX X 33 X 11 X X23 XXXXXXXXXXX1117 X 11 XXXXXXX XX914 X 11 XX X X XXX712 X XX X 46 XX XX X X 67 XX 22 X X X XX 58 X 11 X X X X X57 XXXXX XX 78 X 11 XXXXXXXXXXX 1117 X X X35 X X 22 X X 22 XXXXXXXXXXX1117 XX X XX X69 XX XX X56 X 11 Total: 26 NOCs 82288185131010711120168
Qualified boats RS:X men Event Location Date Boats Qualified Host nation 1 2018 South American Championship Paracas March 1 – March 4 4 2018 North American Championship Cancun May 23 – May 27 4 3 Universality 1 TOTAL 8 Canada declined its quota, and it was awarded to Cuba as a universality spot.
Laser standard men Event Location Date Boats Qualified Host nation 1 2018 South American Championship Rapel Lake February 21 – February 25 2 2018 North American Championship Alamitos Bay July 12 – July 15 6 2019 South American Championship Paracas March 4 – March 93 Universality April 11, 2019 2 8 TOTAL 22 4 additional universality spots were awarded after reallocation to the last four nations listed above.
49er men Event Location Date Boats Qualified Host nation 1 2019 North American Championship Miami January 27 – February 3 3 Universality 54 TOTAL 8 Trinidad and Tobago declined its spot and the two athlete spots were reallocated to the men's laser event.
RS:X women Event Location Date Boats Qualified Host nation 1 2018 South American Championship Paracas March 1 – March 4 2 2018 North American Championship Cancun May 23 – May 27 5 4 Reallocation April 11, 2019 1 TOTAL 8 Only 4 eligible countries competed at the 2018 North American Championship, meaning the last spot is yet to be determined.
Laser radial women Event Location Date Boats Qualified Host nation 1 2018 South American Championship Rapel Lake February 21 – February 25 2 2018 North American Championship Alamitos Bay July 12 – July 15 7 6 2019 South American Championship Paracas February 27 – March 3 3 Universality April 11, 2019 2 5 TOTAL 18 Puerto Rico and Colombia declined their spots. These two spots were awarded as universality spots to Aruba and Antigua and Barbuda
49erFX women Event Location Date Boats Qualified Host nation 1 2019 Pan-American Championship Miami January 27 – February 3 7 4 Universality 2 TOTAL 8 5 No eligible boat competed in the 2018 South American Championship, therefore the quotas are transferred to the other qualifying tournament. The eighth boat was reallocated to the Nacra event. Two additional boat spots were allocated, with two athlete quotas each being reallocated to the laser and laser radial events as universality spots.
Sunfish open Event Location Date Boats Qualified Host nation 1 2018 Midwinter Championship Panama City March 21 – March 23 3 2018 South American & Caribbean Championship Barranquilla April 28 – May 1 2 2018 North American Championship Waukegan August 1 – August 4 3 2019 South American Championship Paracas February 27 – March 3 3 Universality May 15, 2019 1 TOTAL 13
Kites open Event Location Date Boats Qualified Host nation 1 2018 North American Championship San Diego November 8 – November 115**2018 South American Championship Florianópolis November 18 – November 24 4 Reallocation 2 TOTAL 10 For the North American Championship the top four in the men's competition will qualify, along with the top two women. Only one woman competed and was eligible for a spot. For the South American Championship the top three in the men's competition will qualify, along with the top two women. Only two eligible nations competed at the event. If a country qualifies in both events, the men's competition will take precedence. ** Antigua and Barbuda was awarded an additional spot as the only non-qualified country at the conclusion of qualifiers. The last two quotas were reallocated as one boat to the 49er event.
Snipe mixed Event Location Date Boats Qualified Host nation 1 2018 South American Championship Porto Alegre March 24 – March 31 6 2018 North American Championship San Diego October 6 – October 8 3 2018 Western Hemisphere Championship Buenos Aires October 20 – October 27 1 TOTAL 10
Lightning mixed Event Location Date Boats Qualified Host nation 1 2017 South American Championship Salinas November 17 – November 20 1 2018 North American Championship San Diego July 25 – July 28 4 2018 South American Championship Pucón January 3–6, 2019 2 TOTAL 8
Nacra 17 mixed Event Location Date Boats Qualified Host nation 1 2018 South American Championship Florianópolis November 18 – November 24 3 2019 North American Championship Miami January 27 – February 35 Universality 2 TOTAL 11 An extra universality spot was awarded as a boat quota was reallocated from the women's 49erfx event.
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