This article details the qualifying phase for sailing at the 2024 Summer Olympics. 312 quota places for the Games are entitled to the sailors coming from their respective National Olympic Committees (NOCs), based on the results at designated regattas supervised by World Sailing. Host nation France reserves a single boat in each of the ten sailing classes, whereas four quota places (two per gender) are distributed to the NOCs competing in the men's singlehander ILCA 7 and women's singlehander ILCA 6 under the Tripartite Commission.
The qualification period commenced at the 2023 Sailing World Championships in The Hague, Netherlands, where 107 places, about forty percent of the total quota, will be awarded to the highest-ranked NOCs across ten different sailing classes. Subsequently, each class will award one quota place at their respective continental championship regattas (Africa, Asia, Central & South America, Europe, North America & Caribbean, and Oceania) with the exception of the ILCA classes, which will award quota places as follows. Seven places will be distributed to sailors representing the highest-finishing, not previously qualified NOCs at each of the 2024 Men's singlehander ILCA 7 and Women's singlehander ILCA 6 World Championships. Each Singlehander continental qualification event will award two quota places with the exception of Asia, which will award three quote places – one quota place at the 2023 Asian Games in China and two quota places at the Asian Olympic qualifier event in Thailand.
The remainder of the total quota places for all classes will be awarded to the eligible NOCs at the 2024 Last Chance Regatta in Hyères, France (39 boats in total) and as part of the World Sailing Emerging Nations Program (two boats per gender each in windsurfing and dinghy).
Timeline Event Date Venue World Qualification Events 2023 Sailing World Championships August 10–20, 2023 The Hague 2024 ILCA 6 World Championship January 3–10, 2024 Mar del Plata 2024 ILCA 7 World Championship January 24–31, 2024 Adelaide Africa Qualification Events 2023 African Continental Regatta (all classes except 470) December 1–9, 2023 Soma Bay 2024 470 World Championships February 24 – March 3, 2024 Palma de Mallorca Asia Qualification Events 2022 Asian Games (iQFoil, Formula Kite, ILCA 6 and ILCA 7) September 19–27, 2023 HangzhouCompetitions held in Ningbo 2023 ASAF Championships (all except iQFoil and Formula Kite) December 10–21, 2023 Chon Buri Europe Qualification Events 2023 Formula Kite European Championships September 16–24, 2023 Portsmouth 2023 49er, 49erFX, and Nacra 17 European Championships November 8–13, 2023 Vilamoura 2024 IQFoil World Championships January 26 – February 3, 2024 Lanzarote February 16–23, 2024 Athens 2024 470 World Championships February 24 – March 3, 2024 North America Qualification Events 2023 Pan American Games (all classes except 470) Algarrobo 2024 470 World Championships February 24 – March 3, 2024 Palma de Mallorca South America Qualification Events 2023 Pan American Games (all classes except 470) October 28 – November 5, 2023 Algarrobo 2024 470 World Championships February 24 – March 3, 2024 Palma de Mallorca Oceania Qualification Events 2023 Sail Sydney December 9–15, 2023 Sydney Last Chance Regatta 2024 Semaine Olympique Française April 18–27, 2024 Hyères
Quota places Below are the number of boats. 470, 49er, 49erFX, and Nacra 17 classes consist of two crew members in each boat. Event Hosts MenIQFoil class 11 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 0 24Formula Kite class 8 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 0 1 0 20ILCA 7 class 16 7 2 3 2 2 2 2 3 1 1 2 4349er class 10 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 0 1 0 20 WomenIQFoil class 11 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 0 24Formula Kite class 8 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 0 1 0 20ILCA 6 class 16 7 2 3 2 2 2 2 3 1 1 2 4349er FX class 10 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 0 1 0 20 Mixed470 class 8 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 0 1 0 19Nacra 17 class 9 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 0 1 0 19
Qualification summary Nation Men Women Mixed TotalIQFoil Formula Kite ILCA 7 49er IQFoil Formula Kite ILCA 6 49erFX 470 Nacra 17 Boats Athletes 1 1 2 3 1 1 6 7 2 2 8 11 6 9 5 8 1 1 8 12 1 1 4 6 1 1 2 2 9 13 1 1 5 6 4 4 2 3 5 8 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 5 7 10 14 10 14 10 14 3 4 1 1 4 5 2 2 2 2 3 4 7 8 9 12 4 7 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 8 11 9 12 4 5 3 3 7 9 4 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 5 6 1 1 9 13 6 9 5 7 4 4 6 8 9 13 2 3 Total: 65 NOCs 24 20 43 20 24 20 43 20 19 19 252 330
Men's events
Men's windsurfer – IQFoil # Nation Event Rank Qualified sailor Selected sailor Host nation colspan=2 Nicolas Goyard 2023 World Championships 1 Luuc van Opzeeland Luuc van Opzeeland 2023 World Championships 2 Sebastian Kördel Sebastian Kördel 2023 World Championships 3 Nicolò Renna Nicolò Renna 2023 World Championships 5 Sam Sills Sam Sills 2023 World Championships 6 Yoav Omer Tom Reuveny 2023 World Championships 7 Josh Armit Josh Armit 2023 World Championships 9 Grae Morris Grae Morris 2023 World Championships 11 Ignacio Baltasar Ignacio Baltasar 10 2023 World Championships 13 Paweł Tarnowski Paweł Tarnowski 11 2023 World Championships 16 Mateus Isaac Mateus Isaac 12 2023 World Championships 21 Elia Colombo Elia Colombo 13 2022 Asian Games1 Bi Kun Huang Jingye 14 2023 Pan American Games (NAM) 2 Ethan Westera Ethan Westera 15 2023 Pan American Games (SAM) 4 Francisco Saubidet Francisco Saubidet 16 2023 African Regatta 1 Rami Boudrouma Rami Boudrouma — 2023 Sail Sydney (Oceania) 17 2024 World Championships (Europe) 17 Johan Søe Johan Søe 18 2024 Last Chance Regatta 1 Makoto Tomizawa Makoto Tomizawa 19 2024 Last Chance Regatta 2 Noah Lyons Noah Lyons 20 2024 Last Chance Regatta 3 Byron Kokkalanis Byron Kokkalanis 21 2024 Last Chance Regatta 4 Rytis Jasiūnas Rytis Jasiūnas 22 2024 Last Chance Regatta 5 Cheng Ching Yin Cheng Ching Yin 23 Emerging Nations Program 8 Robert Kubín Robert Kubín 24 Developing Nations Program Reallocation 7 Jakob Eklund Jakob Eklund
Men's kite – Formula Kite # Nation Event Rank Qualified sailor Selected sailor Host nation colspan=2 Axel Mazella 2023 World Championships 1 Maximilian Maeder Maximilian Maeder 2023 World Championships 2 Toni Vodišek Toni Vodišek 2023 World Championships 4 Valentin Bontus Valentin Bontus 2023 World Championships 5 Riccardo Pianosi Riccardo Pianosi 2023 World Championships 6 Denis Taradin Denis Taradin 2023 World Championships 7 Huang Qibin Huang Qibin 2023 World Championships 8 Martin Dolenc Martin Dolenc 2023 World Championships 9 Bruno Lobo Bruno Lobo 2023 European Championships 4 Jannis Maus Jannis Maus 11 2022 Asian Games 3 Jonathan Weston Jonathan Weston 12 2023 Pan American Games (NAM) 2 Tiger Tyson Tiger Tyson 13 2023 Pan American Games (SAM) 6 Victor Bolaños Victor Bolaños 14 2023 African Regatta 1 Jean Lauri Fenouillot Jean Lauri Fenouillot 15 2023 Sail Sydney (Oceania) 2 Lukas Walton-Keim Lukas Walton-Keim 16 2024 Last Chance Regatta 1 Connor Bainbridge Connor Bainbridge 17 2024 Last Chance Regatta 2 Maksymilian Żakowski Maksymilian Żakowski 18 2024 Last Chance Regatta 4 Markus Edegran Markus Edegran 19 2024 Last Chance Regatta 5 Kameron Maramenidis Kameron Maramenidis 20 2024 Last Chance Regatta 6 Dor Zarka Dor Zarka
Men's One-Person Dinghy – ILCA 7 # Nation Event Rank Qualified sailor Selected sailor Host nation colspan=2 Jean-Baptiste Bernaz 2023 World Championships 1 Matthew Wearn Matthew Wearn 2023 World Championships 2 Michael Beckett Michael Beckett 2023 World Championships 3 George Gautrey Tom Saunders 2023 World Championships 5 Lorenzo Chiavarini Lorenzo Chiavarini 2023 World Championships 6 Pavlos Kontides Pavlos Kontides 2023 World Championships 7 Duko Bos Duko Bos 2023 World Championships 8 Joaquín Blanco Joaquín Blanco 2023 World Championships 9 Hermann Tomasgaard Hermann Tomasgaard 10 2023 World Championships 12 Philipp Buhl Philipp Buhl 11 2023 World Championships 14 Stefano Peschiera Stefano Peschiera 12 2023 World Championships 15 William de Smet William de Smet 13 2023 World Championships 18 Kaarle Tapper Kaarle Tapper 14 2023 World Championships 19 Jonatán Vadnai Jonatán Vadnai 15 2023 World Championships 21 Tonči Stipanović Tonči Stipanović 16 2023 World Championships 23 Finn Lynch Finn Lynch 17 2023 World Championships 24 Eduardo Marques Eduardo Marques 18 2022 Asian Games 1 Ryan Lo Ryan Lo 19 2023 Pan American Games (NAM) 6 Pedro Luis Fernández Pedro Luis Fernández 20 2023 Pan American Games (NAM) 7 Just van Aanholt Just van Aanholt 21 2023 Pan American Games (SAM) 4 Francisco Guaragna Rigonat Francisco Guaragna Rigonat 22 2023 Pan American Games (SAM) 5 Bruno Fontes Bruno Fontes 23 2023 African Regatta 1 Aly Badawy Aly Badawy 24 2023 African Regatta 2 Flipe Francisco Andre Flipe Francisco Andre 25 2023 Sail Sydney (Oceania) 6 Eroni Leilua Eroni Leilua 26 2023 Sail Sydney (Oceania) 22 Viliame Ratului Viliame Ratului 27 2023 ASAF Championships (Asia) 1 Nicholas Halliday Nicholas Halliday 28 2023 ASAF Championships (Asia) 2 Arthit Mikhail Romanyk Arthit Mikhail Romanyk 29 2024 ILCA World Championships 13 Juan Ignacio Maegli Juan Ignacio Maegli 30 2024 ILCA World Championships 21 Milivoj Dukić Milivoj Dukić 31 2024 ILCA World Championships 24 Clemente Seguel Clemente Seguel 32 2024 ILCA World Championships 25 Johan Schubert Johan Schubert 33 2024 ILCA World Championships 26 Vishnu Saravanan Vishnu Saravanan 34 2024 ILCA World Championships 28 Yalçın Çitak Yalçın Çitak — 2024 ILCA World Championships 30 Emil Bengtson 35 2024 ILCA European Championships 8 Omer Vilenchik Omer Vilenchik 36 2024 ILCA European Championships 11 Žan Luka Zelko Žan Luka Zelko 37 2024 Last Chance Regatta 1 Ha Jee-min Ha Jee-min 38 2024 Last Chance Regatta 2 Karl-Martin Rammo Karl-Martin Rammo 39 2024 Last Chance Regatta 3 Khairulnizam Mohd Afendy Khairulnizam Mohd Afendy 40 2024 Last Chance Regatta 4 Michał Krasodomski Michał Krasodomski 41 Emerging Nations Program 9 Enrique Arathoon Enrique Arathoon 42 Universality places colspan=2 Thad Lettsome 43 Universality places colspan=2 Luc Chevrier
Men's skiff – 49er # Nation Event Rank Qualified sailor Selected sailor Host nation colspan=2 Erwan FischerClément Piquin 2023 World Championships 1 Bart LambriexFloris van de Werken Bart LambriexFloris van de Werken 2023 World Championships 2 Sébastien SchneiterArno De Planta Sébastien SchneiterArno De Planta 2023 World Championships 3 Florián TrittelDiego Botín Florián TrittelDiego Botín 2023 World Championships 4 Isaac McHardieWilliam McKenzie Isaac McHardieWilliam McKenzie 2023 World Championships 5 Andrew MollerusIan MacDiarmid Ian BarrowsHans Henken 2023 World Championships 6 James PetersFynn Sterritt James PetersFynn Sterritt 2023 World Championships 7 Łukasz PrzybytekJacek Piasecki Dominik BuksakSzymon Wierzbicki 2023 World Championships 8 Šime FantelaMihovil Fantela Šime FantelaMihovil Fantela 2023 World Championships 11 Frederik RaskJakob Precht Jensen Nikolaj BuhlDaniel Nyborg 11 2023 World Championships 12 Benjamin BildsteinDavid Hussl Benjamin BildsteinDavid Hussl 12 2023 Pan American Games (NAM) 3 William JonesJustin Barnes William JonesJustin Barnes 13 2023 Pan American Games (SAM) 2 Hernán UmpierreFernando Diz Hernán UmpierreFernando Diz 14 2023 European Championships 8 Robert DicksonSean Waddilove Robert DicksonSean Waddilove — 2023 African Regatta 15 2023 Sail Sydney (Oceania) 1 Jim ColleyShaun Connor Jim ColleyShaun Connor 16 2023 ASAF Championships (Asia) 1 Wen ZaidingLiu Tian Wen ZaidingLiu Tian 17 2024 Last Chance Regatta 1 Jakob MeggendorferAndreas Spranger Jakob MeggendorferAndreas Spranger 18 2024 Last Chance Regatta 2 Yannick LefèbvreJan Heuninck Yannick LefèbvreJan Heuninck 19 2024 Last Chance Regatta 3 Marco GraelGabriel Simões Marco GraelGabriel Simões 20 Developing Nations Program Reallocation 7 Akira SakaiRussell Aylsworth Akira SakaiRussell Aylsworth
Women's events
Women's windsurfer – IQFoil