The Sailing World Championships is a multi-class regatta that takes place once an Olympic cycle. In 2018 the Danish city of Aarhus held the regatta, and now it's the turn of Dutch capital The Hague to play host, with the action taking place in the beach resort of Scheveningen. Racing starts on August 11 and finishes on August 20.
Unlike the Paris 2024 test event that saw only one entry per class per nation, the Sailing World Championships is open to multiple entries in each class - and that means huge fleet sizes. More than 1,400 of the world's best sailors will descend on The Hague for the regatta, including over 60 British Sailing Team and British Sailing Squad athletes.
The second of two major regattas this summer, the Sailing World Championships promises to be massive. It's the first time that nations can qualify for a spot on the start line at next year's Olympics. And just to up the ante even more, many nations are still in the process of choosing their Paris 2024 team, so performance on the waters of The Hague is absolutely critical. Para sailing also makes a welcome return to the Sailing World Championships in The Hague, with Britain fielding three para sailors: Emily Wright, Adam Billany and Rory McKinna.
The official website featuring results and the full entry list is allianzsailingworlds.com, and the event will be live-streamed for the four medal race days (August 17-20). If you want to track the progress of the Brits the best place to do so is the British Sailing Team social media channels. Each day we will keep you posted on results, and feature the best photos the event has to offer.
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