2018 Sailing World Championships

2018 Sailing World Championships
Event title
Edition5th
Event details
VenueAarhus, Denmark
Dates30 July – 12 August 2018
Titles12
Competitors
Qualification(s)2020 Summer Olympics
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The 2018 Hempel Sailing World Championships were held in Aarhus, Denmark, from 30 July to 12 August 2018. It was the fifth edition of the Sailing World Championships. It was the world championships for all disciplines used at the next olympics. Sailors from over 100 nations raced in the waters of the Bay of Aarhus for world championships medals and the possibility to be qualifying for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.

The event took place on the Docklands, at the exact spot where the Vikings founded Aarhus. A new world class sailing centre was the venue for 14 days leaving significant impact on Denmark's sailors and on the further urban development in Aarhus.

Overview

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The Sailing World Championships are held every four years, the Worlds is one of the biggest global sailing events in the world. Hempel Sailing World Championships Aarhus 2018 is the first big qualification for the Olympic games in Tokyo 2020. The World Championships included all 10 Olympic boat classes. Kite surfing was added to the programme for the first time. 1,100 sailboats and 1,500 participants from approximately 100 nations are expected to take part in the events. The event expects to draw 400,000 visitors to Aarhus, and more than 800 volunteers.

Bidding process

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The following cities competed to win the right to host the Championships. [1]

Venue

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Sailing was held on Aarhus Bay with the regatta centre at Navitas Park.[2]

Competition format

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Events and equipment

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The following events were open for entries:[2]

Event Equipment Max. entries
Men's one-person dinghy Laser 165
Men's one-person dinghy (heavyweight) Finn 90
Men's two-person dinghy 470 105
Men's skiff 49er 105
Men's windsurfer RS:X 100
Men's kiteboarding Formula Kite 90
Women's one-person dinghy Laser Radial 120
Women's two-person dinghy 470 70
Women's skiff 49er FX 80
Women's kiteboarding Formula Kite 30
Women's windsurfer RS:X 80
Mixed multihull Foiling Nacra 17 80

Competition schedule

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The competition started on 2 August and finish on 12 August 2018.[2]

Racing days
Date →
Event ↓
Thu 2 Fri 3 Sat 4 Sun 5 Mon 6 Tue 7 Wed 8 Thu 9 Fri 10 Sat 11 Sun 12
Men's 470
Women's 470
Men's 49er
Women's 49er FX
Men's Finn
Men's Formula Kite
Women's Formula Kite
Men's Laser
Women's Laser Radial
Mixed Nacra 17
Men's RS:X
Women's RS:X


Summary

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Medal table

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  *   Host nation (Denmark)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Netherlands3216
2 France2237
3 Japan1102
4 Belgium1001
 Croatia1001
 Cyprus1001
 Hungary1001
 Italy1001
 United States1001
10 Australia0202
11 Great Britain0123
12 Spain0112
13 Austria0101
 Russia0101
 Sweden0101
16 Germany0022
17 Argentina0011
 China0011
 Denmark*0011
Totals (19 entries)12121236

Event medalists

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's 470
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Kevin Peponnet
Jérémie Mion
 France
Tetsuya Isozaki
Akira Takayanagi
 Japan
Jordi Xammar
Nicolás Rodríguez
 Spain
Women's 470
details
Ai Kondo Yoshida
Miho Yoshioka
 Japan
Silvia Mas
Patricia Cantero
 Spain
Hannah Mills
Eilidh McIntyre
 Great Britain
49er
details
Šime Fantela
Mihovil Fantela
 Croatia
Mathieu Frei [fr]
Noé Delpech
 France
Tim Fischer
Fabian Graf
 Germany
49er FX
details
Annemiek Bekkering
Annette Duetz
 Netherlands
Tanja Frank
Lorena Abicht
 Austria
Sophie Weguelin
Sophie Ainsworth
 Great Britain
Finn
details
Zsombor Berecz
 Hungary
Max Salminen
 Sweden
Pieter-Jan Postma
 Netherlands
Men's Formula Kite
details
Nicolas Parlier [fr]
 France
Guy Bridge
 Great Britain
Maxime Nocher
 France
Women's Formula Kite
details
Daniela Moroz
 United States
Elena Kalinina
 Russia
Alexia Fancelli [fr]
 France
Laser
details
Pavlos Kontides
 Cyprus
Matthew Wearn
 Australia
Philipp Buhl
 Germany
Laser Radial
details
Emma Plasschaert
 Belgium
Marit Bouwmeester
 Netherlands
Anne-Marie Rindom
 Denmark
Nacra 17
details
Ruggero Tita
Caterina Banti
 Italy
Nathan Outteridge
Haylee Outteridge
 Australia
Santiago Lange
Cecilia Carranza
 Argentina
Men's RS:X
details
Dorian van Rijsselberghe
 Netherlands
Kiran Badloe
 Netherlands
Louis Giard [fr]
 France
Women's RS:X
details
Lilian de Geus
 Netherlands
Charline Picon
 France
Lu Yunxiu
 China

References

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  1. ^ "ISAF delighted with quality of bids for 2018 Sailing World Championships". Insidethegames.biz. April 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  2. ^ a b c [1] [dead link]
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