2018 in sailing
# 2018 in sailing

The following are the scheduled events of sailing for the year 2018 throughout the world.

## Events

### Olympic classes events

**World championships**

* 30 July – 12 August: 2018 Sailing World Championships in Aarhus, Denmark

**Sailing World Cup**

* 15 October 2017 – 10 June 2018: 2018 Sailing World Cup
   * 21–28 January: Sailing World Cup Miami in Miami, United States
      * Men's 470 winners: Luke Patience & Chris Grube (GBR)
      * Women's 470 winners: Tina Mrak & Veronika Macarol (SLO)
      * Men's 49er winners: Dylan Fletcher-Scott & Stuart Bithell (GBR)
      * Women's 49er FX winners: Victoria Jurczok & Anika Lorenz (GER)
      * Men's Finn winner: Giles Scott (GBR)
      * Men's Laser winner: Tom Burton (AUS)
      * Women's Laser Radial winner: Alison Young (GBR)
      * Mixed Nacra 17 winners: Jason Waterhouse & Lisa Darmanin (AUS)
      * Men's RS:X winner: Louis Giard (FRA)
      * Women's RS:X winner: Hélène Noesmoen (FRA)
   * 22–29 April: Sailing World Cup Hyères in Hyères, France
   * 3–10 June: Sailing World Cup Final in Marseille, France
* 9 September 2018 – 2019: 2019 Sailing World Cup
   * 9–16 September: Sailing World Cup Enoshima in Enoshima, Japan

**Asian championships**

* 24–30 June: 2018 Asian Sailing Championship in Jakarta, Indonesia.

**European championships**

* 9–17 March: Finn European Championship in Cádiz, Spain
   * : Edward Wright (GBR)
   * : Nicholas Heiner (NED)
   * : Max Salminen (SWE)
* 5–12 May: Laser European Championships in La Rochelle, France
   * Men's Laser
      * : Pavlos Kontides (CYP)
      * : Philipp Buhl (GER)
      * : Michael Beckett (GBR)
   * Women's Laser Radial
      * : Marit Bouwmeester (NED)
      * : Maxime Jonker (NED)
      * : Emma Plasschaert (BEL)
* 16–24 May: 470 European Championships in Burgas, Bulgaria
   * Men's 470
      * : Anton Dahlberg & Fredrik Bergström (SWE)
      * : Panagiotis Mantis & Pavlos Kagialis (GRE)
      * : Malte Winkel & Matti Cipra (GER)
   * Women's 470
      * : Tina Mrak & Veronika Macarol (SLO)
      * : Frederike Loewe & Anna Markfort (GER)
      * : Nadine Boehm & Ann-Christin Goliass (GER)
* 5–13 July: 49er & 49er FX European Championships & Nacra 17 European Championship in Gdynia, Poland
   * Men's 49er
      * : Diego Botín & Iago López (ESP)
      * : Dominik Buksak & Szymon Wierzbicki (POL)
      * : Dylan Fletcher & Stuart Bithell (GBR)
   * Women's 49er FX
      * : Helene Næss & Marie Rønningen (NOR)
      * : Victoria Jurczok & Anika Lorenz (GER)
      * : Sophie Weguelin & Sophie Ainsworth (GBR)
   * Mixed Nacra 17
      * : Ruggero Tita & Caterina Banti (ITA)
      * : Fernando Echávarri & Tara Pacheco (ESP)
      * : Christian Peter Lübeck & Lin Cenholt (DEN)
* 19–25 August: RS:X European Championships in Sopot, Poland

**North American championships**

* 13–15 January: 470 North American Championships in Miami, United States
   * Men's 470
      * : Luke Patience & Chris Grube (GBR)
      * : Anton Dahlberg & Fredrik Bergström (SWE)
      * : Panagiotis Mantis & Pavlos Kagialis (GRE)
   * Women's 470
      * : Afrodite Zegers & Anneloes van Veen (NED)
      * : Ai Kondo & Miho Yoshioka (JPN)
      * : Agnieszka Skrzypulec & Irmina Gliszczyńska (POL)
* 23–27 May: RS:X North American Championships in Cancún, Mexico
* 12–15 July: Laser North American Championship in Long Beach, United States

**South American championships**

* 22–25 February: 470 South American Championship in San Isidro, Argentina
* 1–4 March: RS:X South American Championships in Paracas, Peru
* 3–8 December: 49er & 49er FX South American Championships & Nacra 17 South American Championship in Florianópolis, Brazil

### Other major events

**Extreme Sailing Series**

* 14 March – 2 December: 2018 Extreme Sailing Series
   * 14–17 March: Act 1 in Muscat, Oman
   * 24–27 May: GC32 World Championship in Lake Garda, Italy
   * 14–17 June: Act 2 in Barcelona, Spain
   * 5–8 July: Act 3 in Portugal
   * 9–12 August: Act 4 in Saint Petersburg, Russia
   * 24–27 August: Act 5 in Cardiff, United Kingdom
   * 18–21 October: Act 6 in San Diego, United States
   * 29 November – 2 December: Act 7 in Los Cabos, Mexico

**PWA World Tour**

* 10–15 May: Fly! ANA Windsurf World Cup in Yokosuka, Japan
* 19–24 May: Korea
* 5–10 June: Costa Brava, Spain
* 13–20 June: Portugal
* 15–21 July: Gran Canaria, Spain
* 26 July – 4 August: Fuerteventura, Spain
* 5–11 August: Tenerife, Spain
* 28 September – 7 October: Mercedes-Benz World Cup in Sylt, Germany

**Volvo Ocean Race**

* 14 October 2017 – 30 June 2018: 2017–18 Volvo Ocean Race
   * 2–19 January: Leg #4 from Melbourne, Australia to Hong Kong, China
   * 27 & 28 January 2018: In-Port Race in Hong Kong, China
   * 1 February: Leg #5 (non-scoring) from Hong Kong, China to Guangzhou, China
   * 3 February: In-Port Race in Guangzhou, China
   * 7 February: Leg #6 from Guangzhou, China to Auckland, New Zelanda
   * 10 March: In-Port Race in Auckland, New Zealand
   * 18 March: Leg #7 from Auckland, New Zealand to Itajaí, Brazil
   * 20 April: In-Port Race in Itajaí, Brazil
   * 22 April: Leg #8 from Itajaí, Brazil to Newport, United States
   * 19 May: In-Port Race in Newport, United States
   * 20 May: Leg #9 from Newport, United States to Cardiff, United Kingdom
   * 8 June: In-Port Race in Cardiff, United Kingdom
   * 10 June: Leg #10 from Cardiff, United Kingdom to Gothenburg, Sweden
   * 17 June: In-Port Race in Gothenburg, Sweden
   * 21 June: Leg #11 from Gothenburg, Sweden to The Hague, Netherlands
   * 30 June: In-Port Race in The Hague, Netherlands

### Other classes

**World championships**

* 19–25 January: Contender World Championship in McCrae, Australia
   * : Mark Bulka (AUS)
   * : Jason Beebe (AUS)
   * : Andrea Bonezzi (ITA)
* 25 March – 1 April: Moth World Championship in Hamilton, Bermuda
* 1–8 April: RS Feva World Championships in Clearwater, United States
* 1–8 July: RS:X World Youth Championships in Penmarch, France
* 14–22 July: Youth Sailing World Championships in Corpus Christi, United States
* 25–30 August: Finn Silver Cup in Koper, Slovenia
* 22–29 September: J/70 World Championship in Marblehead, United States
* 5–15 October: Star World Championship in Oxford, United States
* 4–12 August: Techno 293 World Championships & Techno 293+ World Championships in Liepāja, Latvia
* 8–15 August: 420 World Championships in Newport, United States
* 12–25 August: International 14 World Championships in Richmond, United States

**Asian championships**

* 7–11 February: Techno 293+ Asian Championships in Singapore, Singapore

**European championships**

* 1–7 April: Techno 293+ European Championships in Mondello, Italy
* 7–14 April: One Metre European Championship in Rogoznica, Croatia
* 28 May – 1 June: Dragon European Championship in Balatonfüred, Hungary
* 3–11 July: 470 European Junior Championships & 420 European Junior Championships in Sesimbra, Portugal
* 8–13 July: Formula Kite European Championship in La Rochelle, France
* 7–12 August: Star European Championship in Flensburg, Germany
* 19–25 August: RS:X European Youth Championships in Sopot, Poland
* 29 August – 8 September: 6 Metre European Championship in La Trinité-sur-Mer, France
* 20–27 October: Techno 293 European Championships in Athens, Greece

**North American championships**

* 23–27 May: Techno 293+ North American Championships in Cancún, Mexico
* 4–8 July: Viper North American Championships in Kingston, Canada
* 14–19 August: Star North American Championship in Los Angeles, United States

**South American championships**

* 25–28 February: Techno 293+ South American Championships in Paracas, Peru
* 7–11 November: Star South American Championship in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

### Other events

* 30 March – 7 April: Trofeo Princesa Sofia in Palma, Spain
* 21–26 May: Medemblik Regatta in Medemblik, Netherlands
* 16–24 June: Kiel Week in Kiel, Germany
* 18 August – 2 September: 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta-Palembang, Indonesia
* 6–18 October: 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina
* 3–8 December: Star Sailors League Finals in Nassau, Bahamas
