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| Event title | |
|---|---|
| Edition | 2nd |
| Event details | |
| Venue | Cascais, Portugal |
| Dates | 28 June – 13 July |
| Titles | 11 |
| Competitors | |
| Competitors | 1350 |
| Competing nations | 76 |
| Qualification(s) | 2008 Summer Olympics |
2007 ISAF Sailing World Championships was the second edition of the ISAF Sailing World Championships and was held in Cascais, Portugal on the Portuguese Riviera from 28 June to 13 July. [1]
The venue for the 2007 ISAF Sailing World Championships was Cascais and racing was held on five race areas off Cascais. [2]
The following events were open for entries: [2]
| Event | Equipment | Max. entries |
|---|---|---|
| Men's one-person dinghy | Laser | 150 |
| Men's two-person dinghy | 470 | 120 |
| Men's keelboat | Star | 80 |
| Men's windsurfer | RS:X | 120 |
| Open one-person dinghy (heavyweight) | Finn | 80 |
| Open skiff | 49er | 100 |
| Open multihull | Tornado | 80 |
| Women's one-person dinghy | Laser Radial | 120 |
| Women's two-person dinghy | 470 | 80 |
| Women's keelboat | Yngling | 80 |
| Women's windsurfer | RS:X | 80 |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 |  Australia (AUS) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 |  Brazil (BRA) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Spain (ESP) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 5 |  Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 |  Poland (POL) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 |  Belarus (BLR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 |  France (FRA) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 New Zealand (NZL) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 10 |  Austria (AUT) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Finland (FIN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 United States (USA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 14 |  Estonia (EST) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Germany (GER) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Israel (ISR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Slovenia (SLO) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (17 entries) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33 | |
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