Events
Olympic classes events
Olympic Games
- 7–20 August: 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Men's 470
: 
Šime Fantela & Igor Marenić (CRO)
: 
Mathew Belcher & William Ryan (AUS)
: 
Panagiotis Mantis & Pavlos Kagialis (GRE)
- Women's 470
- :
Hannah Mills & Saskia Clark (GBR) - :
Jo Aleh & Polly Powrie (NZL) - :
Camille Lecointre & Hélène Defrance (FRA)
- Men's 49er
- : Peter Burling & Blair Tuke (NZL)
- : Nathan Outteridge & Iain Jensen (AUS)
- :
Erik Heil & Thomas Plößel (GER)
- Women's 49er FX
- :
Martine Grael & Kahena Kunze (BRA) - : Alex Maloney & Molly Meech (NZL)
- :
Jena Hansen & Katja Salskov-Iversen (DEN)
- Men's Finn
- : Giles Scott (GBR)
- :
Vasilij Žbogar (SLO) - :
Caleb Paine (USA)
- Men's Laser
- : Tom Burton (AUS)
- : Tonči Stipanović (CRO)
- : Sam Meech (NZL)
- Women's Laser Radial
- :
Marit Bouwmeester (NED) - :
Annalise Murphy (IRL) - : Anne-Marie Rindom (DEN)
- Mixed Nacra 17
- :
Santiago Lange & Cecilia Carranza (ARG) - : Jason Waterhouse & Lisa Darmanin (AUS)
- :
Thomas Zajac & Tanja Frank (AUT)
- Men's RS:X
- : Dorian van Rijsselberghe (NED)
- : Nick Dempsey (GBR)
- : Pierre Le Coq (FRA)
- Women's RS:X
- : Charline Picon (FRA)
- :
Chen Peina (CHN) - :
Stefania Elfutina (RUS)
- Men's 470
World championships
- 9–14 February: 49er & 49er FX World Championships in Clearwater, United States [1]
- Men's 49er
- :
Peter Burling & Blair Tuke (NZL) - :
Nico Delle Karth & Nikolaus Leopold Resch (AUT) - :
Dylan Fletcher-Scott & Alain Sign (GBR)
- Women's 49er FX
- :
Támara Echegoyen & Berta Betanzos (ESP) - :
Maiken Foght Schütt & Anne-Julie Schütt (DEN) - :
Victoria Jurczok & Anika Lorenz (GER)
- Men's 49er
- 20–27 February: RS:X World Championships in Eilat, Israel
- Men's RS:X [2]
- :
Piotr Myszka (POL) - :
Dorian van Rijsselberghe (NED) - : Kiran Badloe (NED)
- Women's RS:X [3]
- : Małgorzata Białecka (POL)
- : Bryony Shaw (GBR)
- : Lilian de Geus (NED)
- Men's RS:X [2]
- 20–27 February: 470 World Championships in San Isidro, Argentina
- Men's 470< [4]
- :
Šime Fantela & Igor Marenić (CRO) - : Paul Snow-Hansen & Daniel Willcox (NZL)
- :
Mathew Belcher & Will Ryan (AUS)
- Women's 470 [5]
- :
Camille Lecointre & Hélène Defrance (FRA) - : Jo Aleh & Polly Powrie (NZL)
- : Lara Vadlau & Jolanta Ogar (AUT)
- Men's 470< [4]
- 12–20 April: Laser Radial World Championships in Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico [6]
- : Alison Young (GBR)
- :
Paige Railey (USA) - : Anne-Marie Rindom (DEN)
- 5–15 May: Finn Gold Cup in Gaeta, Italy [7]
- : Giles Scott (GBR)
- : Jonas Høgh-Christensen (DEN)
- : Pieter-Jan Postma (NED)
- 10–18 May: Laser World Championship in Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico [8]
- : Nick Thompson (GBR)
- : Jean-Baptiste Bernaz (FRA)
- : Rutger van Schaardenburg (NED)
Sailing World Cup
- 7 December 2015 – 11 December 2016: 2016 ISAF Sailing World Cup
- 23–30 January: Sailing World Cup Miami in Miami, United States
- 25–1 May: Sailing World Cup Hyères in Hyères, France
- 6–12 June: Sailing World Cup Weymouth in Weymouth & Portland, United Kingdom
- 19–25 September: Sailing World Cup Qingdao in Qingdao, China
- 4–11 December: Sailing World Cup Final in Melbourne, Australia
African championships
- 12–17 January: 470 African Championships in Cape Town, South Africa [9]
- :
Asenathi Jim & Roger Hudson (RSA) - : Sibusiso Sizatu & Alex Burger (RSA)
- : Brevan Thompson & Alexander Ham (RSA)
European championships
- 26 February – 4 March: Laser European Championships in Las Palmas, Spain
- Men's Laser [10]
- :
Jesper Stålheim (SWE) - :
Kristian Ruth (NOR) - :
Giovanni Coccoluto (ITA)
- Women's Laser Radial [11]
- : Marit Bouwmeester (NED)
- : Josefin Olsson (SWE)
- :
Tuula Tenkanen (FIN)
- Men's Laser [10]
- 4–14 March: Finn European Championship in Barcelona, Spain [12]
- : Pieter-Jan Postma (NED)
- :
Zsombor Berecz (HUN) - : Milan Vujasinović (CRO)
- 5–12 April: 470 European Championships in Mallorca, Spain
- Men's 470 [13]
- : Mathew Belcher & Will Ryan (AUS)
- : Sofan Bouvet & Jérémie Mion (FRA)
- : Stuart McNay & David Hughes (USA)
- Women's 470 [14]
- : Lara Vadlau & Jolanta Ogar (AUT)
- : Afrodite Kyranakou & Anneloes van Veen (NED)
- : Fernanda Oliveira & Ana Barbachan (BRA)
- Men's 470 [13]
- 11–16 April: 49er & 49er FX European Championships in Barcelona, Spain
- 2–9 July: RS:X European Championships in Helsinki, Finland
- Men's RS:X [15]
- : Thomas Goyard (FRA)
- : Kieran Holmes-Martin (GBR)
- : Paweł Tarnowski (POL)
- Women's RS:X [16]
- : Charline Picon (FRA)
- : Zofia Noceti-Klepacka (POL)
- :
Stefania Elfutina (RUS)
- Men's RS:X [15]
- 16–24 September: Nacra 17 European Championship in Thessaloniki, Greece
North American championships
- 16–18 January: 470 North American Championships in Coconut Grove, United States [17]
- : Stuart McNay & David Hughes (USA)
- : Fernanda Oliveira & Ana Barbachan (BRA)
- :
Panagiotis Mantis & Pavlos Kagialis (GRE)
- 21–24 July: Laser North American Championships in Cascade Locks, United States [18]
- Men's Laser
- : Christopher Barnard (USA)
- : Erik Bowers (USA)
- :
Max Gallant (CAN)
- Open Laser Radial
- : Haddon Hughes (USA)
- : Corinne Peters (CAN)
- : Leo Boucher (USA)
- Men's Laser
- 19–13 August: RS:X North American Championships in Kingston, Canada
- 26–28 August: 49er & 49er FX North American Championships in Newport, United States [19]
- Men's 49er
- : Carlos Robles & Trevor Burd (USA)
- : Judge Ryan & Hans Henken (USA)
- : Andrew Mollerus & Matthew Mollerus (USA)
- Women's 49er FX
- : Arielle Morgan & Heather Wyatt (CAN)
- : Alexandra ten Hove & Mariah Millen (CAN)
- : Sophie Vinnet & Naomi Flanagan (USA)
- Men's 49er
South American championships
- 10–13 February: 470 South American Championship in San Isidro, Argentina
- 11–14 July: 49er & 49er FX South American Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Men's 49er [20]
- : Nathan Outteridge & Iain Jensen (AUS)
- : Łukasz Przybytek & Paweł Kołodziński (POL)
- : Peter Burling & Blair Tuke (NZL)
- Women's 49er FX [21]
- :
Victoria Travascio & María Sol Branz (ARG) - : Alex Maloney & Molly Meech (NZL)
- : Sarah Steyaert & Aude Compan (FRA)
- Men's 49er [20]
- 27–31 July: RS:X South American Championships in São Paulo, Brazil
Other major events
America's Cup
- 25 July 2015 – 20 November 2016: 2015–16 America's Cup World Series
- 7 & 8 May: New York, United States
- 11 & 12 June: Chicago, United States
- 23 & 24 July: Portsmouth, United Kingdom
- 10 & 11 September: Toulon, France
- 19 & 20 November: Fukuoka, Japan
Extreme Sailing Series
- 16 February – 11 December: 2016 Extreme Sailing Series [22]
- 16–19 February: Act #1 in Muscat, Oman
- Winners:
Oman Air
- Winners:
- 27 April – 1 May: Act #2 in Qingdao, China
- Winners:
Alinghi
- Winners:
- 24–26 June: Act #3 in Cardiff, United Kingdom
- Winners: Oman Air
- Winners:
- 14–17 July: Act #4 in Hamburg, Germany
- Winners: Oman Air
- Winners:
- 25–28 August 2016: Act #5 in St. Petersburg, Russia
- Winners: Alinghi
- Winners:
- 22–25 October: Act #6 in Madeira Islands, Portugal
- Winners: Alinghi
- Winners:
- 6–9 October: Act #7 in Lisbon, Portugal
- Winners: Alinghi
- Winners:
- 8–11 December: Act #8 in Sydney, Australia
- Winners: Alinghi
- Winners:
- 16–19 February: Act #1 in Muscat, Oman
World Match Racing Tour
- 8 May 2015 – 30 January 2016: 2015 World Match Racing Tour
- 26–30 January: Monsoon Cup in Johor, Malaysia
- 2 March – 9 July: 2016 World Match Racing Tour
- 2–7 March: World Match Racing Tour Fremantle in Fremantle, Australia
- 5–10 April: Congressional Cup in Long Beach, United States
- 9–14 May: Danish Open in Copenhagen, Denmark
- 30 May – 4 June: World Match Racing Tour Newport in Newport, United States
- 4–9 July: Match Cup Sweden in Marstrand, Sweden
Other classes
World championships
- 7–17 April: Star World Championship in Miami, United States
- 3–9 June: Hansa World Championships in Medemblik, Netherlands
- 20–26 June: 470 Junior World Championships in Kiel, Germany
- Men's 470 [23]
- :
Keiju Okada & Naoya Kimura (JPN) - : David Charles & Alex Charles (ESP)
- : Daichi Takayama & Akira Takayanagi (JPN)
- Women's 470 [24]
- : Silvia Mas & Paula Barceló (ESP)
- : Marina Lefort & Lara Granier (FRA)
- : Maria Bozi & Rafailina Klonaridou (GRE)
- Men's 470 [23]
- 14–19 July: 6 Metre World Championship in Brunnen, Switzerland
- 15–23 July: 420 World Championships in Sanremo, Italy
- 22–29 July: OK World Championship in Quiberon, France
- 25–29 July: RS100 World Championship in Travemünde, Germany
- 30 July – 5 August: Dart 18 World Championship in Medemblik, Netherlands
- 30 July – 5 August: RS Tera World Championships in Santoña, Spain
- 22 August – 3 September: International 14 World Championships in Carnac, France
- 9–15 September: Formula Kite World Championships in Weifang, China
- 15–19 November: IKA KiteFoil GoldCup Final / World Championships (Open) in The Pearl, Qatar
- 12–17 December: RS:One World Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- 14–20 December: ISAF Youth Sailing World Championships in Auckland, New Zealand
European championships
- 22–26 March: Zoom 8 European Championships in Palamos, Spain
- 30 April – 6 May: Soling European Championship in Traunsee, Austria
- 13–16 May: RS Feva European championship in Lipno, Czech Republic
- 16–22 May: IKA European Championship in Cagliari, Italy
- 22–26 June: Tornado European Championship in Cesenatico, Italy
- 23–26 June: J/70 European Championship in Kiel, Germany [25]
- : Claudia Rossi , Matteo Mason , Simone Spangaro , & Michele Paoletti (ITA)
- :
Stefano Roberti , Enrico Fonda , Ludovic Broquaire , & Filippo Lamantia (MON) - : Gonzalo Araújo , Guilherme Almeida , Diego Fructuoso , & Nacho Giamonna (ESP)
- 25–29 June: B14 European Championships in Torbole, Italy
- 25 June – 1 July: One Metre European Championship in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
- 29 June – 4 July: 29er European Championships in Tønsberg, Norway
- 2–9 July: RS:X Youth European Championship in Helsinki, Finland
- 5–13 July: F18 European Championship in Brest, France
- 7–10 July: Melges 32 European Championship in Riva del Garda, Italy
- 15–23 July: Optimist European Championship in Crotone, Italy
- 21–24 July: Sunfish European Championship in Marina di Grosseto, Italy
- 29 July – 6 August: 420 European Junior Championships & 470 European Junior Championships in Lake Balaton, Hungary
- 30 July – 6 August: Fireball European Championship in Brenzone, Italy
- 10–14 August: European Match Racing Championship in Christiansminde, Denmark
- 2–9 September: Melges 24 European Championships in Hyères, France
- 20–25 September: Snipe European Championship in Santiago de la Ribera, Spain
North American championships
- 14–18 August: 29er North American Championship in Kingston, Canada
South American championships
- 21–24 April: Soling North American Championship in Porto Alegre, Brazil
Other events
- 25 March – 2 April: Trofeo Princesa Sofía in Palma, Spain
- 9–14 May: Garda Trentino Olympic Week in Malcesine, Italy
- 24–28 May: Delta Lloyd Regatta in Medemblik, Netherlands
- 18–26 June: Kiel Week in Kiel, Germany
- Men's 470 winners: Ferdinand Gerz & Oliver Szymanski (GER) [26]
- Women's 470 winners: Alisa Kirilyuk & Liudmila Dmitrieva (RUS) [26]
- Men's 49er winners: Peter Burling & Blair Tuke (NZL) [27]
- Women's 49er FX winners: Tina Lutz & Susann Beucke (GER) [28]
- Men's Finn winner: Phillip Kasüske (GER) [29]
- Men's Laser winner: Philipp Buhl (GER) [30]
- Women's Laser Radial winner: Tiril Bue (NOR) [31]
- Mixed Nacra 17 winners: Paul Kohlhoff & Carolina Werner (GER) [32]
- 12 Metre winners: Vim – Andrea Proto , Peter Müller , Ole Skov , Natale Proto , Mads Groth , Troels Bækholm , Nikolaj Nielsen , Caspar Kiellerop Larsen , Stefan Zeyse , Jens Holmberg , Jens Möller , Leerke Nergaavel , Tommy Olsson , Lef Motte , Mads Walther , & Stig Westergaard (USA) [33]
- 2.4 Metre winner: Heiko Kröger (GER) [34]
- 29er winners: Gwendal Lamay & Luke Willim (GER) [35]
- 420 winners: Wiley Rogers & Jack Parkin (USA) [36]
- 5.5 Metre winners: Ger Schmitz , Uli Ellerbeck , & Gerhard Kruse (GER) [37]
- 505 winners: Andy Smith & Tim Needham (GBR) [38]
- Albin Ballad winners: Michael Langhans , Jan Lok , Birgit Ehlers , & Thomas Wiese (GER) [39]
- Albin Express winners: Jan Brink , Jan Günther , Jörg Rüterhenke , & Jens Lücke (GER) [40]
- Contender winner: Søren Dulong Andreasen (DEN) [41]
- Europe winner: Lars Johan Brodtorb (NOR) [42]
- Flying Dutchman winners: Kilian König & Johannes Brack (GER) [43]
- Formula 18 winners: Helge Sach & Christian Sach (GER) [44]
- Hobie 16 winners: Ingo Delius & Kai Tittjung (GER) [45]
- J/24 winners: Tobias Feuerherdt , Jan-Marc Ulrich , Lukas Feuerherdt , Tobias Peters , & Justus Fritz Kellner (GER) [46]
- J/80 winners: Martin Menzner , Mika Rolfs , Frank Lichte , & Nils Beltermann (GER) [47]
- Laser 4.7 winner:
Maksim Dziahel (BLR) [48] - Laser Radial winner: Aleksi Tapper (FIN) [49]
- Melges 24 winners: Andrea Pozzi , Stefan Ciampalini , Giuluo Desiderato , Carlo Zermini , & Nicolas Dal Ferro (ITA) [50]
- Musto Skiff winner: Frithjof Schwerdt (GER) [51]
- Nordic Folkboat winners: Ulf Kipcke , Dieter Kipcke , & Gero Martens (GER) [52]
- OK winner: Thomas Hansson-Mild (SWE) [53]
- Sonar winners: Lasse Klötzing , Siegmund Mainka , & Jens Kroker (GER) [54]
- Men's 470 winners:
- 26 December – 30 December: 2016 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race from Sydney, Australia to Hobart, Australia
- Line honours: Perpetual Loyal – Anthony Bell (AUS), 1d 13h 31m 20s [55]
- Handicap winners: Giacomo – Jim Delegat (NZL), 2d 16h 13m 37s [56]
- Line honours:
