| Event title | |
|---|---|
| Edition | 6th |
| Event details | |
| Venue | The Hague, the Netherlands |
| Dates | 8–20 August 2023 |
| Titles | 14 |
| Competitors | |
| Competing nations | 80 |
| Qualification(s) | 2024 Summer Olympics |
The 2023 Sailing World Championships were held in The Hague, the Netherlands, from 8 to 20 August 2023. It was the sixth edition of the Sailing World Championships [1] and the world championships for all disciplines at the next Olympics, and for four para sailing classes. It took place on the waters off Scheveningen and offered the chance to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, whose sailing competition were held in Marseille. [2] Para sailing was held on Braassemermeer. [2] Approximately 1,400 sailors were expected. [1]
The venue hosted the 2022 Youth Sailing World Championships. [3]
The following cities competed to win the right to host the Championships. [4]
In May 2018, The Hague was chosen host of the championship. [4] In 2020, it was decided the championships will be held in 2023 instead of 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the postponement of the 2020 Summer Olympics. [3]
The following events are open for entries: [2]
| Event | Equipment | Max. entries | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic events | |||
| Men's dinghy | ILCA 7 | 140 | |
| Men's skiff | 49er | 85 | |
| Men's windsurfer | iQFoil | 100 | |
| Men's kiteboarding | Formula Kite | 90 | |
| Women's dinghy | ILCA 6 | 120 | |
| Women's skiff | 49er FX | 70 | |
| Women's kiteboarding | Formula Kite | 60 | |
| Women's windsurfer | iQFoil | 100 | |
| Mixed dinghy | 470 | 70 | |
| Mixed multihull | Nacra 17 | 80 | |
| Para sailing events | |||
| Men's one-person non-technical | Hansa 303 | 50 | |
| Women's one-person non-technical | Hansa 303 | 30 | |
| Open one-person technical | 2.4 Metre | 40 | |
| Open two-person technical | RS Venture Connect | 16 | |
* Host nation (Netherlands)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Netherlands* | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 |  France | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 |  Italy | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 |  Japan | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 |  Germany | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Israel | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
 Poland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 8 |  Australia | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 |  Sweden | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 |  Hungary | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Singapore | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 United States | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 13 |  Great Britain | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 14 |  Switzerland | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 |  Portugal | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Spain | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 17 |  Slovenia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 |  Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Denmark | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (20 entries) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 42 | |
Participating national federations and number of boats per federation: [5]
Angola (2)
Antigua and Barbuda (2)
Argentina (14)
Aruba (3) Australia (36)
Austria (13)
Bahamas (1)
Belgium (9)
Belize (1)
Bermuda (4)
Brazil (17)
British Virgin Islands (1)
Bulgaria (3) Canada (19)
Cayman Islands (2)
Chile (5)
China (28)
Chinese Taipei (2)
Colombia (3)
Croatia (13)
Cyprus (6)
Czech Republic (17) Denmark (21)
Dominican Republic (2)
Ecuador (1)
El Salvador (1)
Estonia (9)
Fiji (2)
Finland (14) France (52) Germany (38) Great Britain (44)
Greece (19)
Guatemala (2)
Hong Kong (13) Hungary (6)
India (13)
Ireland (6) Israel (24) Italy (36) Japan (29)
Latvia (5)
Lithuania (7)
Macau (1)
Malaysia (3)
Malta (1)
Mauritius (2)
Mexico (8)
Monaco (1)
Montenegro (2)
Morocco (1)
Mozambique (1) Netherlands (40) New Zealand (25)
Norway (13)
Oman (4)
Peru (6) Poland (29) Portugal (13)
Puerto Rico (1)
Romania (1)
Saint Lucia (1)
Samoa (2)
Serbia (1) Singapore (6)
Slovakia (2) Slovenia (8)
South Korea (4) Spain (31) Sweden (20)
Switzerland (22)
Thailand (10)
Tonga (1)
Tunisia (3)
Turkey (16)
U.S. Virgin Islands (2)
Ukraine (4)
United States (39)
Uruguay (3)
Venezuela (2)