| Sailing at the 1982 Asian Games | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Venue | Arabian Sea |
| Dates | 21–27 November 1982 |
Sailing (as Yachting) was contested at the 1982 Asian Games at the Arabian Sea near Mumbai, India from 21 November to 27 November. [1]
OK Dinghy, Enterprise, Fireball and Windglider classes were held in the competition. [2]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windglider | Tsunemoto Ishiwata  Japan | Policarpio Ortega  Philippines | Ken Choi  Hong Kong |
| OK | Khalid Akhtar  Pakistan | Naoki Nagatsu Japan | C. S. Pradipak  India |
| Enterprise |  Pakistan Byram D. Avari Goshpi Avari |  India Jeejee Unwalla Fali Unwalla | Japan Hiroshi Inoue Hideo Baba |
| Fireball | India Farokh Tarapore Zarir Karanjia | Japan Nobuhiko Yagi Toshio Tanaka |  Thailand Panasarn Hasdin Surapol Tippavongse |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pakistan (PAK) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Japan (JPN) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | India (IND) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 |  Philippines (PHI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 |  Hong Kong (HKG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Thailand (THA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (6 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
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