| Sailing at the 2023 Island Games | |
|---|---|
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| Venue | Guernsey Yacht Club, St Peter Port |
| Dates | 8–14 July |
| Competitors | 38 from 12 nations |
Sailing , for the 2023 Island Games, held in St Peter Port, Guernsey in July 2023
| Sailing at the 2023 Island Games | |
|---|---|
| | |
| Venue | Guernsey Yacht Club, St Peter Port |
| Dates | 8–14 July |
| Competitors | 38 from 12 nations |
Sailing , for the 2023 Island Games, held in St Peter Port, Guernsey in July 2023
* Host nation (Guernsey)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Åland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 |  Guernsey* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Menorca | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 |  Ynys Môn | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 |  Isle of Wight | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 |  Bermuda | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Jersey | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (7 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ILCA 6 (Laser Radial) | Borja Torres Florit Menorca | 21 | Dominic Breen-Turner Ynys Môn | 25 | Nicole Stovell Bermuda | 35 |
| ILCA 7 (Laser Standard) | Andrew Bridgman Guernsey [2] | 20 | Per Sahlberg Åland | 21 | James Tilley Jersey | 30 |
| Team Event | Åland Islands Thomas Lindström Per Sahlberg Johan Sundblom Erik Wahlsten | 142 | Isle of Wight [3] Alex Downer Noah Evans Charlie White Harry White | 157 | Ynys Môn Dominic Breen-Turner Josh Metcalfe Ryan Seddon Michael Thorne | 175 |
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Tennis, for the 2023 Island Games, held at the Guernsey Tennis Centre, Guernsey in July 2023.
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