| Event: | Sailing |
| Games: | 1987 |
| Prev: | 1985 |
| Next: | 1989 |
The Sailing at the 1987 Southeast Asian Games was held between 15 September to 18 September at Ancol Sports Complex.
| Trick Elimination |  Rahardjo Priambodo |  William Teo | Devy Tulong |
| 470 | Siew Shaw Her---- Joe Chan |  Panasarn Hasdin---- Kevin Whitcraft |  Chu Say Ng---- Khaw Seng Khoon | |
| Enterprise | Sujatmiko Suprapto---- Ujang Supriatna | Mohd Khairuddin---- Aman Tulos | Vinai Vongtim---- Oaychai Choompuvises | |
| Laser | T. Santi | Puasa Slamat | S. Benny | |
| Optimist | Dipo Subagyo | Tosaporn Painupong | Elya Dato Shariff | |
| Cadet | Damrongsak Vongtim---- Biranubonges Bhanubanhd | Joko Suprapto---- Kusdiana Adi | Cho Tae Wei---- Paul Khor | |
| Sailboards | Somchai Imsap | Miki Sampelan | Lorgan Wong | |
| Sailboards Div 2 | Panyawan Leksaard | Abdul Malik Faisal | Yeap Leong Soon | |
| Mistral SST | Anan Hohsuwan | Kelly Chan |  Richard Paz |
| Trick Elimination | Baiq Herawati Aisyah | Nunik Nurdiaty | Baiq Yolanda Sari |