| Event: | Sailing |
| Games: | 2018 Summer Youth |
| Venue: | Club Náutico San Isidro |
| Dates: | 7–13 October |
| Num Events: | 5 (2 boys, 2 girls, 1 mixed) |
| Competitors: | 100 (50 boys, 50 girls) |
| Nations: | 44 |
| Prev: | 2014 |
| Next: | 2026 |
Sailing at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics was held from 7 to 13 October at the Club Náutico San Isidro in San Isidro, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) can enter a maximum of 5 boats, 1 per each event. As hosts, Argentina will be given a boat to compete in all events provided that they compete in either the American Continental Tournament or World Championships. A further 6 quotas will be decided by the Tripartite Commission to be given in either the Techno 293+ or IKA Twin Tip Racing events, however four of them were unused and were reallocated to the next best nation from the respective World Championship. The remaining places shall be decided by qualification events, namely the six continental qualification tournaments and the World Championships for each boat. Boats qualified in the World Championships are prioritised over the continental events.[1]
To be eligible to participate at the Youth Olympics athletes must have been born between 1 January 2000 and 31 December 2003.
| Event | Location | Date | Total Places | Qualified Boys | Qualified Girls | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | – | – | 1 | |||
| 2017 World Championships[2] [3] [4] | 15–20 July 2017 | 6 | ||||
| African Qualification Tournament[5] | 27 November – 2 December 2017 | 2 | ||||
| Oceania Qualification Tournament[6] | 11–15 January 2018 | 2 | ||||
| Asian Qualification Tournament[7] | 7–11 February 2018 | 3 | ||||
| Central & S American Qualification Tournament[8] | 25–28 February 2018 | 2 | ||||
| European Qualification Tournament[9] | 1–7 April 2018 | 4 | ||||
| N American & Caribbean Qualification Tournament[10] | 23–27 May 2018 | 2 | ||||
| Tripartite Invitation | – | – | 2/0 | Not used | ||
| Reallocation (World Championships) | – | – | 0/2 | – | ||
| TOTAL | 24 |
| Event | Location | Date | Total Places | Qualified Boys | Qualified Girls | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | – | – | 1 | |||
| North American & Caribbean Qualification Tournament[11] | 15–20 January 2018 | 1 | ||||
| Central & S American Qualification Tournament | 15–20 January 2018 | 1 | ||||
| African Qualification Tournament[12] | 20–25 February 2018 | 1 | ||||
| European Qualification Tournament | 20–25 February 2018 | 1 | ||||
| Asian Qualification Tournament[13] | 12–18 March 2018 | 1 | ||||
| Oceania Qualification Tournament | 12–18 March 2018 | 1 | ||||
| 2018 World Championships[14] | 03–08 May 2018 | 4 | ||||
| Tripartite Invitation | – | – | 1 | Not used | Not used | |
| Reallocation (World Championship)[15] | – | – | 1 | |||
| TOTAL | 12 |
| Event | Location | Date | Total Places | Qualified Team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | – | – | 1 | ||
| African Qualification Tournament[16] | 21–27 October 2017 | 1 | |||
| European Qualification Tournament | 21–27 October 2017 | 1 | |||
| N American & Caribbean Qualification Tournament[17] | 18–20 November 2017 | 1 | |||
| Central & S American Qualification Tournament | 18–20 November 2017 | 1 | |||
| Asian Qualification Tournament[18] | 10–14 January 2018 | 1 | |||
| Oceania Qualification Tournament | 10–14 January 2018 | 1 | Not used | ||
| 2018 World Championships[19] [20] | 22–28 April 2018 | 7 | |||
| Reallocation (World Championship) | – | – | 1 | ||
| TOTAL | 14 |
| Techno 293+ | ||||
| IKA Twin Tip Racing | Not awarded |
| Techno 293+ | ||||
| IKA Twin Tip Racing | Not awarded |
| Nacra 15 |