Sailing at the 2019 Pan American Games – Qualification explained

See main article: Sailing at the 2019 Pan American Games. The following is the qualification system and summary of the sailing at the 2019 Pan American Games competition.

Qualification system

On January 17, 2019, it was announced that an 11th medal event (the 49er for men) was added to the list of medal events, with two additional boats being added in the Nacra 17 event.[1] [2] This meant the total quota rose to 168 sailors and 116 boats overall, with each nation allowed to enter a maximum of 17 athletes. The host nation (Peru) automatically qualified in all eleven events (17 athletes).[3] Each event will have different qualifying events that began in 2017.[3] [4]

Originally, a total of 148 sailors and 106 boats were scheduled to qualify to compete at the games. A nation was allowed to enter a maximum of one boat in each of the ten events and a maximum of 15 athletes.[5]

Event Host NOCOther NOC's Boats Athletes
RS:X men 1 7 8 8
Laser standard men1 21 21 22
49er men1 7 8 16
RS:X women 1 7 8 8
Laser radial women1 17 18 18
49erFX women1 4 5 10
Sunfish open1 12 13 13
Kites open1 9 10 10
Snipe mixed1 9 10 20
Lightning mixed1 6 7 21
Nacra 17 mixed1 1011 22
TOTAL 11 105 116 168

Qualification summary

The following qualification summary and countries qualified per event are as of May 15, 2019 (after all spots have been allocated).[6] A total of 26 nations qualified for the sailing competitions, the most ever for one single edition of the games.[7] [8]

Nation Men Women Open Total
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XXX33
XXXXXXXXXXX1117
XXX33
X11
XX23
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X11
XXXXXXXXX914
X11
XXXXXXX712
XXXX46
XXXXXX67
XX22
XXXXX58
X11
XXXXX57
XXXXXXX78
X11
XXXXXXXXXXX 1117
XXX35
XX22
XX22
XXXXXXXXXXX1117
XXXXXX69
XXXXX56
X11
Total: 26 NOCs 82288185131010711120168

Qualified boats

RS:X men

Event LocationDate Boats Qualified
Host nation 1
2018 South American Championship[9] March 1 – March 4 4



2018 North American Championship May 23 – May 27 4 3

Universality 1
TOTAL 8

Laser standard men

Event LocationDate Boats Qualified
Host nation 1
2018 South American Championship February 21 – February 25 2

2018 North American Championship July 12 – July 15 6




2019 South American Championship March 4 – March 93


Universality April 11, 2019 2 8






TOTAL 22

49er men

Event LocationDate Boats Qualified
Host nation 1
2019 North American Championship January 27 – February 33

Universality 54



TOTAL 8

RS:X women

Event LocationDate Boats Qualified
Host nation 1
2018 South American Championship March 1 – March 4 2
2018 North American Championship May 23 – May 27 5 4


Reallocation April 11, 2019 1
TOTAL 8

Laser radial women

Event LocationDate Boats Qualified
Host nation 1
2018 South American Championship February 21 – February 25 2
2018 North American Championship July 12 – July 15 7 6





2019 South American Championship February 27 – March 3 3


Universality April 11, 2019 2 5




TOTAL 18

49erFX women

Event LocationDate Boats Qualified
Host nation 1
2019 Pan-American Championship January 27 – February 3 7 4


Universality 2
TOTAL 8 5

Sunfish open

Event LocationDate Boats Qualified
Host nation 1
2018 Midwinter Championship[10] March 21 – March 23 3

2018 South American & Caribbean Championship[11] April 28 – May 1 2
2018 North American Championship August 1 – August 4 3

2019 South American Championship February 27 – March 3 3

Universality May 15, 2019 1
TOTAL 13

Kites open

Event LocationDate Boats Qualified
Host nation 1
2018 North American Championship November 8 – November 115


2018 South American ChampionshipNovember 18 – November 24 4



Reallocation 2
TOTAL 10

Snipe mixed

Event LocationDate Boats Qualified
Host nation 1
2018 South American Championship March 24 – March 31 6




2018 North American Championship October 6 – October 8 3
2018 Western Hemisphere Championship October 20 – October 27 1
TOTAL 10

Lightning mixed

Event LocationDate Boats Qualified
Host nation 1
2017 South American Championship November 17 – November 20 1
2018 North American Championship July 25 – July 28 4


2018 South American Championship January 3–6, 2019 2
TOTAL 8

Nacra 17 mixed

Event LocationDate Boats Qualified
Host nation 1
2018 South American Championship November 18 – November 24 3

2019 North American Championship January 27 – February 35



Universality 2
TOTAL 11

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 49er added to Pan Am Games sports programme as athlete quote increased. 18 January 2019. www.sailing.org/. World Sailing. 18 January 2019.
  2. Web site: Additional Medal Event at Pan Am. 17 January 2019. www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/. Scuttlebutt Sailing News. 18 January 2019.
  3. Web site: Qualifying System and Regatta Schedule Sailing – 2019 Pan American Games, Lima, Peru. 18 January 2019. panamsailing.org/. Pan American Sailing Federation. 18 January 2019.
  4. Web site: Qualification System manual. 25 April 2018. www.panamsports.org/. Pan American Sports Organization. 25 April 2018.
  5. Web site: Lima 2019 to feature 49er class after Organising Committee increase sailing athlete quota. Diamond. James. 22 January 2019. Insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. 22 January 2019.
  6. Web site: Status of NOC Qualification – 2019 Pan American Games – Sailing. 15 May 2019. panamsailing.org/. Pan American Sailing Federation. 16 May 2019.
  7. Web site: Record growth for 2019 Pan Am Games. 16 May 2019. www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/. Scuttlebutt Sailing News. 16 May 2019.
  8. Web site: 26 nations to compete at the 2019 Panam Games. 16 May 2019. www.sailing.org/. World Sailing. 18 May 2019.
  9. Web site: RS:X and Techno Windsurfing South American Championships. Edmonds. Bas. 6 March 2018. www.sail-world.com/. Sail-World Canada. 14 September 2018.
  10. Web site: Peru's Alonso Collantes wins 2018 USSCA National Championship at Midwinters. 24 March 2018. www.sunfishclass.org/. International Sunfish Class Association. 2 May 2018.
  11. Web site: Jean Paul de Trazegnies Wins 2018 ISCA South American & Caribbean Championship. 1 May 2018. www.sunfishclass.org/. International Sunfish Class Association. 2 May 2018.