| Event: | Women's sunfish |
| Games: | 2023 |
| Venue: | Cofradia Nautica del Pacifico |
| Dates: | October 28 - November 4 |
| Competitors: | 10 |
| Nations: | 10 |
| Gold: | Caterina Aguirre |
| Goldnoc: | PER |
| Silver: | Philipine van Aanholt |
| Silvernoc: | ARU |
| Bronze: | María José Poncell |
| Bronzenoc: | CHI |
| Next: | 2027 |
The women's sunfish competition of the sailing events at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago was held from October 28 to November 4 at the Cofradia Nautica del Pacifico.
Points were assigned based on the finishing position in each race (1 for first, 2 for second, etc.). The points were totaled from the top 9 results of the first 10 races, with lower totals being better. If a sailor was disqualified or did not complete the race, 11 points were assigned for that race (as there were 10 sailors in this competition). The top 5 sailors at that point competed in the final race, with placings counting double for final score. The sailor with the lowest total score won.
Caterina Aguirre from Peru dominated the regatta with wins in all but one race to celebrate the gold medal. Philipine van Aanholt from Aruba won a hard-fought battle against María José Poncell from Chile to get the silver medal, leaving the bronze medal to the rival.[1]
All times are (UTC-3).
| Date | Time | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 28, 2023 | 16:26 | Races 1 and 2 | |
| October 30, 2023 | 16:44 | Races 3, 4 and 5 | |
| October 31, 2023 | 14:01 | Race 6 | |
| November 1, 2023 | 16:14 | Races 7 and 8 | |
| November 2, 2023 | 13:53 | Races 9 and 10 | |
| November 4, 2023 | 12:40 | Medal race |
The results were as below.[2]
Race M is the medal race.
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Race | Total Points | Net Points | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| width=20 | 1 | width=20 | 2 | width=20 | 3 | width=20 | 4 | width=20 | 5 | width=20 | 6 | width=20 | 7 | width=20 | 8 | width=20 | 9 | width=20 | 10 | width=20 | M |
| Caterina Aguirre | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | (2) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 11 | ||||||||
| Philipine van Aanholt | (3) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 32 | 29 | ||||||||
| María José Poncell | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | (6) | 2 | 4 | 8 | 39 | 33 | ||||||||
| 4 | Sofía D'Agostino | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | (9) | 5 | 5 | 4 | 53 | 44 | |||||||
| 5 | Alejandra Montemayor | 4 | (7) | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 STP | 64 | 57 | |||||||
| 6 | Ana Sofía Cifuentes | 7 | 6 | (10) | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 65 | 55 | ||||||||
| 7 | Josselyn Montesdeoca | 9 | 4 | 8 | 5 | (10) | 8 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 72 | 62 | ||||||||
| 8 | Amanda Callahan | 8 | (10) | 5 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 72 | 62 | ||||||||
| 9 | Jaimet Vázquez | (10) | 8 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 79 | 69 | ||||||||
| 10 | Sabrina Prado | 5 | 9 | 9 | (10) | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 92 | 82 | ||||||||