List of sail codes explained

This is a list of sail codes for sailing yachts and the old codes, used until 2000 by the International Sailing Federation.

Mainsail Country Codes must comply with World Sailing Racing Rules of Sailing. ISAF Rules of Sailing Appendix G1.2 specifies that national letters shall be clearly legible and of the same color.[1]

They must be placed below the class insignias and above the sail number.

The complete list is published by World Sailing (formerly ISAF) and can be accessed on "Appendix G IDENTIFICATION ON SAILS" of the rules

List

OldNewCountry
A ARG
unknown AHO
B BEL
BA BAH
BL BRA
BU BUL
CB COL
CP CYP
CY SRI
CZ CZE
D DEN
DDR GDR (Country does not exist anymore)
E ESP
EC ECU
F FRA
FL LIE
G GER
GO GDR
GR GRE
H NED
I ITA
IR IRL
IL ISL
IS ISR
J JPN
K GBR
KA AUS
KB BER
KC CAN
KH HKG
KJ JAM
KK KEN
SIN SGP
KZ NZL
KZA RSA
KR ZIM (before 1980 it was Rhodesia)
L FIN
LX LUX
M HUN
MO MON
MT MLT
MX MEX
N NOR
OE AUT
P POR
PH PHI
PR PUR
PU PER
PZ POL
RI INA
RM ROM
S SWE
SA RSA
SL ESA
SM SMR
SR URS (country does not exists)
TA THA
TK TUR
US USA
V VEN
VI ISV
X CHI
Y YUG (country does not exists)
Z SUI
ZB ZIM (before 1980 it was Rhodesia)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sailing Racing Rules.