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2018 Annual Conference, Sarasota, Florida, USA, 30-31 October
World Sailing's 2018 Annual Conference continued in Sarasota, Florida, USA on Tuesday 30 and Wednesday 31 October.
Equipment Committee
Equipment for the Paris 2024 was a hot topic in the Equipment Committee.
At the 2018 Mid-Year Meeting in London, Great Britain in May World Sailing's Council confirmed the five new Events for Paris 2024, following the confirmation of the five earlier this year, as:
Men's Windsurfer
Women's Windsurfer
New Event, Mixed One-Person Dinghy
New Event, Mixed Two Person Dinghy
New Event, Mixed Kiteboard
They joined the following Events and their Equipment on the Paris 2024 slate:
Men's One Person Dinghy - Laser*
Women's One Person Dinghy - Laser Radial*
Women's Skiff - 49erFX
Men's Skiff - 49er
Mixed Two Person Multihull - Nacra 17
*subject to separate equipment re-evaluation
2018 INTERNATIONAL RS:X CLASS AGM, Aarhus, Denmark, 1 August
2019 RS:X Youth Windsurfing World Championships in Sankt Petersburg, Russia.
2020 RS:X Youth Windsurfing World Championships in Cadiz, Spain.
2021 RS:X Windsurfing World Championships in Sanya, Hainan, China.
2018 Mid-Year Meeting, London, Great Britain,14 May
Paris 2024 Events confirmed at World Sailing Mid-Year Meeting
World Sailing's Council met for the first day of a two day meeting on Monday 14 May at World Sailing's Mid-Year Meeting in London, Great Britain.
Discussions on Paris 2024 Olympic Events, Para World Sailing Events and Formats, Sustainability Agenda 2030 and safety reporting were held.
Following a lengthy debate and decision making process, the Events for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games were confirmed.
Ahead of the meeting, it was announced that the following Events and their Equipment would remain unchanged.
Men's One Person Dinghy - Laser*
Women's One Person Dinghy - Laser Radial*
Women's Skiff - 49erFX
Men's Skiff - 49er
Mixed Two Person Multihull - Nacra 17
*subject to separate equipment re-evaluation
World Sailing's Council debated the remaining five Events at Paris 2024 and confirmed that the remaining five Events would be:
Men's Windsurfer
Women's Windsurfer
New Event, Mixed One-Person Dinghy
New Event, Mixed Two Person Dinghy
New Event, Mixed Kite