World Sailing is a privately owned organization headquartered in the UK. Founded in 1907, with approximately 150 employees, the organization reported $53.9M in revenue as of 2023. Functioning as a tier 2 media tech buyer, the company operates in water sports and is recognized by the International Olympic Committee as the governing authority for sailing worldwide.
On April 27, 2026, World Sailing announced that the St Francis Yacht Club in San Francisco, California, USA, will host the 2026 Women's Match Racing World Championship from September 30 to October 4, 2026. Previously, around April 8, World Sailing convened a focused group of International Classifiers in London for a Para Classification Rules Workshop. This workshop marked a key step in developing para-inclusive sailing, building on World Sailing’s successful International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Self-Assessment submission in November and reinforcing its commitment to strengthening its systems, governance, and credibility within the Paralympic Movement.
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World Sailing offers 2 products in the sports and media and telecoms services industries. World Sailing's product portfolio comprises of media and TV services and water sports.
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World Sailing's revenues were less than $100M in 2023. Caretta Research has split World Sailing's revenue into 2 different product categories, the largest of which is sailing. For full access to World Sailing's revenue breakdown subscribe to Caretta Portal.
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World Sailing sells broadcasting rights of its sailing competitions to 35 companies globally, covering 16 countries. World Sailing's rights holders include YouTube.
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