Sailing is an event at the Island Games, the biennial multi-sports event for island nations, territories and dependencies.

Sailing at the Island Games was first introduced as a sport in 1995.

Sailboarding (or as it is sometimes called Windsurfing, which was only invented in 1948), started earlier, in 1993.

All the participants in the Games are surrounded by water (except Gibraltar), so water sports are attractive.

- ILCA 7 Laser Standard Rig - A maximum of 2 entries per Member Island.
- ILCA 6 Laser Radial Rig - A maximum of 2 entries per Member Island.
- The team positions shall be calculated by adding the points of each team’s best three places for each race sailed (this is not necessarily the same 3 sailors in each race).
- Age - minimum 13
- A maximum of 4 entries per Member Island.
- The team positions shall be calculated by adding the points of each team’s best three places for each race sailed (this is not necessarily the same 3 sailors in each race).
- Age - minimum 13

Events

Event V
1993		 VI
1995		 VII
1997		 VIII
1999		 IX
2001		 X
2003		 XI
2005		 XII
2007		 XIII
2009		 XIV
2011		 XV
2013		 XVI
2015		 XVII XVIII
2019		 XIX
2023
Laser Standard X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Laser Radial X X X X X X X X X X X X
Sailing Team X X X X X X X X X X
Sailboarding X X X X X X X X X X
Sailboarding Team X X X X X X X X X X

Top Medalists

Gold Medals Total Medals
No: Team No: Team
Sailing 9
6 		Anglesey Ynys Môn
 Guernsey 		16
15 		Anglesey Ynys Môn
 Guernsey
Sailboarding 7
5 		 Guernsey
Menorca Menorca 		21
13 		 Guernsey
 Jersey

Sailing

Sailing Laser Standard Rig

Year Games Host
Gold Silver Bronze
1995 VI  Gibraltar  Isle of Wight  Jersey  Gibraltar
1997 VII  Jersey  Jersey  Isle of Wight  Guernsey
1999 VIII  Gotland  Isle of Wight  Rhodes  Jersey
2001 IX  Isle of Man  Saaremaa  Guernsey  Guernsey
2003 X  Guernsey  Guernsey  Saaremaa  Guernsey
2005 XI  Shetland  Bermuda  Jersey  Jersey
2007 XII  Rhodes Anglesey Ynys Môn  Isle of Wight Menorca Menorca
2009 XIII  Åland  Åland Anglesey Ynys Môn[2] Anglesey Ynys Môn[2]
2011 XIV  Isle of Wight Anglesey Ynys Môn Anglesey Ynys Môn  Åland
2013 XV  Bermuda Eifion Mon
 Ynys Môn 		Niklas Areschoug
 Åland Islands 		Dyfrig Mon
 Ynys Môn
2015 XVI  Jersey Eifion Mon
Anglesey Ynys Môn[3] 		Harry Blowers
 Isle of Wight 		Kalin Hillier
 Bermuda
2019 XVIII  Gibraltar[4] Dominic Breen-Turner
 Ynys Môn 		Andrew Bridgman
 Guernsey 		Peeter Kaju
 Saaremaa
2023 XIX  Guernsey Borja Torres Florit
 Menorca 		Dominic Breen-Turner
 Ynys Môn 		Nicole Stovell
 Bermuda

Sailing Laser Radial Rig

Year Games Host
Gold Silver Bronze
1997 VII  Jersey  Isle of Wight  Isle of Wight  Isle of Wight
1999 VIII  Gotland  Gotland  Rhodes  Shetland[5]
2001 IX  Isle of Man  Guernsey  Isle of Wight  Shetland[5]
2003 X  Guernsey  Isle of Wight  Åland  Guernsey
2005 XI  Shetland  Bermuda  Jersey  Shetland[5]
2007 XII  Rhodes  Saaremaa  Bermuda Menorca Menorca
2009 XIII  Åland  Saaremaa  Isle of Wight  Rhodes
2011 XIV  Isle of Wight  Åland  Guernsey  Bermuda
2013 XV  Bermuda Markus Rönnberg
 Åland Islands 		Bleddyn Mon
 Ynys Môn 		Kalin Hillier
 Bermuda
2015 XVI  Jersey Benjamin Todd
Anglesey Ynys Môn[3] 		Kristo Õunap
 Saaremaa 		Milio Schauman
 Åland
2019 XVIII  Gibraltar Clementine Thompson
 Guernsey 		Silver Vahstein
 Saaremaa 		Daniel Rüütel
 Saaremaa
2023 XIX  Guernsey Andrew Bridgman
 Guernsey [6] 		Per Sahlberg
 Åland 		James Tilley
 Jersey

Sailing Team

Year Games Host
Gold Silver Bronze
2001 IX  Isle of Man  Guernsey  Jersey  Isle of Man
2003 X  Guernsey  Guernsey  Isle of Man  Jersey
2005 XI  Shetland  Jersey  Bermuda  Shetland [5]
2007 XII  Rhodes  Isle of Wight  Guernsey Menorca Menorca
2009 XIII  Åland  Bermuda  Isle of Wight Menorca Menorca
2011 XIV  Isle of Wight Anglesey Ynys Môn  Åland  Bermuda
2013 XV  Bermuda Anglesey Ynys Môn  Bermuda  Åland
2015 XVI  Jersey Anglesey Ynys Môn[3]  Åland  Isle of Wight
2019 XVIII  Gibraltar  Saaremaa  Guernsey  Bermuda
2023 XIX  Guernsey  Åland Islands  Isle of Wight  Ynys Môn

Sailboarding

Gold Medals Total Medals
No: Team No: Team
Individual 3
3 		 Guernsey
Menorca Menorca 		12
7 		 Guernsey
Menorca Menorca
Team 4
2
2 		 Guernsey
 Jersey
Menorca Menorca 		9
6
4 		 Jersey
 Guernsey
Menorca Menorca

Sailboarding Individual

Year Games Host
Gold Silver Bronze
1993 V  Isle of Wight  Guernsey  Isle of Wight  Guernsey
1995 VI  Gibraltar  Isle of Wight  Guernsey  Jersey
1997 VII  Jersey  Isle of Wight  Guernsey  Isle of Wight
2003 X  Guernsey  Jersey  Guernsey  Guernsey
2005 XI  Shetland  Guernsey  Åland  Åland
2007 XII  Rhodes Menorca Menorca Menorca Menorca Menorca Menorca
2009 XIII  Åland Menorca Menorca Menorca Menorca Menorca Menorca
2011 XIV  Isle of Wight Menorca Menorca  Guernsey  Bermuda
2013 XV  Bermuda Andrew Petts
 Cayman Islands [7] 		Pierre le Page
 Guernsey 		Alex Jones
 Bermuda
2015 XVI  Jersey Stephen Pertegas Melia
 Jersey 		David Kendell
 Bermuda 		Jo Robinson
 Guernsey

Sailboarding Long Distance Individual

Year Games Host
Gold Silver Bronze
2005 XI  Shetland  Guernsey  Jersey  Guernsey

Sailboarding Team Event

Year Games Host
Gold Silver Bronze
1993 V  Isle of Wight  Guernsey  Isle of Wight  Jersey
1995 VI  Gibraltar  Guernsey  Jersey  Isle of Wight
1997 VII  Jersey  Guernsey  Isle of Wight  Jersey
2003 X  Guernsey  Jersey  Guernsey  Åland
 Shetland[5]
2005 XI  Shetland  Åland  Guernsey
2007 XII  Rhodes Menorca Menorca  Jersey
2009 XIII  Åland Islands  Menorca  Jersey
2011 XIV  Isle of Wight  Bermuda  Menorca  Jersey
2013 XV  Bermuda  Jersey not awarded not awarded
2015 XVI  Jersey  Guernsey  Jersey  Menorca

References

  1. ^ a b "IIGA bylaws" (PDF). IIGA.
  2. ^ a b "Sailing Medals at the Island Games". outdoorpartnership.co.uk.
  3. ^ a b c "Island Games: Ynys Mon claim five gold medals and five bronze". Daily Post. Retrieved 23 Jul 2015.
  4. ^ NatWest Island Games XVIII Gibraltar 2019
  5. ^ a b c d e "Sailing/Sailboarding".
  6. ^ "2023 Island Games: Guernsey's Andrew Bridgman wins sailing gold". 13 July 2023.
  7. ^ "Andy wins GOLD at Island Games". caymanwindsurfing.com. Retrieved 24 Aug 2015.
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