The 2023 Sailing World Championships were held in The Hague, the Netherlands, from 8 to 20 August 2023.
It was the sixth edition of the Sailing World Championships[1] and the world championships for all disciplines at the next Olympics, and for four para sailing classes.
It took place on the waters off Scheveningen and offered the chance to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, whose sailing competition were held in Marseille.
[1] The venue hosted the 2022 Youth Sailing World Championships.
[4] In 2020, it was decided the championships will be held in 2023 instead of 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the postponement of the 2020 Summer Olympics.