Olympic sailing classes

Over a period of more than 112 years, in a sport that uses complex technical equipment, classes will be discontinued for use at the Olympics.

Reasons for discontinuation of a class varied from economical, logistical and technological to emotional and even political.

Others filled a niche in a specific area like sailing schools or local club racing.

The "Former Olympic Sailing Classes", together with their crews form an important and significant part of the history of sailing in general and Olympic Sailing in particular.

These tables give an overview of the classes and when they were used for Olympic sailing.