Emerging Nations Definition

In order to focus the development work World Sailing offers, the definition helps to identify nations who would benefit most from the additional opportunities and support.

Overview

How the definition is calculated was updated in April 2021 by the World Sailing Development and Regions Committee to ensure the definition was relevant and supported the most number of World Sailing Member National Authorities possible. The definition now considers the representation of a nation in the World Sailing fleet racing rankings, including both male and female development, as well as the resources available to a country.

January 2025 Update

Following a review by the Development and Regions Committee at their meeting in November 2024, the definition has been updated in the following areas:

• The list of nations will be updated after the Olympic Games only, using the rankings that follow the Olympic Games
• The number of event required to be classed as an Emerging Nation has changed from 4 to 3. Countries must still however have representation in events from both genders.