Council
World Sailing Council members were appointed in November 2024 for four years through to November 2028.
The Council comprises the President, eight Vice-Presidents, one Officer of Honour (non-voting), 30 appointed members (representing each of the regional groups of sailing nations), and representatives of the Offshore and Oceanic Committee, the Classes Committee, the Para World Sailing Committee and the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee.
Council Members
Board of Directors
- President – Quanhai Li (CHN)
- Vice-President – Daniel Belcher (AUS)
- Vice-President – Tomasz Chamera (POL)
- Vice-President – Beatriz González Luna (MEX)
- Vice-President – Dave Hughes (USA)
- Vice-President – Corinne Migraine (FRA)
- Vice-President – Dr. Sophia Papamichalopoulos OLY (CYP)
- Vice-President – Josep M. Pla (AND)
- Vice-President – Cory Sertl (USA)
- President of Honour (non-voting) – His Majesty King Harald V of Norway
Appointed Members
Group A: Stacey Clark (GBR), Fiona Bolger (IRL)
Group B: Katrin Adloff (GER), Martin Vogler (SUI)
Group C: Alexandru Micu (ROM), Ewa Jodlowska (POL)
Group D: Emilios Papathanasiou (GRE), Smadar Pintov (ISR), Walter Cavallucci (ITA)
Group E: António José Cardosa de Barroso (POR)
Group F: Peter van den Bossche (BEL)
Group G: Annika Ekman (SWE), Andrus Poksi (EST)
Group H: Tatiana Ermakova (RUS)
Group I: Sheikh Ahmed Bin Hamdan Al Nahyan (UAE)
Group J: Xu Lijia (CHN), Lee Pilsung (KOR)
Group K: Abdur Rehman Arshad (PAK), Malav Shroff (IND)
Group L: John Philp (FIJ), Shevaun Bruland (AUS)
Group M: Luis Fernando Velasco (ARG)
Group N: Marco Aurelio de Sa Ribeiro (BRA)
Group O: Tom Clarke (BER), Irina Perez (DOM)
Group P: Peter Hall (CAN), Fred Hagedorn (USA), Dina Kowalyshyn (USA)
Group Q: Alain Alcindor (SEY), Albassel Hassan (EGY)
Classes Representative: Jan Martin Wilschut (NED)
Oceanic and Offshore Representative: Matt Allen (AUS)
Para World Sailing Representative: Kay Rawbone (HKG)
Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Representative: Pinar Coskuner Genc (TUR)