Sailing at the 2015 Pan American Games

Sailing
at the XVII Pan American Games
VenueRoyal Canadian Yacht Club
DatesJuly 12–19, 2015
Competitors148 quota limit
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Sailing at the
2015 Pan American Games
RS:X   men   women
Laser men women
49erFX women
Sunfish open
Snipe open
Lightning open
Hobie 16 open
J/24 open

Sailing competitions at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto will be held from July 12 to 19 at the Royal Canadian Yacht Club's ferry station and parking lot on the Toronto side of the harbour.[1][2] A total of ten events will be contested (two for men, three for women and five mixed gender events).[2]

Originally nine medal events were scheduled to be contested at the games, but a tenth medal event (the women's 49erFX) was added to the program. This was done to get the event to have more gender equality.[3]

The top placing athlete from North America and South America in the men's laser and women's laser radial, will all qualify for the sailing competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[4]

Competition schedule

The Royal Canadian Yacht Club was the venue for the sailing competitions.

The following is the competition schedule for the sailing competitions:[5]

PPreliminary races MMedal race
Event↓/Date → Sun 12 Mon 13 Tue 14 Wed 15 Thu 16 Fri 17 Sat 18 Sun 19
Men's RS:XPP P P P P
Men's LaserPP P P P P
Women's RS:XPP P P P P
Women's Laser RadialPP P P P P
Women's 49erFXPP P P P P
Open SunfishPP P P P P
Open SnipePP P P P P
LightningPP P P P P
Hobie 16PP P P P P
Open J/24PP P P P P

Competition format

All ten classes will contest a series of opening races and conclude with a medal race which will consist of the top 50% of the boats (with a five boat minimum). All boats will compete in a twelve series opening race, except the RS:X and 49erFX (which will compete in a sixteen race opening series). The first six days will see all boats compete in two races each except the RS:X and 49erFX, which will compete in three races on the first four days of racing. The last two days of competition will each see five medal races.[6]

Medal table

Key
  The host country is highlighted in lavender blue

Medalists

Men's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
RS:X
Laser

Women's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
RS:X
Laser Radial
49erFX

Open events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Sunfish
Snipe
Lightning
Hobie 16
J/24

Qualification

A total of 140 sailors and 85 boats will qualify to compete at the games. A nation may enter a maximum of one boat in each of the ten events and a maximum of eighteen athletes. Each event will have different qualifying events that began in 2013.[7] However on December 22, 2014 the Pan American Sailing Federation announced the total quota was raised to 148 athletes and 93 boats (with the laser and laser standard events each receiving an additional four boats). This was done because the event became an Olympic qualifier.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Competition Schedule" (PDF). http://www.toronto2015.org''. TO2015. 18 August 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Report to the Members of the Pan American Sailing Federation (PASAF) on the meeting of the Executive Committee held on 19 and 20 July 2014 in Toronto." (PDF). http://panamsailing.org/''. Pan American Sailing Federation. 21 July 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  3. ↑ "10th Medal at Toronto2015 for 49FX=". http://panamsailing.org/''. Pan American Sailing Federation. 20 March 2013. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Qualification System for Sailing, 2015 Pan American Games" (PDF). http://panamsailing.org/'' (2nd ed.). Pan American Sailing Federation. 22 December 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  5. ↑ "Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games Ticket Program Guide" (PDF). http://www.toronto2015.org''. TO2015. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  6. ↑ "Notice of Race 2015 Pan American Games Regatta" (PDF). http://panamsailing.org/''. Pan American Sailing Federation (PASAF). Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  7. ↑ "2015 Qualifying System and Regatta Schedule" (PDF). http://panamsailing.org/'' (2nd ed.). Pan American Sailing Federation. 18 August 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2014.