US Sailing Announces Athlete Selection Procedures for LA28 Olympic Games and 2027 Pan American Games

US Sailing Announces Athlete Selection Procedures for LA28 Olympic Games and 2027 Pan American Games © US Sailing

US Sailing announces the posting of:

Athlete Selection Procedures, Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games

The 2028 Olympic Games will take place from July 14-30, 2028. The Sailing events will be held in two venues: Belmont Shore (Windsurfing and Kite events) and the Port of Los Angeles (Dinghy, Skiff, and Multihull events).

Windsurfing (iQFOiL)
Kite (Formula Kite)
Dinghy (ILCA 6, ILCA 7)
Mixed Dinghy (470)
Skiff (49er, 49er FX)
Mixed Multihull (Nacra 17)

AND

Athlete Selection Procedures for the following events:

• LA28 Sailing Test Event | August 2027 (exact dates TBC) | Belmont Shore & Port of Los Angeles
• 2027 Pan American Games (OLY Classes) | July 23-August 8, 2027 | Lima, Peru
• 2027 Pan American Games (Non-OLY Classes) | July 23-August 8, 2027 | Lima, Peru

At the Pan American Games, in order for the U.S. to compete in each class, the U.S. must first qualify as a country in each class at key international class events. Full country qualification information can be found HERE for the 2027 Pan American Games.

As host nation for the 2028 Olympic Games, USA will automatically have one (1) boat qualified in each of the ten (10) sailing events on the condition that the athletes entered meet the eligibility requirements described in Section C of the Sailing Qualification System document.

All four Selection Procedure documents have been prepared and approved by US Sailing's International Selection Committee (ISC). In addition, the Olympic Games and Pan American Games documents were reviewed and approved by the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC).

"The release of these selection procedures marks an exciting milestone on the road to LA28 and beyond," remarked Molly Vandemoer, US Sailing's Director of Olympic Sailing. "The International Selection Committee put a tremendous amount of thought and care into developing a clear, competitive, and comprehensive system that gives our athletes a strong pathway to representing the United States. We're incredibly grateful for the work of the ISC and excited to see our athletes continue on this journey toward the 2028 Olympic Games."

Information regarding Selection, including links to all selection documents, can be found at the US Sailing website under the "Teams" tab: https://www.ussailing.org/olympics/selection/

International Selection Committee Members:

Chris Barnard | Chair of the International Selection Committee; Team USA Athletes' Commission Alternate Representative for Sailing
Robbie Dean | Member-at-Large
Sarah Lihan | Member-at-Large; Olympian
Charlie McKee | Member-at-Large; Olympian
Stuart McNay | 10-Year Athlete Representative; Olympian
Luke Muller | Team USA Athletes' Commission Representative for Sailing; Olympian
Sheila Parker Tolle | Member-at-Large
John Pearce | US Sailing Youth Competition Manager
Judge Ryan | 10-Year Athlete Representative
Molly Vandemoer | US Sailing Director of Olympic Sailing; Olympian
Kate Drummey | US Sailing Olympic Operations Manager; ISC Staff Liaison [non-voting]