Sailing Sailing sports find their origin in the 16th and 17th centuries in the Netherlands. The first known yaghtboatrace was in 1661, a contest between boats of King Charles II and the Duke of York over 23 miles from Greenwich to Gravesend over the Thames. The first Yaght- and sailingclub was fouded in 1720 as Water Club of Cork in Ireland. At the end of the 19th century Sailing sports became popular. The International Sailing Federation was founded in 1907 and is the motherfederation to all the different classes that are sailing competitively. Olympic Games: Men: 470 Laser RS:X Star Women: 470 Laser Radial RS:X Elliott 6m Open: 49er Finn Defunct Classes: Men: Board Lechner A390 Mistral Women: Europe Lechner A390 Mistral Yngling Open: 0.5 ton 0.5-1 ton 1-2 ton 2-3 ton 3-10 ton 5.5 Metre 6 Metre 6 Metre (1907 rating) 6 Metre (1919 rating) 6.5 Metre 7 Metre 8 Metre 8 Metre (1907 rating) 8 Metre (1919 rating) 10-20 ton 10 Metre 10 Metre (1907 rating) 10 Metre (1919 rating) 12 foot Dinghy 12 foot Double Handed Dinghy 12 Metre 12 Metre (1907 rating) 12 Metre (1919 rating) 12 Square Metre 18 foot Double Handed Dinghy 30 Square Metre 40 Square Metre 470 Dragon Firefly Flying Dutchman Olympic Monotype Open Soling Star Swallow Tempest Tornado World Championships: Men: 470 Europe Laser Laser 4.7 Laser Radial Mistral RS:X Women: 420 470 Europe Hobie 16 Laser 4.7 Laser Radial Mistral RS:X Vaurien Yngling Open: 2.4 Metre 5.5 Metre 6 Metre 11 Metre 29er 49er 420 505 A-Catamaran B14 Contender Dragon Etchells Finn Fireball Flying Dutchman Flying Fifteen Formula 18 H-Boat Hobie 14 Hobie 16 Hobie 17 Hobie 18 Hobie Tiger International 14 J/22 J/24 Lightning Micro Mirror Moth OK-Dinghy Optimist Snipe Soling Splash Star Sunfish Tasar Tempest Tornado Vaurien X-99 Yngling Defunct Classes: Men: Board Lechner A390 Women: Board Lechner A390 Open: 470 Ocean Race America's Cup Match Racing World Championship Women's Match Racing World Championship Team Racing World Championship Sydney Hobart Yacht Race European Championships: Men: 470 Europe Laser Laser Radial Optimist Mistral RS:X Women: 470 Europe Laser Radial Mistral Optimist RS:X Yngling Open: 5.5 Metre 6 Metre 29er 49er Finn Flying Dutchman J/24 Soling Star Tornado Yngling Defunct Classes: Men: Board Lechner A390 Women: Board Lechner A390 Open: Tempest North American Championships: Men: RS:X Women: RS:X Open: Finn J/24 Optimist Soling Star Pan American Games: Men: Laser RS:X Women: Laser Radial RS:X Open: Hobie 16 J/24 Lightning Snipe Sunfish Defunct Classes: Men: 470 Board Lechner A390 Mistral Women: 470 Europe Laser Lechner A390 Mistral Open: 470 5.5 Metre Dragon Finn Flying Dutchman Soling Star Asian Games: Men: 470 420 Laser Optimist Mistral Light Mistral Heavy Women: 470 420 Optimist Mistral Open: Laser Radial Laser 4.7 Hobie 16 Bénéteau First Class 7.5 Defunct Classes: Men: Board Lechner A390 Mistral Raceboard Light Raceboard Heavy Women: Europe Lechner A390 Open: Enterprise Flying Dutchman Fireball Moth OK Dinghy Optimist Super Moth Universiade: Men: 470 Laser Mistral Women: 470 Laser Radial Mistral Mixed: Team Defunct Event: Women: Europe Defunct Event: Admiral's Cup