How international is sailing?

It depends on the class. You can subtract GER and add FRA, CAN and RSA for Fireballs. Enterboxes are very popular in India. Danes are usually quite strong in 5o's, too. Poland and Brazil in the Cadet class. The list goes on...

Edited by Noah - 03 May 13 at 10:02am

This year is the Bi-Annual Albacore Internationals in Abersoch from 3rd-9th August.

Originally posted by Rupert Sailing is totally international, it is what is sailed that isn't.

Particularly noticeable with keelboats. You seem to get European classes, British Commonwealth classes and Americas classes, but rarely truly worldwide ones.

Originally posted by MrGin According to ISAF I think you need 7 contries to call it a world championships, otherwise you have to call it an Internationals Championships

I haven't heard that, but could easily be wrong. I thought with ISAF to get Worlds the class had to qualify as suitably International, with established fleets in a requisite number of countries (varies with boat size and whether its an International or recognised class).
With the International Canoe Federation, OTOH, we Canoe sailors do have to get the right number of countries to call it a worlds, to the chagrin of the asymmetric sailors.

Edited by JimC - 03 May 13 at 10:29am

Enough countries on enough continents, I think, for a worlds.

Contenders have participants from the UK, Australia, USA, Canada, Germany, Holland, Italy, Denmark, Finland, Austria, Switzerland and France who regularily turn up at World Championships. There may be other countries that I have missed as well or are only occasional visitors.