Sailing at the Island Games

Sailing is an event at the Island Games, the biennial multi-sports event for island nations, territories and dependencies.

Sailing at the Island Games was first introduced as a sport in 1995.

Sailboarding (or as it is sometimes called Windsurfing, which was only invented in 1948), started earlier, in 1993.

All the participants in the Games are surrounded by water (except Gibraltar), so water sports are attractive.

- ILCA 7 Laser Standard Rig - A maximum of 2 entries per Member Island.
- ILCA 6 Laser Radial Rig - A maximum of 2 entries per Member Island.
- The team positions shall be calculated by adding the points of each team’s best three places for each race sailed (this is not necessarily the same 3 sailors in each race).
- Age - minimum 13
  • Sailboarding [1]
- A maximum of 4 entries per Member Island.
- The team positions shall be calculated by adding the points of each team’s best three places for each race sailed (this is not necessarily the same 3 sailors in each race).
- Age - minimum 13

Events edit

Event V
1993
VI
1995
VII
1997
VIII
1999
IX
2001
X
2003
XI
2005
XII
2007
XIII
2009
XIV
2011
XV
2013
XVI
2015
XVII XVIII
2019
XIX
2023
Laser Standard X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Laser Radial X X X X X X X X X X X X
Sailing Team X X X X X X X X X X
Sailboarding X X X X X X X X X X
Sailboarding Team X X X X X X X X X X

Top Medalists edit

Gold Medals Total Medals
No: Team No: Team
Sailing 9
6
  Ynys Môn
  Guernsey
16
15
  Ynys Môn
  Guernsey
Sailboarding 7
5
  Guernsey
  Menorca
21
13
  Guernsey
  Jersey

Sailing edit

Sailing Laser Standard Rig edit

Year Games Host
Gold Silver Bronze
1995 VI   Gibraltar   Isle of Wight   Jersey   Gibraltar
1997 VII   Jersey   Jersey   Isle of Wight   Guernsey
1999 VIII   Gotland   Isle of Wight   Rhodes   Jersey
2001 IX   Isle of Man   Saaremaa   Guernsey   Guernsey
2003 X   Guernsey   Guernsey   Saaremaa   Guernsey
2005 XI   Shetland   Bermuda   Jersey   Jersey
2007 XII   Rhodes   Ynys Môn   Isle of Wight   Menorca
2009 XIII   Åland   Åland   Ynys Môn[2]   Ynys Môn[2]
2011 XIV   Isle of Wight   Ynys Môn   Ynys Môn   Åland
2013 XV   Bermuda Eifion Mon
  Ynys Môn
Niklas Areschoug
  Åland Islands
Dyfrig Mon
  Ynys Môn
2015 XVI   Jersey Eifion Mon
  Ynys Môn[3]
Harry Blowers
  Isle of Wight
Kalin Hillier
  Bermuda
2019 XVIII   Gibraltar[4] Dominic Breen-Turner
  Ynys Môn
Andrew Bridgman
  Guernsey
Peeter Kaju
  Saaremaa
2023 XIX   Guernsey Borja Torres Florit
  Menorca
Dominic Breen-Turner
  Ynys Môn
Nicole Stovell
  Bermuda

Sailing Laser Radial Rig edit

Year Games Host
Gold Silver Bronze
1997 VII   Jersey   Isle of Wight   Isle of Wight   Isle of Wight
1999 VIII   Gotland   Gotland   Rhodes   Shetland[5]
2001 IX   Isle of Man   Guernsey   Isle of Wight   Shetland[5]
2003 X   Guernsey   Isle of Wight   Åland   Guernsey
2005 XI   Shetland   Bermuda   Jersey   Shetland[5]
2007 XII   Rhodes   Saaremaa   Bermuda   Menorca
2009 XIII   Åland   Saaremaa   Isle of Wight   Rhodes
2011 XIV   Isle of Wight   Åland   Guernsey   Bermuda
2013 XV   Bermuda Markus Rönnberg
  Åland Islands
Bleddyn Mon
  Ynys Môn
Kalin Hillier
  Bermuda
2015 XVI   Jersey Benjamin Todd
  Ynys Môn[3]
Kristo Õunap
  Saaremaa
Milio Schauman
  Åland
2019 XVIII   Gibraltar Clementine Thompson
  Guernsey
Silver Vahstein
  Saaremaa
Daniel Rüütel
  Saaremaa
2023 XIX   Guernsey Andrew Bridgman
  Guernsey [6]
Per Sahlberg
  Åland
James Tilley
  Jersey

Sailing Team edit

Year Games Host
Gold Silver Bronze
2001 IX   Isle of Man   Guernsey   Jersey   Isle of Man
2003 X   Guernsey   Guernsey   Isle of Man   Jersey
2005 XI   Shetland   Jersey   Bermuda   Shetland [5]
2007 XII   Rhodes   Isle of Wight   Guernsey   Menorca
2009 XIII   Åland   Bermuda   Isle of Wight   Menorca
2011 XIV   Isle of Wight   Ynys Môn   Åland   Bermuda
2013 XV   Bermuda   Ynys Môn   Bermuda   Åland
2015 XVI   Jersey   Ynys Môn[3]   Åland   Isle of Wight
2019 XVIII   Gibraltar   Saaremaa   Guernsey   Bermuda
2023 XIX   Guernsey   Åland Islands   Isle of Wight   Ynys Môn

Sailboarding edit

Gold Medals Total Medals
No: Team No: Team
Individual 3
3
  Guernsey
  Menorca
12
7
  Guernsey
  Menorca
Team 4
2
2
  Guernsey
  Jersey
  Menorca
9
6
4
  Jersey
  Guernsey
  Menorca

Sailboarding Individual edit

Year Games Host
Gold Silver Bronze
1993 V   Isle of Wight   Guernsey   Isle of Wight   Guernsey
1995 VI   Gibraltar   Isle of Wight   Guernsey   Jersey
1997 VII   Jersey   Isle of Wight   Guernsey   Isle of Wight
2003 X   Guernsey   Jersey   Guernsey   Guernsey
2005 XI   Shetland   Guernsey   Åland   Åland
2007 XII   Rhodes   Menorca   Menorca   Menorca
2009 XIII   Åland   Menorca   Menorca   Menorca
2011 XIV   Isle of Wight   Menorca   Guernsey   Bermuda
2013 XV   Bermuda Andrew Petts
  Cayman Islands [7]
Pierre le Page
  Guernsey
Alex Jones
  Bermuda
2015 XVI   Jersey Stephen Pertegas Melia
  Jersey
David Kendell
  Bermuda
Jo Robinson
  Guernsey

Sailboarding Long Distance Individual edit

Year Games Host
Gold Silver Bronze
2005 XI   Shetland   Guernsey   Jersey   Guernsey

Sailboarding Team Event edit

Year Games Host
Gold Silver Bronze
1993 V   Isle of Wight   Guernsey   Isle of Wight   Jersey
1995 VI   Gibraltar   Guernsey   Jersey   Isle of Wight
1997 VII   Jersey   Guernsey   Isle of Wight   Jersey
2003 X   Guernsey   Jersey   Guernsey   Åland
  Shetland[5]
2005 XI   Shetland   Åland   Guernsey
2007 XII   Rhodes   Menorca   Jersey
2009 XIII   Åland Islands   Menorca   Jersey
2011 XIV   Isle of Wight   Bermuda   Menorca   Jersey
2013 XV   Bermuda   Jersey not awarded not awarded
2015 XVI   Jersey   Guernsey   Jersey   Menorca

References edit

  1. ^ a b "IIGA bylaws" (PDF). IIGA.
  2. ^ a b "Sailing Medals at the Island Games". outdoorpartnership.co.uk.
  3. ^ a b c "Island Games: Ynys Mon claim five gold medals and five bronze". Daily Post. Retrieved 23 Jul 2015.
  4. ^ NatWest Island Games XVIII Gibraltar 2019
  5. ^ a b c d e "Sailing/Sailboarding".
  6. ^ "2023 Island Games: Guernsey's Andrew Bridgman wins sailing gold". 13 July 2023.
  7. ^ "Andy wins GOLD at Island Games". caymanwindsurfing.com. Retrieved 24 Aug 2015.