Council
World Sailing Council members were appointed in November 2020 for four years through to November 2024.
The Council comprises the President, seven Vice-Presidents, two Officers of Honour (non-voting), twenty-eight appointed members (representing each of the regional groups of sailing nations), and representatives of the Offshore Committee, Classes Committee, Athletes’ Commission and a Women’s Representative.
Council Members
Board of Directors
- President – Quanhai Li (CHN)
- President of Honour (non-voting) – His Majesty King Harald V of Norway
- Vice-President – Duriye Özlem Akdurak (TUR)
- Vice-President – Tomasz Chamera (POL)
- Vice-President – Cory Sertl (USA)
- Vice-President – Daniel Belcher (AUS)
- Vice-President – Beatriz González Luna (MEX)
- Vice-President – Line Markert (DEN)
- Vice-President – Josep Pla Maronda (AND)
- Athlete’s Commission – TBA
Appointed Members
Group A: Stacey Clark (GBR), Fiona Bolger (IRL)
Group B: Katrin Adloff (GER), Martin Vogler (SUI)
Group C: Alexandru Micu (ROM), Ewa Jodlowska (POL)
Group D: Emilios Papathanasiou (GRE), Corinne Migraine (FRA), Walter Cavallucci (ITA)
Group E: Mario Serra Gentil de Quina (POR)
Group F: Peter van den Bossche (BEL)
Group G: Annika Ekman (SWE), Andrus Poksi (EST)
Group H: Tatiana Ermakova (RUS)
Group I: Sheikh Ahmad Bin Hamdan Al Nahyan (UAE)
Group J: Xu Lijia (CHN), Lee Pilsung (KOR)
Group K: Abdur Rehman Arshad (PAK), Malav Shroff (IND)
Group L: John Philp (FIJ)
Group M: Luis Fernando Velasco (ARG)
Group N: Marco Aurelio de Sa Ribeiro (BRA)
Group O: Tom Clarke (BER), Irina Perez (DOM)
Group P: Peter Hall (CAN), Fred Hagedorn (USA), Dina Kowalyshyn (USA)
Group Q: Alain Alcindor (SEY), Albassel Hassan (EGY)
Classes Representative: Cary Byerley (ANT), Jan Martin Wilschut (NED)
Oceanic and Offshore Representative: Matt Allen (AUS)
Para World Sailing Representative: Betsy Alison (USA)
Women’s Representative: Elena Papazoglou (CYP)