Council
World Sailing Council members were appointed in November 2024 for four years through to November 2028.
The Council comprises the President, seven Vice-Presidents, two Officers of Honour (non-voting), 28 appointed members (representing each of the regional groups of sailing nations), and representatives of the Offshore Committee, Classes Committee, Athletes’ Committee and an EDI Committee representative.
Council Members
Board of Directors
- President – Quanhai Li (CHN)
- President of Honour (non-voting) – His Majesty King Harald V of Norway
- 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 M. Pla (AND)
- Athlete’s Commission – David Hughes (USA)
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: António José Cardosa de Barroso (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), Shevaun Bruland (AUS)
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: Jan Martin Wilschut (NED)
Oceanic and Offshore Representative: Matt Allen (AUS)
Para World Sailing Representative: Kay Rawbone (HKG)
Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Representative: Pinar Coskuner Genc (TUR)