Strategy 2024-2029
Ready for the Future: World Sailing’s five-year strategy to prepare sailing for the opportunities ahead
Ready for the Future, World Sailing’s 2024-2029 strategy, provides the sport with a map to navigate the right course for the next five years.
“ Inspire, empower and grow vibrant sailing communities around the world. ”
Developed in collaboration with athletes, World Sailing Council representatives, World Sailing Board Members, Classes and stakeholders, the strategy focuses on four priorities for the sport:
- Events and Commercial – Great events which grow the audience for sailing, as well as generate new revenue to be invested in the development of the sport.
- Growth – More impact for investment in international development through online resources and greater collaboration at continental and national federation level.
- Governance – Implementing World Sailing’s governance reforms to put the federation at the forefront of sports governance.
- Impact – Bringing together sustainability, inclusion and diversity and creating a focus on generating and measuring the economic, social and environmental impact of the sport.
These priorities represent the four areas where sailing has huge potential to excel and areas where the sport already leads.
“ Develop sailing as a sport with integrity, sustainability and credibility at its heart, enabling global growth through innovation, backed by robust financial decisions to create lasting legacies for generations to come. ”
Sailing is already one of the leading sports in terms of sustainability, inclusion and diversity, and with the adoption of a new Governance structure it is also at the forefront of sports governance.
By straddling an Olympic quadrennial and World Sailing election cycle, the strategy delivers continuity which will be reviewed and reported on each year.
Ready for the Future is available to download here.