World Sailing

World Sailing
World Sailing
Sport	Sailing
Official website	www.sailing.org
Year of formation	14 October 1907
Former names	International Yacht Racing Union;; International Sailing Federation
Membership size	144
Other affiliation(s)	IOC; ASOIF; IMO; ISO; WADA;
Patron	King Harald V of Norway ;
President	Quanhai Li
Vice-presidents	Özlem Akdurak; Philip Baum; Tomasz Chamera; Sarah Kenny; Yann Rocherieux; Cory Sertl; Marcus Spillane;
Executive Office
Address	London;
Chief Executive	David Graham
Number of staff	Approx. 30
Continental Association
	Africa (ASF); Asia (ASCON); Europe (EUROSAF); Oceania (OSAF); South America (SASC);

World Sailing (WS) is the international sports governing body for sailing; it is recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).