Paris 2024 Olympics: history, rules, athletes... everything you need to know about sailing and windsurfing

Published by Laurent de Sortiraparis, Rizhlaine de Sortiraparis · Published on July 29, 2024 at 06:33 p.m.
Find out everything you need to know about windsurfing and sailing at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games! Dive into the history of these fascinating sports, the venues and dates of the competitions, and the French athletes to watch. Don't miss any of the events taking place in Marseille!

The Paris 2024 Olympic Games take place from July 26 to August 11, 2024! A moment of sport, but above all of sharing with the whole world, all in one of the most beautiful cities in the world (we're not the ones saying it...). Among the flagship disciplines, sailing and windsurfing will take pride of place. These sports, which combine technical skill and strategy, will take place in Marseille, an emblematic venue for water sports.

A brief history:

Sailing is a nautical sport in which competitors aboard different types of boats must navigate a course defined by buoys, making the most of the wind. The sport demands perfect technical mastery, a good knowledge of weather conditions and excellent physical condition. First introduced at the 1900 Olympic Games in Paris, sailing has evolved over the decades, with a variety of boat categories and competition formats, adapting to technological advances and new materials.

Windsurfing, also known as windsurfing, is a water sport in which athletes stand on a board equipped with a sail, which they manipulate to move across the water using the force of the wind. Invented in the 1960s, windsurfing rapidly gained in popularity, becoming an Olympic sport in 1984. The sport demands a perfect mastery of balance, an excellent understanding of weather conditions and great physical strength.

Details of sailing and windsurfing events at Paris 2024 :

  • Location: Marina de Marseille
  • Capacity: Approximately 5,000 seats on the Corniche to the west of the stadium
  • Dates: July 28 to August 8, 2024
  • Category: Individual and team competitions, with different boat categories (dinghies, keelboats, catamarans, windsurfers)
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In the history of the Olympic Games :

First introduced at the 1900 Olympic Games in Paris, sailing was not present at the 1904 Games, but has been a regular feature of the Olympic program since 1908. The sport has undergone numerous evolutions, both in terms of boat types and competition formats, to become today a modern, highly technical discipline.

Windsurfing made its first appearance at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games. Since then, it has become a regular event at the Olympics, attracting the world's best windsurfers. The discipline has evolved over time, incorporating technological innovations and more dynamic competition formats.

Our French athletes :

France has always had a tradition of performance in sailing and windsurfing. For Paris 2024, there are several athletes to watch:

  • Charline Picon: Gold medalist in windsurfing at the Rio 2016 Olympics and silver at Tokyo 2020.
  • Jean-Baptiste Bernaz: One of the world's top Laser specialists.
  • Camille Lecointre/Jérémie Mion

These athletes, among others, will be flying the flag for France, trying to win medals in front of their home crowd. Ready to support them at the Marseille marina?

The program at the Paris 2024 Olympics:

Sunday, July 28

11 a.m. to 7 p.m. :

  • Windsurfing men - opening series
  • Windsurf women - opening series
  • Skiff men - opening series
  • Skiff women - opening series

Monday, July 29

11 a.m. to 7 p.m. :

  • Windsurfing men - opening series
  • Windsurf women - opening series
  • Skiff men - opening series
  • Skiff women - opening series

Tuesday, July 30

11 a.m. to 7 p.m. :

  • Windsurfing men - opening series
  • Windsurf women - opening series
  • Skiff men - opening series
  • Skiff women - opening series

Wednesday, July 31

11 a.m. to 7 p.m. :

  • Skiff men - opening series
  • Skiff women - opening series

Thursday, August 1

11 a.m. to 7 p.m. :

  • Windsurfing men - marathon opening series
  • Women's windsurfing - marathon opening series
  • Skiff men - medal race
  • Skiff women - medal race
  • Dinghy men - opening series
  • Dinghy women - opening series

Friday, August 2nd

11 a.m. to 7 p.m. :

  • Men's windsurfing - race for medals
  • Women's windsurfing - medal race
  • Dinghy men - opening series
  • Women's dinghy - opening series

Saturday, August 3rd

11 a.m. to 7 p.m. :

  • Men's dinghy - opening series
  • Women's dinghy - opening series
  • Mixed dinghy - opening series
  • Mixed multihull - opening series

Sunday, August 4th

11 a.m. to 7 p.m. :

  • Men's dinghy - opening series
  • Women's dinghy - opening series
  • Mixed dinghy - opening series
  • Mixed multihull - opening series
  • Kite men - opening series
  • Kite women - opening series

Monday August 5th

11 a.m. to 7 p.m. :

  • Men's dinghy - opening series
  • Women's dinghy - opening series
  • Mixed dinghy - opening series
  • Mixed multihull - opening series
  • Kite men - opening series
  • Kite women - opening series

Tuesday, August 6

11 a.m. to 7 p.m. :

  • Men's dinghy - race for medals
  • Women's dinghy - medal race
  • Mixed dinghy - opening series
  • Mixed multihull - opening series
  • Kite men - opening series
  • Kite women - opening series

Wednesday, August 7th

11 a.m. to 7 p.m. :

  • Mixed dinghy - race for medals
  • Mixed multihull - medal race
  • Kite men - opening series
  • Kite women - opening series

Thursday, August 8

11 a.m. to 7 p.m. :

  • Kite men - race for medals
  • Kite women - race for medals
Practical information

Dates and Opening Time
From July 28, 2024 to August 8, 2024

× Approximate opening times: to confirm opening times, please contact the establishment.
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