Ranking for ILCA World Open & Youth Championships
The ILCA Australia will, as a default position, use the preceding Australian Championships results as the basis of ranking sailors for any ILCA event which has restricted entry.
Rankings will be allocated consecutively from the order of finishing positions starting at first place for all the ILCA Classes and all the ILCA categories (i.e. Youth, Women, etc). Sailors who apply for entry to World Championships but who do not compete in the ranking Australian Championships will be ranked in the order of their entry application to ILCA International.
Temporary Ranking Policy Change 2028 World Championships
The following change to ranking policy will apply for 2028 ILCA 7 Men’s and ILCA 6 Women’s World Championships Takapuna, New Zealand for the reasons explained in the document Here.
The 2028 ranking order will be modified into three tiers:
1. Sailors selected by Australian Sailing for the 2027 Fortaleza Worlds who apply for the 2028 Takapuna Worlds will be ranked first, ordered by their finishing position in Fortaleza.
2. Sailors not selected for Fortaleza who compete in the 2027 Australian Open & Youth Championships at Sandringham will be ranked next, ordered by their finish position at Sandringham.
3. Other applicants for the 2028 Worlds who do not compete in the 2027 Australian Open & Youth Championships at Sandringham will be ranked after all others ordered by the date and time of their application.
Selection for World Sailing Youth World Championships
From 2026 Australian Sailing (AS) will use the preceding ILCA Australian Open and Youth Championships as the selection event for one female and one male ILCA6 sailor aged under 19 years on 31 December for the World Sailing Youth World Championships (WSWYC). For example 2026 Australian Championships in Hobart will be the AS selection event for WSWYC in Vilamoura, Portugal from 11–19 December 2026.
AS has information on their WSWYC Selection Guidelines Here and has an Expression of Interest Form Here which must submitted by 1 January. The AS World Youth Web Site is Here.
Ranking for ILCA World Masters Championships
From the February 2023 World Masters in Pattaya, Thailand and onwards ranking will be based on the results of the previous Australian Masters Championship. The policy is Here.
Following is a list of ILCA World Championships with the corresponding Australian ranking event.
| Event | Venue | Dates | Ranking Event |
| 2026 ILCA Under-21 World Championships | SPAIN, Lanzarote | 17-24 Jan 2026 | 2025 O & A Open & Youth Qld |
| 2026 ILCA 6 Masters World Championships | GREECE, Skiathos | 2-10 Jun 2026 | 2026 Aus Masters NSW |
| 2026 ILCA 7 Masters World Championships | GREECE, Skiathos | 11-19 Jun 2026 | 2026 Aus Masters NSW |
| 2026 ILCA 4 Youth World Championships | DENMARK, Aarhus | 1-9 Aug 2026 | 2026 O & A Open & Youth Tas |
| 2026 ILCA 6 Youth World Championships | DENMARK, Aarhus | 11-19 Aug 2026 | 2026 O & A Open & Youth Tas |
| 2026 ILCA 7 Men’s World Championship | IRELAND, Dun Laoghaire | 23-30 Aug 2026 | 2026 O & A Open & Youth Tas |
| 2026 ILCA 6 Women’s World Championship | IRELAND, Dun Laoghaire | 5-12 Sep 2026 | 2026 O & A Open & Youth Tas |
| 2026 ILCA 6 Men’s World Championship | PORTUGAL, Vilamoura | 25 Sep – 2 Oct 2026 | 2026 O & A Open & Youth Tas |
| 2027 ILCA Under-21 World Championships | AUSTRALIA, Sandringham | 10-17 Jan 2027 | 2026 O & A Open & Youth Tas |
| 2027 ILCA 6 Men’s World Championship | GREECE, Volos | 13-20 Aug 2027 | 2027 O & A Open & Youth Vic |
| 2027 ILCA 6 Youth World Championships | GREECE, Volos | 21-29 Aug 2027 | 2027 O & A Open & Youth Vic |
| 2027 ILCA 6 Masters World Championships | PORTUGAL, Vilamoura | 25 Sep – 3 Oct 2027 | 2027 O & A Masters Qld |
| 2027 ILCA 7 Masters World Championships | PORTUGAL, Vilamoura | 5-13 Oct 2027 | 2027 O & A Masters Qld |
| 2028 ILCA 6 Men’s World Championship | SPAIN, Canary Islands, La Palma | 6-13 Jun 2028 | 2028 O & A Open & Youth WA |
| 2028 ILCA 6 Youth World Championships | SPAIN, Canary Islands, La Palma | 15-23 Jun 2028 | 2028 O & A Open & Youth WA |
| 2028 ILCA 4 Youth World Championships | POLAND, Dziwnow | 1-9 Jul 2028 | 2028 O & A Open & Youth WA |
| 2028 ILCA Under-21 World Championships | Norway, Oslo | 12-19 Aug 2028 | 2028 O & A Open & Youth WA |
| 2028 ILCA 6 & ILCA 7 Masters Worlds | Morocco, Tangier | 7-16 Oct 2028 | 2027 O & A Masters Vic |