In the 15 September 2026 World Sailing Rankings, Britain has two No.1 World Ranked competitors: John Gimson and Anna Burnet in the Nacra 17, and James Grummett and Rhos Hawes joining them in the men’s 49er.
Michael Beckett is 2nd in the ILCA 7, Emma Wilson 2nd in the IQFoil, Martin Wrigley and Bettine Harris are 3rd in the 470, and Lily Young 3rd in the Formula Kite.
Other No. 1 ranked sailors are:
- 470 Mixed Jordi Xammar and Marta Cardona ESP
- 49erFX Vilma Bobeck and Rebecca Netzler SWE
- ILCA 6 Charlotte Rose USA
- ILCA 7 Pavlos Kontides CYP
- IQ Foil men Nicolas Goyard FRA
- IQ Foil women Tamar Steinberg ISR
- Formula Kite men Maximilian Maeder SGP
- Formula Kite women Lauriane Nolot FRA
Top World Sailing Ranked and leading GBR/Team GB sailors as of 15 Sep 2026:
Nacra 17 Mixed:
1st GBR – John Gimson and Anna Burnet (1)
2nd SWE – Emil Jarudd and Hanna Jonsson (3)
3rd AUS – Brin Liddell and Rhiannan Brown (7)
470 Mixed:
1st ESP – Jordi Xammar and Marta Cardona (1)
2nd GER – Theresa Loffler and Christopher Hoerr
3rd GBR – Martin Wrigley and Bettine Harris (2)
49er Men:
1st GBR – James Grummett and Rhos Hawes (2)
2nd GER – Richard Schultheis and Fabian Graf
3rd AUT – Keanu Prettner and Jakob Flachberger (1)
49erFX Women:
1st SWE – Vilma Bobeck and Rebecca Netzler (1)
2nd NOR Pia Dahl Andersen and Nora Edland
3rd CAN – Georgia and Antonia Lewin Lafrance (2)
GBR 5th – Freya Black and Saskia Tidey (7)
ILCA7/Laser Men:
1st CYP – Pavlos Kontides (2)
2nd GBR – Michael Beckett (1)
3rd HUN – Jonatan Vadnai (3)
Other GBR 12th – Elliot Hanson (15)
Other GBR 16th – Finley Dickinson (16)
ILCA6/Radial Women:
1st USA – Charlotte Rose (1)
2nd IRL – Eve Mcmahon (3)
3rd DEN – Anna Munch (2)
GBR 4th – Matilda Nicholls (7)
GBR 10th – Daisy Collingridge (11)
IQ Foil Men:
1st FRA – Nicolas Goyard (1)
2nd NED – Luuc Van Opzeeland (2)
3rd AUS – Grae Morris
GBR 10th – Finn Hawkins (8)
GBR 12th – Andy Brown (10)
IQ Foil Women:
1st ISR – Tamar Steinberg (2)
2nd GBR – Emma Wilson (1)
3rd ITA Marta Maggetti
Other GBR 6th – Islay Watson (11)
Formula Kite Men:
1st SGP – Maximilian Maeder (2)
2nd ITA – Riccardo Pianosi (3)
3rd SUI – Gian Andrea Stragiotti (2)
GBR 5th – Sam Dickinson (6)
Formula Kite Women:
1st FRA – Lauriane Nolot (1)
2nd NED – Jessie Kampman (2)
3rd GBR – Lily Young (3)
Other GBR 17th – Ella Geiger (17)
Other GBR 23rd – Eleanor Aldridge (22)
The World Sailing Rankings for Olympic Classes are administered by World Sailing. The Fleet Rankings are calculated and published approximately four times a year, depending on the calendar of events.
Each team counts their best six results over the previous 12 months; the time period is calculated on a rolling basis from the date that the rankings were published.