In the 21 July 2026 World Sailing Rankings, Britain has 3 No.1 World Ranked competitors: John Gimson and Anna Burnet in the Nacra 17, Emma Wilson in the iQFoil, and Micky Beckett in the ILCA 7.
Martin Wrigley and Bettine Harris retain 2nd in the 470, James Grummett and Rhos Hawes move to 2nd in the 49er, and Lily Young is 3rd in the Formula Kite.
Other No. 1 ranked sailors are:
- 470 Mixed Jordi Xammar and Marta Cardona ESP
- 49er Keanu Prettner and Jakob Flachberger AUT
- 49erFX Vilma Bobeck and Rebecca Netzler SWE
- ILCA 6 Charlotte Rose USA
- IQ Foil men Nicolas Goyard FRA
- Formula Kite men Maximilian Maeder SGP
- Formula Kite women Lauriane Nolot FRA
Top World Sailing Ranked and leading GBR/Team GB sailors as of 21 July 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 GBR – Martin Wrigley and Bettine Harris (2)
3rd ITA – Giacomo Ferrari and Alessandra Dubbini (3)
49er Men:
1st AUT – Keanu Prettner and Jakob Flachberger (1)
2nd – GBR James Grummett and Rhos Hawes (10)
3rd – URU Hernan Umpierre and Fernando Diz (6)
49erFX Women:
1st SWE – Vilma Bobeck and Rebecca Netzler (1)
2nd CAN – Georgia and Antonia Lewin Lafrance (2)
3rd GER – Anna Barth and Emma Kohlhoff (3)
GBR 7th – Freya Black and Saskia Tidey (4)
ILCA7/Laser Men:
1st GBR – Michael Beckett (2)
2nd CYP – Pavlos Kontides (1)
3rd HUN – Jonatan Vadnai (3)
Other GBR 15th – Elliot Hanson (14)
Other GBR 16th – Finley Dickinson (15)
ILCA6/Radial Women:
1st USA – Charlotte Rose (1)
2nd DEN – Anna Munch (4)
3rd IRL – Eve Mcmahon (3)
GBR 7th – Matilda Nicholls (9)
GBR 11th – Daisy Collingridge (15)
IQ Foil Men:
1st FRA – Nicolas Goyard (1)
2nd NED – Luuc Van Opzeeland (2)
3rd ITA – Nicolo Renna (3)
GBR 8th Finn Hawkins (8)
GBR 10th – Andy Brown (10)
IQ Foil Women:
1st GBR – Emma Wilson (1)
2nd ISR – Tamar Steinberg (2)
3rd NOR – Maya Gysler (3)
Other GBR 11th – Islay Watson (12)
Formula Kite Men:
1st SGP – Maximilian Maeder (2)
2nd SUI – Gian Andrea Stragiotti (4)
3rd ITA – Riccardo Pianosi (3)
GBR 6th – Sam Dickinson (9)
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.
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