2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships
The 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships, was held in Santander, Spain, this was the fourth edition of the ISAF [Sailing World Championships]. It is the world championships for all disciplines used at the upcoming Olympics. What gives this event greater significance is that it was used as qualification for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil.
Bidding process
The following cities competed against Santander to win the right to host the Championships.- Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Kingston, Ontario, Canada
- Qingdao, China
- Aarhus, Denmark
- Busan, South Korea
- The Hague, Netherlands
- Gdynia, Poland
Events and equipment
The following events were open for entries:| Event | Equipment | Max. entries |
| Men's one-person dinghy | Laser | 150 |
| Men's one-person dinghy | Finn | 80 |
| Men's two-person dinghy | 470 | 120 |
| Men's skiff | 49er | 100 |
| Men's windsurfer | RS:X | 120 |
| Women's one-person dinghy | Laser Radial | 120 |
| Women's two-person dinghy | 470 | 80 |
| Women's skiff | 49er FX | 80 |
| Women's windsurfer | RS:X | 80 |
| Mixed multihull | Nacra 17 | 80 |