# Sailing at the 2023 Pan American Games – Qualification

The following is the qualification system and summary of the sailing at the 2023 Pan American Games competition.

## Qualification system

A total of 172 sailors (82 men and 90 women) will qualify to compete at the games. A nation may enter a maximum of one boat in each of the 13 events and a maximum of 19 athletes (nine men and ten women). Each event had different qualifying events that began in 2021. The host nation (Chile) automatically qualified in all 13 events (19 athletes). More women will qualify to compete for the first time ever, after the lightning class switched to a two women and one man format for each boat. The winner of each sailing event at the 2021 Junior Pan American Games, directly qualified as well. Countries earning a spot at the 2021 Junior Pan American Games, can earn another boat in that respective event. The slot awarded at the games is to the athlete, and cannot be transferred to another athlete. A total of four universality quotas were available (two each in the laser and laser radial events).
Original allocation
| Event | Host NOC | Cali 2021 | Other NOC's | Boats | Athletes |
| IQFoil men | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 9 |
| Laser men | 1 | 1 | 15 | 17 | 17 |
| 49er men | 1 | — | 8 | 9 | 18 |
| Sunfish men | 1 | — | 7 | 8 | 8 |
| Kites men | 1 | — | 7 | 8 | 8 |
| IQFoil women | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 9 |
| Laser women | 1 | 1 | 15 | 17 | 17 |
| 49er women | 1 | — | 7 | 8 | 16 |
| Sunfish women | 1 | — | 7 | 8 | 8 |
| Kites women | 1 | — | 7 | 8 | 8 |
| Snipe mixed | 1 | — | 7 | 8 | 16 |
| Lightning mixed | 1 | — | 7 | 8 | 24 |
| Nacra 17 mixed | 1 | — | 7 | 8 | 16 |
| TOTAL | 13 | 4 | 107 | 120 | 172 |

## Qualification summary

A total of 28 countries qualified boats.
| Nation | Men | Men | Men | Men | Men | Women | Women | Women | Women | Women | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Total | Total |
| Nation | IQFoil | Laser | 49er | Sunfish | Kites | IQFoil | Laser Radial | 49erFX | Sunfish | Kites | Snipe | Lightning | Nacra 17 | Boats | Athletes |
| Antigua and Barbuda | | X | | | X | | | | | | | | | 2 | 2 |
| Argentina | X X | X | X | | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 13 | 19 |
| Aruba | X | X | | | | | | | X | | | | | 3 | 3 |
| Bahamas | | X | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 |
| Barbados | | X | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 |
| Belize | | X | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 |
| Bermuda | | X | | | | | X | | | | | | | 2 | 2 |
| Brazil | X | X | X | | X | X | X | X | | X | X | X | X | 11 | 17 |
| British Virgin Islands | | X | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 |
| Canada | | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | | X | | X | X | 10 | 15 |
| Cayman Islands | | | | | | | X | | | | | | | 1 | 1 |
| Chile | X | X X | X | X | X | X | X | | X | X | X | X | X | 13 | 18 |
| Colombia | X | | | | X | | | | X | X | | | | 4 | 4 |
| Cuba | | X | | | | X | X | | X | | X | | | 5 | 6 |
| Dominican Republic | X | | | X | X | | X | | | | | | | 4 | 4 |
| Ecuador | | X | | | | | | | | | | X | | 2 | 4 |
| El Salvador | | X | | | | | X | | | | | | | 2 | 2 |
| Guatemala | | X | | X | | | X | | X | | | | | 4 | 4 |
| Mexico | X | | X | | X | XX | X | | X | X | | | | 8 | 9 |
| Peru | | X | | X | | X | X | X | X | | X | X | | 8 | 12 |
| Puerto Rico | | X | | X | | | X | | | | X | | | 4 | 5 |
| Saint Lucia | | X | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | | | | | | | X | | | | | | | 1 | 1 |
| United States | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 13 | 19 |
| Uruguay | | | X | | | | XX | | | | X | | | 4 | 6 |
| Venezuela | X | | | X | | X | X | | X | | | X | | 6 | 8 |
| Virgin Islands | | X | X | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 3 |
| Total: 27 NOCs | 10 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 128 | 169 |

## Qualified boats

Some events had their quotas moved to other events.

### IQFoil men

| Event | Location | Date | Boats | Qualified |
| Host nation | — | — | 1 | Chile |
| 2021 Junior Pan American Games | Cali | December 2–4 | 1 | Marcos Quiroga (ARG) |
| 2022 South American Championship | Búzios | September 1–4 | 2 | Brazil Argentina |
| 2022 Central American and Caribbean Beach Games | Santa Marta | November 19–26 | 1 | Aruba |
| 2023 US Open Series | Clearwater | February 2–5 | 3 | United States Venezuela Dominican Republic |
| 2023 South American Championship | Mendoza | March 16–19 | 1 | Colombia |
| Reallocation | — | — | 1 | Mexico |
| TOTAL | | | 10 | |

### Laser men

| Event | Location | Date | Boats | Qualified |
| Host nation | — | — | 1 | Chile |
| 2021 Junior Pan American Games | Cali | December 2–4 | 1 | Clemente Seguel (CHI) |
| 2022 North American Championship | Kingston | June 30–July 4 | 3 | Puerto Rico United States Canada |
| 2023 US Open Series | Clearwater | February 2–5 | 5 | Peru Guatemala El Salvador Ecuador Bermuda |
| 2023 Central-South American Championship | Buenos Aires | February 15–21 | 4 | Argentina Brazil Saint Lucia Aruba |
| 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games | San Salvador | June 23–July 8 | 1 | British Virgin Islands |
| Reallocation | — | — | 5 | Antigua and Barbuda Bahamas Barbados Cuba Virgin Islands |
| Universality | — | — | 2 | Belize Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| TOTAL | | | 21 | |

### 49er men

| Event | Location | Date | Boats | Qualified |
| Host nation | — | — | 1 | Chile |
| 2022 World Championship | Halifax | August 31–September 5 | 2 | United States Uruguay |
| 2022 South American Championship | Buenos Aires | December 8–11 | 2 1 | Argentina Colombia |
| 2023 US Open Series | Clearwater | February 2–5 | 4 | Canada Mexico Brazil Virgin Islands |
| TOTAL | | | 8 | |
* Colombia declined its quota

### Sunfish men

| Event | Location | Date | Boats | Qualified |
| Host nation | — | — | 1 | Chile |
| 2023 Midwinter | Pensacola | March 29–April 1 | 3 | Peru United States Canada |
| 2023 South American Central and Caribbean Championship | Paracas | April 24–29 | 3 | Guatemala Venezuela Puerto Rico |
| 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games | San Salvador | June 23–July 8 | 1 | Dominican Republic |
| TOTAL | | | 8 | |

### Kites men

| Event | Location | Date | Boats | Qualified |
| Host nation | — | — | 1 | Chile |
| 2022 Pan American Championship | São Luís | November 7–13 | 1 | Brazil |
| 2022 Central American and Caribbean Beach Games | Santa Marta | November 19–26 | 1 | Antigua and Barbuda |
| 2023 US Open Series | Clearwater | February 2–5 | 3 | United States Mexico Canada |
| 2023 Pan American Championship | Cabarete | March 6–12 | 2 | Dominican Republic Argentina |
| Reallocation | — | — | 1 | Colombia |
| TOTAL | | | 9 | |

### IQFoil women

| Event | Location | Date | Boats | Qualified |
| Host nation | — | — | 1 | Chile |
| 2021 Junior Pan American Games | Cali | December 2–4 | 1 | Mariana Aguilar Chávez (MEX) |
| 2022 South American Championship | Búzios | September 1–4 | 2 | Peru Brazil |
| 2023 US Open Series | Clearwater | February 2–5 | 3 | United States Mexico Canada |
| 2023 South American Championship | Mendoza | March 16–19 | 2 | Argentina Venezuela |
| Reallocation | — | — | 1 | Cuba |
| TOTAL | | | 10 | |

### Laser radial women

| Event | Location | Date | Boats | Qualified |
| Host nation | — | — | 1 | Chile |
| 2021 Junior Pan American Games | Cali | December 2–4 | 1 | Dolores Fraschini (URU) |
| 2022 North American Championship | Kingston | June 30–July 4 | 3 | Mexico Bermuda Canada |
| 2023 US Open Series | Clearwater | February 2–5 | 5 | United States Peru Cayman Islands Guatemala Venezuela |
| 2023 Central-South American Championship | Buenos Aires | February 15–21 | 4 | Argentina Brazil Cuba Uruguay |
| 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games | San Salvador | June 23–July 8 | 1 | Puerto Rico |
| Reallocation | — | — | 3 2 | Antigua and Barbuda Dominican Republic El Salvador |
| Universality | — | — | 2 1 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Trinidad and Tobago |
| TOTAL | | | 17 | |

### 49er FX women

| Event | Location | Date | Boats | Qualified |
| Host nation | — | — | 10 | — |
| 2022 World Championship | Halifax | August 31–September 5 | 3 | United States Brazil Canada |
| World Ranking | — | — | 2 | Argentina Peru |
| TOTAL | | | 5 | |
* Chile declined its host quota
* One quota (two athlete spots) was reallocated to other events.

### Sunfish women

| Event | Location | Date | Boats | Qualified |
| Host nation | — | — | 1 | Chile |
| 2023 Midwinter | Pensacola | March 30–April 1 | 3 | Peru United States Venezuela |
| 2023 South American Central and Caribbean Championship | Paracas | April 24–29 | 3 | Argentina Guatemala Cuba |
| 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games | San Salvador | June 23–July 8 | 1 | Colombia |
| Reallocation | — | — | 2 | Aruba Mexico |
| TOTAL | | | 10 | |

### Kites women

| Event | Location | Date | Boats | Qualified |
| Host nation | — | — | 1 | Chile |
| 2022 Pan American Championship | São Luís | November 7–13 | 1 | Brazil |
| 2023 US Open Series | Clearwater | February 2–5 | 3 | United States Argentina Colombia |
| 2023 Pan American Championship | Cabarete | March 6–12 | 3 2 | Canada Mexico |
| TOTAL | | | 7 | |

### Snipe mixed

| Event | Location | Date | Boats | Qualified |
| Host nation | — | — | 1 | Chile |
| 2022 North American Championship | Toronto | September 9–11 | 2 | Puerto Rico United States |
| 2023 Western Hemisphere & Asian Championship | Algarrobo | March 14–19 | 2 | Brazil Argentina |
| 2023 South American Championship | Montevideo | April 4–9 | 2 | Peru Uruguay |
| 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games | San Salvador | June 23–July 8 | 1 | Cuba |
| TOTAL | | | 8 | |

### Lightning mixed

| Event | Location | Date | Boats | Qualified |
| Host nation | — | — | 1 | Chile |
| 2022 World Championship | Wrightsville Beach | May 16–21 | 1 2 | Argentina Canada |
| 2022 North American Championship | Long Island | September 14–18 | 2 | United States Ecuador |
| 2023 South American Championship | Guaratuba | December 3–7 | 2 | Brazil Peru |
| 2023 Pacific Cup | Algarrobo | April 6–9 | 2 1 | Venezuela |
| TOTAL | | | 8 | |
* Only one boat was eligible at the 2023 Pacific Cup, the last spot was reallocated to Canada, the next best team at the 2022 Worlds.

### Nacra 17 mixed

| Event | Location | Date | Boats | Qualified |
| Host nation | — | — | 1 | Chile |
| 2022 World Championship | Halifax | August 31–September 5 | 4 | Argentina United States Brazil Canada |
| TOTAL | | | 5 | |
* One quota (two athlete spots) was reallocated to other events.