# Sailing at the 2023 Pan American Games

Sailing competitions at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile are schedule to take place between October 28 and November 5, 2023 at the Cofradia Nautica del Pacifico (Nautical Brotherhood of the Pacific in English) in the city of Algarrobo.
A total of 13 events will be contested, an increase of two from the 2019 Pan American Games. The sunfish event has been split in two, to have an event each for men and women. Also, the kites event was split in two, with the men and women now competing in separate events. The RS:X boat has also been replaced with the IQFoil.
A total of 172 sailors (82 men and 90 women) are scheduled to compete.
The top two placing athletes (not already qualified) from North America and South America in the men's laser and women's laser radial, qualified for the sailing competitions at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France (with the sailing competitions scheduled to be held in Marseille, along with the top boat in each region in the windsurfing, kites, 49er, 49erfx and Nacra 17 events will also qualify.

## Qualification

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).

## Medal summary
### Medal table

* Host nation (Chile)
| Rank | noc | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | United States | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | Brazil | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | Argentina | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | Peru | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Canada | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Mexico | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Chile* | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | Aruba | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Uruguay | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Dominican Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Independent Athletes Team | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (12 entries) | Totals (12 entries) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 39 |

### Medalists
#### Men's events

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| IQFoil details | Mateus Isaac Brazil | Ethan Westera Aruba | Noah Lyons United States |
| ILCA 7 details | Stefano Peschiera Peru | Clemente Seguel Chile | Juan Ignacio Maegli Independent Athletes Team |
| 49er details | United States Ian Barrows Hans Henken | Uruguay Hernán Umpierre Fernando Diz | Canada Will Jones Justin Barnes |
| Sunfish details | Lee Parkhill Canada | Jean Paul de Trazegnies Peru | Diego González Chile |
| Kite details | Bruno Lobo Brazil | Tiger Tyson Antigua and Barbuda | Deury Corniel Dominican Republic |

#### Women's events

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| IQFoil details | Mariana Aguilar Chávez Mexico | Dominique Stater United States | Demita Vega Mexico |
| ILCA 6 details | Erica Reineke United States | Sarah Douglas Canada | Luciana Cardozo Argentina |
| 49erFX details | Brazil Martine Grael Kahena Kunze | Canada Alexandra Ten Hove Mariah Millen | United States Stephanie Roble Maggie Shea |
| Sunfish details | Caterina Romero Peru | Philipine van Aanholt Aruba | María José Poncell Chile |
| Kite details | Daniela Moroz United States | Catalina Turienzo Argentina | Maria do Socorro Reis Brazil |

#### Mixed events

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Snipe details | Argentina Julio Alsogaray Marlena Sciarra | United States Ernesto Rodríguez Kathleen Tocke | Brazil Rafael Martins Juliana Duque |
| Lightning details | United States Allan Terhune Jr. Madeline Baldridge Sarah Chin | Chile Pedro Bertossi Paula Herman Carmina Malsch | Argentina Javier Conte Martina Silva Trinidad Silva |
| Nacra 17 details | Argentina Mateo Majdalani Eugenia Bosco | United States David Liebenberg Sarah Newberry-Moore | Brazil Samuel Albrecht Gabriela Nicolino |

## 2024 Summer Olympics Qualification

This event was a direct qualification event for the 2024 Summer Olympics. A total of 28 quota places (14 for men and 14 for women) were awarded.
| Event | Qualification path | Quotas | NOCs |
| Men's IQFoil | Two NOCs of the highest placed North and South American country, will each earn one quota place. | 2 (1 per NOC) | Aruba Argentina |
| Men's Laser | Four NOCs of the two highest placed North and South American countries, will each earn one quota place. | 4 (1 per NOC) | Aruba Puerto Rico Chile Guatemala |
| Men's 49er | Two NOCs of the highest placed North and South American country, will each earn two quota places (one boat). | 4 (2 per NOC) | Canada Uruguay |
| Men's Kitesurfing | Two NOCs of the highest placed North and South American country, will each earn one quota place. | 2 (1 per NOC) | Antigua and Barbuda Colombia |
| Women's IQFoil | Two NOCs of the highest placed North and South American country, will each earn one quota place. | 2 (1 per NOC) | United States Argentina |
| Women's Laser radial | Four NOCs of the two highest placed North and South American countries, will each earn one quota place. | 4 (1 per NOC) | Bermuda Mexico Peru Uruguay |
| Women's 49erFX | Two NOCs of the highest placed North and South American country, will each earn two quota places (one boat). | 4 (2 per NOC) | Canada Brazil |
| Women's Kitesurfing | Two NOCs of the highest placed North and South American country, will each earn one quota place. | 2 (1 per NOC) | Canada Argentina |
| Mixed Nacra 17 | Two NOCs of the highest placed North and South American country, will each earn two quota places, one per gender (one boat). | 4 (2 per NOC) | United States Brazil |
| Total quota places awarded | Total quota places awarded | 28 | |

### Summary

| Nation | Men | Men | Men | Men | Women | Women | Women | Women | Mixed | Total | Total |
| Nation | IQFoil | Laser | 49er | Kites | IQFoil | Laser Radial | 49erFX | Kites | Nacra 17 | Boats | Athletes |
| Antigua and Barbuda | | | | X | | | | | | 1 | 1 |
| Argentina | X | | | | X | | | X | | 3 | 3 |
| Aruba | X | X | | | | | | | | 2 | 2 |
| Bermuda | | | | | | X | | | | 1 | 1 |
| Brazil | | | | | | | X | | X | 2 | 4 |
| Canada | | | X | | | | X | X | | 3 | 5 |
| Chile | | X | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 |
| Colombia | | | | X | | | | | | 1 | 1 |
| Guatemala | | X | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 |
| Mexico | | | | | | X | | | | 1 | 1 |
| Peru | | | | | | X | | | | 1 | 1 |
| Puerto Rico | | X | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 |
| United States | | | | | X | | | | X | 2 | 3 |
| Uruguay | | | X | | | X | | | | 2 | 3 |
| Total: 14 NOCs | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 28 |