Boats with trapeze will produce more righting moment per pound. This is not accounted for in this table. Some classes have conventional spinnakers, some asymmetric. This is not noted in this table. The Portsmouth Number is a time handicap assigned by the U.S. Sailing Association.
Lower numbers indicate faster boats.
Crew weights are as given by class officers or class competitors. Olympic classes are selected every four years by a special advisory committee to the IOC, and are generally considered to attract a very high caliber of competition. The Star has been an Olympic class for many decades, as has the Finn. The 49er and the Laser are recently-elected classes. Olympic sailing competition is also held in catamarans and windsurfers.