2017 in sailing

The following were the scheduled events of sailing for the year 2017 throughout the world.

World championships

 * 19–26 August: Women's Laser Radial World Championship in Medemblik, Netherlands
 * : Marit Bouwmeester
 * : 🇧🇪 Evi Van Acker (BEL)
 * : 🇯🇵 Manami Doi (JPN)
 * 7–15 July: 470 World Championships in Thessaloniki, Greece
 * Men's 470
 * : 🇦🇺 Mathew Belcher & Will Ryan (AUS)
 * : 🇸🇪 Anton Dahlberg & Fredrik Bergström (SWE)
 * : 🇦🇹 David Bargehr & Lukas Mähr (AUT)
 * Women's 470
 * : 🇵🇱 Agnieszka Skrzypulec & Irmina Gliszczyńska (POL)
 * : 🇬🇧 Hannah Mills & Eilidh McIntyre (GBR)
 * : Tina Mrak & Veronika Macarol
 * 28 August – 2 September: 49er & 49er FX World Championships in Porto, Portugal
 * Men's 49er
 * : 🇬🇧 Dylan Fletcher-Scott & Stuart Bithell (GBR)
 * : 🇬🇧 James Peters & Fynn Sterritt (GBR)
 * : 🇦🇹 Benjamin Bildstein & David Hussl (AUT)
 * Women's 49er FX
 * : Jena Hansen & Katja Salskov-Iversen
 * : 🇧🇷 Martine Grael & Kahena Kunze (BRA)
 * : 🇳🇿 Alex Maloney & Molly Meech (NZL)
 * 1–10 September: Finn Gold Cup in Balatonföldvár, Hungary
 * : 🇸🇪 Max Salminen (SWE)
 * : 🇫🇷 Jonathan Lobert (FRA)
 * : Nicholas Heiner
 * 5–10 September: Nacra 17 World Championship in La Grande-Motte, France
 * : 🇬🇧 Ben Saxton & Katie Dabson (GBR)
 * : 🇪🇸 Fernando Echávarri & Tara Pacheco (ESP)
 * : 🇮🇹 Ruggero Tita & Caterina Banti (ITA)
 * 12–19 September: Laser World Championship in Split, Croatia
 * : 🇨🇾 Pavlos Kontides (CYP)
 * : 🇦🇺 Tom Burton (AUS)
 * : 🇦🇺 Matthew Wearn (AUS)
 * 16–23 September: 2017 RS:X World Championships in Enoshima, Japan
 * Men's RS:X
 * : 🇨🇳 Ye Bing (CHN)
 * : Mateo Sanz Lanz
 * : 🇨🇳 Gao Mengfan (CHN)
 * Women's RS:X
 * : 🇨🇳 Chen Peina (CHN)
 * : 🇨🇳 Wu Jiahui (CHN)
 * : 🇨🇳 Lu Yunxiu (CHN)

Sailing World Cup

 * 22 January – 11 June: 2017 Sailing World Cup
 * 22–29 January: Sailing World Cup Miami in Miami, United States
 * Men's 470 winners: 🇺🇸 Stuart McNay & David Hughes (USA)
 * Women's 470 winners: Afrodite Zegers & Anneloes van Veen
 * Men's 49er winners: 🇬🇧 Dylan Fletcher-Scott & Stuart Bithell (GBR)
 * Women's 49er FX winners: 🇧🇷 Martine Grael & Kahena Kunze (BRA)
 * Men's Laser winner: 🇫🇷 Jean-Baptiste Bernaz (FRA)
 * Women's Laser Radial winner: Vasileia Karachaliou
 * Mixed Nacra 17 winners: 🇬🇧 Ben Saxton & Nicola Groves (GBR)
 * Men's RS:X winner: 🇫🇷 Louis Giard (FRA)
 * Women's RS:X winner: 🇨🇳 Lu Yunxiu (CHN)
 * 23–30 April: Sailing World Cup Hyères in Hyères, France
 * 2.4 Metre winner: 🇫🇷 Damien Seguin (FRA)
 * Men's 470 winners: 🇦🇺 Mathew Belcher & William Ryan (AUS)
 * Women's 470 winners: Afrodite Zegers & Anneloes van Veen
 * Men's 49er winners: 🇪🇸 Diego Botín le Chever & Iago López (ESP)
 * Women's 49er FX winners: 🇧🇷 Martine Grael & Kahena Kunze (BRA)
 * Men's Finn winner: 🇹🇷 Alican Kaynar (TUR)
 * Men's Formula Kite winner: 🇫🇷 Nicolas Parlier (FRA)
 * Men's Laser winner: 🇨🇾 Pavlos Kontides (CYP)
 * Women's Laser Radial winner: 🇧🇪 Evi Van Acker (BEL)
 * Mixed Nacra 17 winners: 🇪🇸 Fernando Echavarri & Tara Pacheco (ESP)
 * Men's RS:X winner: 🇫🇷 Louis Giard (FRA)
 * Women's RS:X winner: 🇵🇱 Zofia Noceti-Klepacka (POL)
 * 4–11 June: Sailing World Cup Final in Santander, Spain
 * Men's 470 winners: Panagiotis Mantis & Pavlos Kagialis
 * Women's 470 winners: 🇬🇧 Hannah Mills & Eilidh McIntyre (GBR)
 * Men's 49er winners: 🇬🇧 James Peters & Fynn Sterritt (GBR)
 * Women's 49er FX winners: 🇧🇷 Martine Grael & Kahena Kunze (BRA)
 * Men's Finn winner: 🇬🇧 Ben Cornish (GBR)
 * Men's Formula Kite winner: 🇫🇷 Nicolas Parlier (FRA)
 * Men's Laser winner: 🇫🇷 Jean-Baptiste Bernaz (FRA)
 * Women's Laser Radial winner: 🇧🇪 Evi Van Acker (BEL)
 * Mixed Nacra 17 winners: 🇪🇸 Fernando Echavarri & Tara Pacheco (ESP)
 * Men's RS:X winner: Kiran Badloe
 * Women's RS:X winner: 🇧🇷 Patrícia Freitas (BRA)
 * 15 October 2017 – 10 June 2018: 2018 Sailing World Cup
 * 15–22 October: Sailing World Cup Gamagōri in Gamagori, Japan
 * Men's 470 winners: 🇦🇺 Mathew Belcher & William Ryan (AUS)
 * Women's 470 winners: 🇵🇱 Agnieszka Skrzypulec & Irmina Gliszczyńska (POL)
 * Men's 49er winners: 🇬🇧 Dylan Fletcher-Scott & Stuart Bithell (GBR)
 * Women's 49er FX winners: 🇦🇷 Victoria Travascio & María Sol Branz (ARG)
 * Men's Laser winner: 🇳🇿 Sam Meech (NZL)
 * Women's Laser Radial winner: Anne-Marie Rindom
 * Men's RS:X winner: 🇵🇱 Paweł Tarnowski (POL)
 * Women's RS:X winner: 🇭🇰 Hei Man H V Chan (HKG)

African championships

 * 27 November – 2 December: RS:X African Championships in Moonbeach Resort, Egypt
 * : Hamza Bouras
 * : Jean-Marc Gardette
 * : 🇪🇬 Mohamed Elsafty (EGY)

Asian championships

 * 14–21 November: RS:X Asian Championships in Penghu, Taiwan
 * Men's RS:X
 * : 🇰🇷 Lee Tae-hoon (KOR)
 * : 🇰🇷 Cho Won-woo (KOR)
 * : 🇯🇵 Makoto Tomizawa (JPN)
 * Women's RS:X
 * : 🇭🇰 Hei Man Chan (HKG)
 * : 🇭🇰 Sin Lam Sonia Lo (HKG)
 * : 🇭🇰 Wai Yan Ngai (HKG)
 * 28–29 October: Nacra 17 Asian Championship in Shanghai, China
 * : 🇮🇹 Ruggero Tita & Caterina Banti (ITA)
 * : 🇺🇸 Riley Gibbs & Louisa Chafee (USA)
 * : Annette Vibourg & Mattias Brun

European championships

 * 5–13 May: Finn European Championship in Marseille, France
 * : 🇫🇷 Jonathan Lobert (FRA)
 * : 🇬🇧 Edward Wright (GBR)
 * : 🇬🇧 Ben Cornish (GBR)
 * 8–13 May: RS:X European Championships in Marseille, France
 * Men's RS:X
 * : 🇫🇷 Louis Giard (FRA)
 * : Byron Kokkalanis
 * : 🇮🇹 Mattia Camboni (ITA)
 * Women's RS:X
 * : 🇵🇱 Zofia Noceti-Klepacka (POL)
 * : 🇷🇺 Stefania Elfutina (RUS)
 * : 🇮🇹 Flavia Tartaglini (ITA)
 * 8–13 May: 470 European Championships in Monaco, Monaco
 * Men's 470
 * : 🇸🇪 Carl-Fredrik Fock & Marcus Dackhammar (SWE)
 * : 🇫🇷 Guillaume Pirouelle & Jérémie Mion (FRA)
 * : 🇪🇸 Jordi Xammar & Nicolás Rodríguez (ESP)
 * Women's 470
 * : Afrodite Zegers & Anneloes van Veen
 * : 🇮🇹 Elena Berta & Sveva Carraro (ITA)
 * : 🇵🇱 Agnieszka Skrzypulec & Jolanta Ogar (POL)
 * 30 July – 4 August: 49er & 49er FX European Championships & Nacra 17 European Championship in Kiel, Germany
 * Men's 49er
 * : 🇬🇧 Dylan Fletcher & Stuart Bithell (GBR)
 * : 🇬🇧 James Peters & Fynn Sterritt (GBR)
 * : 🇮🇹 Jacopo Plazzi & Andrea Tesei (ITA)
 * Women's 49er FX
 * : 🇩🇪 Tina Lutz & Susann Beucke (GER)
 * : 🇬🇧 Charlotte Dobson & Saskia Tidey (GBR)
 * : 🇩🇪 Victoria Jurczok & Anika Lorenz (GER)
 * Mixed Nacra 17
 * : 🇮🇹 Ruggero Tita & Caterina Banti (ITA)
 * : 🇪🇸 Fernando Echavarri & Tara Pacheco (ESP)
 * : 🇬🇧 Ben Saxton & Katie Dabson (GBR)
 * 1–8 October: Laser European Championships in Barcelona, Spain
 * Men's Laser
 * : 🇬🇧 Nick Thompson (GBR)
 * : 🇮🇹 Francesco Marrai (ITA)
 * : 🇨🇾 Pavlos Kontides (CYP)
 * Women's Laser Radial
 * : Marit Bouwmeester
 * : Anne-Marie Rindom
 * : Vasileia Karachaliou

North American championships

 * 14–16 January: 470 North American Championships in Coconut Grove, United States
 * : 🇮🇹 Giacomo Ferrari & Giulio Calabrò (ITA)
 * : 🇦🇹 Matthias Schmid & Lukas Maehr (AUT)
 * : 🇪🇸 Jordi Xammar & Nicolás Rodríguez (ESP)
 * 19–20 January: RS:X North American Championships in Miami, United States
 * Men's RS:X
 * : 🇺🇸 Pedro Pascual (USA)
 * : 🇲🇽 Ignacio Berenguer (MEX)
 * : 🇲🇽 Juan Bosco Varela Barba (MEX)
 * Women's RS:X
 * : 🇪🇸 Marina Aalabau (ESP)
 * : 🇧🇷 Bruna Mello (BRA)
 * : 🇲🇽 Demita Vega (MEX)
 * 21–25 June: Laser North American Championship in Vancouver, Canada
 * Men's Laser
 * : 🇺🇸 Malcolm Lamphere (USA)
 * : 🇺🇸 Marek Zaleski (USA)
 * : 🇺🇸 Henry Marshall (USA)
 * Open Laser Radial
 * : 🇨🇦 Luke Ramsay (CAN)
 * : 🇺🇸 Sophia Reineke (USA)
 * : 🇨🇦 Maura Dewey (CAN)
 * 22–25 June: 49er & 49er FX North American Championships in Kingston, Canada
 * Men's 49er
 * : 🇺🇸 Nevin Snow & Maximiliano Agnese (USA)
 * : 🇨🇦 William Jones & Evan DePaul (CAN)
 * : 🇨🇦 Ryan Wood & Andrew Wood (CAN)
 * Women's 49er FX
 * : 🇨🇦 Erin Rafuse & Danielle Boyd (CAN)
 * : 🇪🇸 Carla Munte & Marta Munte (ESP)
 * : 🇯🇵 Anna Yamazaki & Sena Takano (JPN)

South American championships

 * 2–5 March: 470 South American Championships in Porto Alegre, Brazil
 * : 🇧🇷 Geison Mendes Dzioubanov & Gustavo Thiesen (BRA)
 * : 🇧🇷 Henrique Haddad & Bruno Abdulklech (BRA)
 * : 🇧🇷 Fernanda Oliveira & Ana Barbachan (BRA)
 * 13–17 November: RS:X South American Championships in Buenos Aires, Argentina
 * Men's RS:X
 * : 🇦🇷 Bautista Saubidet Birkner (ARG)
 * : 🇦🇷 Mariano Reutemann (ARG)
 * : 🇦🇷 Francisco Saubidet (ARG)
 * Women's & Youth RS:X
 * : 🇧🇷 Patrícia Freitas (BRA)
 * : 🇵🇪 María Belén Bazo (PER)
 * : 🇧🇷 Daniel Pereira (BRA)

America's Cup

 * 26 May – 12 June: 2017 Louis Vuitton Cup in Great Sound, Hamilton, Bermuda
 * Winners: 🇳🇿 Emirates Team New Zealand
 * 17–27 June: 2017 America's Cup in Great Sound, Hamilton, Bermuda
 * 🇳🇿 Emirates Team New Zealand defeated 🇺🇸 Oracle Team USA, 7–1.
 * 20 & 21 June: 2017 Youth America's Cup in Great Sound, Hamilton, Bermuda
 * Winners: 🇬🇧 Land Rover BAR Academy (50 points); Second: 🇳🇿 NZL Sailing Team (48 points); Third: Team Tilt (42 points)

Extreme Sailing Series

 * 8 March – 3 December: 2017 Extreme Sailing Series
 * 8–11 March: Act #1 in Muscat, Oman
 * Winners: SAP Extreme Sailing Team
 * 28 April – 1 May: Act #2 in Qingdao, China
 * Winners: Alinghi
 * 29 June – 2 July: Act #3 in Madeira, Portugal
 * Winners: SAP Extreme Sailing Team
 * 20–23 July: Act #4 in Barcelona, Spain
 * Winners: Oman Air
 * 10–13 August: Act #5 in Hamburg, Germany
 * Winners: Oman Air
 * 25–28 August: Act #6 in Cardiff, United Kingdom
 * Winners: SAP Extreme Sailing Team
 * 19–22 October: Act #7 in San Diego, United States
 * Winners: SAP Extreme Sailing Team
 * 30 November – 3 December: Act #8 in Los Cabos, Mexico
 * Winners: Alinghi

PWA World Tour

 * 3–8 May: Korea
 * 11–16 May: Fly! ANA Windsurfing World Cup in Yokosuka, Japan
 * 23–28 May: Catalunya, Costa Brava PWA World Cup + Foil Race in Costa Brava, Spain
 * 9–15 July: Gran Canaria, Spain
 * 21–30 July: Fuerteventura, Spain
 * 6–12 August: Tenerife, Spain
 * 9–14 September: Waterz Festival in Hvide Sande, Denmark
 * 29 September – 8 October: Mercedes-Benz World Cup in Sylt, Germany
 * 21–26 November: Nouméa Dream Cup

Volvo Ocean Race

 * 14 October 2017 – 30 June 2018: 2017–18 Volvo Ocean Race
 * 14 October: In-Port Race in Alicante, Spain
 * 22–28 October: Leg #1 from Alicante, Spain to Lisbon, Portugal
 * 3 November: In-Port Race in Lisbon, Portugal
 * 5–24 November: Leg #2 from Lisbon, Spain to Cape Town, South Africa
 * 8 December: In-Port Race in Cape Town, South Africa
 * 10–27 December: Leg #3 from Cape Town, South Africa to Melbourne, Australia

Women's International Match Racing Series

 * 16 June – 16 December: 2017 Women's International Match Racing Series
 * 16–21 June: Women’s Match Racing World Championship in Helsinki, Finland
 * : 🇬🇧 Lucy MacGregor, Silja Frost, Rosie Watkins, Imogen Stanley, & Charlotte Lawrence (GBR)
 * : Renée Groeneveld, Marcelien Bos-de Koning, Lobke Berkhout, Sanne Akkerman, & Mijke Lievens
 * : Trine Palludan, Lea Richter Vogelius, Vivi Lund Møller, Anne Sofie Munk-Hansen, & Joan Vestergård Hansen
 * 7–12 August: Lysekil Women's Match in Lysekil, Sweden
 * Renée Groeneveld defeated 🇫🇷 Pauline Courtois (FRA), 3–1 in the final.
 * 13–18 November: Busan Cup Women's International Match Race in Busan, South Korea
 * 🇬🇧 Lucy MacGregor (GBR) defeated Trine Palludan, 3–0 in the final.
 * 30 November – 3 December: Carlos Aguilar Match Race in Saint Thomas, US Virgin Islands (cancelled)
 * 11–16 December: International Bedanne's Cup in Tourville-la-Rivière, France
 * 🇫🇷 Pauline Courtois (FRA) defeated 🇫🇷 Anne-Claire Le Berre (FRA), 3–1 in the final.

World Match Racing Tour

 * 20 March – 8 October: 2017 World Match Racing Tour
 * 20–25 March: Match Cup Australia in Perth, Australia
 * 🇳🇿 Phil Robertson (NZL) defeated 🇦🇺 Matt Jerwood (AUS), 3–0 in the final.
 * 29 March – 2 April: Congressional Cup in Long Beach, United States
 * 🇬🇧 Ian Williams (GBR) defeated 🇸🇪 Johnie Berntsson (SWE), 3–2 in the final.
 * 2–9 July: GKSS Match Cup in Marstrand, Sweden
 * 🇳🇿 Phil Robertson (NZL) defeated Taylor Canfield, 3–0 in the final.
 * 1–6 August: Match Cup Russia in Saint Petersburg, Russia
 * 🇳🇿 Phil Robertson (NZL) defeated 🇦🇺 Sam Gilmour (AUS), 3–0 in the final.
 * 5–10 September: Chicago Match Cup in Chicago, United States
 * 🇬🇧 Ian Williams (GBR) defeated 🇳🇿 Phil Robertson (NZL), 3–0 in the final.
 * 3-8 October: Match Cup China in Xiamen, China
 * 🇦🇺 Torvar Mirsky (AUS) defeated 🇳🇿 Phil Robertson (NZL), 3–1 in the final.

World championships
Netherlands
 * 17–22 April: IFCA Youth & Masters Slalom World Championships in Almanarre, France
 * 17–22 April: IFCA World Championships (Slalom Junior, Youth & Masters) in Hyères, France
 * 9–17 June: Dragon World Championship in Cascais, Portugal
 * : 🇹🇷 Provezza Dragon – Andy Beadsworth, Ali Tezdiker, & Simon Fry (TUR)
 * : 🇷🇺 Annapurna – Anatoly Loginov, Vadim Statsenko, & Alexander Shalagin (RUS)
 * : 🇬🇧 Alfie – Lawrie Smith, Hugo Rocha, João Matos Rosa, & Gonçalo Ribeiro (GBR)
 * 10–15 June: RS:One World Championships in Hoi Han, Vietnam
 * 20–25 June: Para World Sailing Championships in Kiel, Germany
 * 2.4 Metre:
 * : 🇩🇪 Heiko Kröger (GER)
 * : 🇦🇺 Matthew Bugg (AUS)
 * : 🇫🇷 Damien Seguin (FRA)
 * Men's Hansa 303:
 * : 🇵🇱 Piotr Cichocki (POL)
 * : 🇦🇺 Christopher Symonds (AUS)
 * : 🇩🇪 Jens Kroker (GER)
 * Women's Hansa 303:
 * : 🇪🇸 Violeta del Reino Diez del Valle (ESP)
 * : 🇧🇷 Ana Paula Gonçalves Marques (BRA)
 * : Cherrie Pinpin
 * 24 June – 1 July: RS:X World Youth Championships in Torbole, Italy
 * 29 June – 7 July: Star World Championship in Troense, Denmark
 * : 🇳🇴 Eivind Melleby & Joshua Revkin (NOR)
 * : 🇧🇷 Lars Grael & Samuel Gonçalves (BRA)
 * : 🇩🇪 Reinhard Schmidt & Paul Sradnick (GER)
 * 10–14 July: J/80 World Championship in Hamble-le-Rice, United Kingdom
 * 11–21 July: Optimist World Championship in Pattaya, Thailand
 * : 🇮🇹 Marco Gradoni (ITA)
 * : Muhammad Fauzi Bin Kaman Shah
 * : Mic Sig Kos Mohr
 * 13-16 July: M32 World Championship in Marstrand, Sweden
 * : 🇳🇿 Phil Robertson & crew (NZL)
 * : Jonas Warrer & crew
 * : 🇳🇿 Chris Steele & crew (NZL)
 * 15–21 July: Contender World Championship in Sønderborg, Denmark
 * : 🇦🇺 Jason Beebe (AUS)
 * : 🇦🇺 Mark Bulka (AUS)
 * : Jesper Nielsen
 * 16–24 July: Laser 4.7 World Youth Championship in Nieuwpoort, Belgium
 * Boys' Laser 4.7
 * : 🇹🇷 Yılkan Timurşah (TUR)
 * : 🇫🇷 Sofiane Karim (FRA)
 * : 🇮🇹 Cesare Barabino (ITA)
 * Girls' Laser 4.7
 * : 🇮🇹 Federica Cattarozzi (ITA)
 * : 🇮🇹 Giorgia Cingolani (ITA)
 * : 🇪🇸 Ana Moncada Sanchez (ESP)
 * 19–23 July: Hobie 14 World Championships in Noordwijk, Netherlands
 * 21–30 July: Moth World Championship in Malcesine, Italy
 * : 🇬🇧 Paul Goodison (GBR)
 * : 🇳🇿 Peter Burling (NZL)
 * : 🇦🇺 Iain Jensen (AUS)
 * 23–28 July: Topper World Championships in Loctudy, France
 * 26–29 July: Hobie Wild Cat World Championships in Noordwijk, Netherlands
 * 26 July – 2 August: Laser World Under-21 Championships in Nieuwpoort, Belgium
 * Men's Laser
 * : 🇪🇸 Joel Rodríguez (ESP)
 * : 🇭🇺 Jonatán Vadnai (HUN)
 * : 🇬🇧 Daniel Whiteley (GBR)
 * Women's Laser Radial
 * : 🇭🇺 Mária Érdi (HUN)
 * : 🇩🇪 Hannah Anderssohn (GER)
 * : 🇵🇱 Magdalena Kwaśna (POL)
 * 29 July – 5 August: 29er World Championship in Long Beach, United States
 * : Benji Daniel & Alex Burger
 * : 🇫🇷 Benjamin Jaffrezic & Léo Chauvel (FRA)
 * : 🇫🇷 Theo Revil & Gautier Guevel (FRA)
 * 31 July – 5 August: Open Bic World Championships in Arco, Italy
 * 11–17 August: Laser Radial World Youth Championships in Medemblik, Netherlands
 * Boys' Laser Radial
 * : Dimitris Papadimitriou
 * : 🇦🇷 Matias Dietrich (ARG)
 * : 🇭🇰 Nicholas Bezy (HKG)
 * Girls' Laser Radial
 * : 🇩🇪 Hannah Anderssohn (GER)
 * : Dolores Moreira
 * : 🇺🇸 Charlotte Rose (USA)
 * 19–26 August: Men's Laser Radial World Championship in Medemblik,
 * : 🇵🇱 Marcin Rudawski (POL)
 * : Eliot Merceron
 * : 🇦🇺 Zac Littlewood (AUS)
 * 20–25 August: H-Boat World Championship in Brunnen, Switzerland
 * : Claus Høj Jensen, Frederik Dahl Hansen, & Rasmus Jørgen Andresen
 * : Morten Nielsen, Niels Henrik Borch, & Claus Rossing
 * : 🇫🇮 Jan Forsbom, Timo Lankinen, Iiro Törnström, & Jukka Nikulainen (FIN)
 * 20–27 August: Finn Silver Cup in Balatonfüred, Hungary
 * : 🇫🇮 Oskari Muhonen (FIN)
 * : 🇦🇷 Facundo Olezza (ARG)
 * : 🇮🇪 Fionn Lyden (IRL)
 * 23–26 August: 420 World Team Racing Championships in Campione del Garda, Italy
 * 29 August – 3 September: in Boryeong, South Korea
 * 12–16 September: J/70 World Championship in Porto Cervo, Italy
 * : 🇺🇸 Peter S. Duncan & crew (USA)
 * : 🇺🇸 Brian Keane & crew (USA)
 * : 🇮🇹 Luca Domenici & crew (ITA)
 * 15–21 September: 6 Metre World Cup in Vancouver, Canada
 * : Junior – Philippe Durr & crew
 * : 🇨🇦 New Sweden – Ben Mumford & crew (CAN)
 * : 🇬🇧 St. Francis IX – Andy Beadsworth & crew (GBR)
 * 20–29 September: 505 World Championship in Annapolis, United States
 * : 🇺🇸 Mike Holt & Carl Smit (USA)
 * : 🇺🇸 Mike Martin & Adam Lowry (USA)
 * : 🇬🇧 Andy Smith & Roger Gilbert (GBR)
 * 21–30 September: Laser World Masters Championships in Split, Croatia
 * 25–30 September: Flying Dutchman World Championship in Scarlino, Italy
 * : 🇭🇺 Szabolcs Majthényi & András Domokos (HUN)
 * : 🇩🇪 Hans-Peter Schwarz & Roland Kirst (GER)
 * : Jørgen Bojsen-Møller & Jacob Bojsen-Møller
 * 4–8 October: IKA KiteFoil World Championships in Cagliari, Italy
 * 4–9 September: 5.5 Metre World Championship in Benodet, France
 * : John B – Gavin McKinney, Mathias Dahlman, & Lars Horn Johannessen
 * : New Moon – Mark Holowesco, Christoph Burger, & Peter Vlasov
 * : Feng Shui – Arend Jan Pasman, Ron Azier, & Kim Chabani
 * 14–20 October: Kiteboarding World Championships in Porto Pollo, Italy
 * 13–17 November: KiteFoil GoldCup Final (World Championships) in The Pearl, Qatar
 * 18–24 November: Formula Kite World Championships in Muscat, Oman
 * 11–15 December: Youth Sailing World Championships in Sanya, China
 * Boys' 29er winners: 🇫🇷 Théo Revil & Gautier Guevel (FRA)
 * Girls' 29er winners: 🇮🇹 Margherita Porro & Sofia Leoni (ITA)
 * Boys' 420 winners: 🇦🇺 Otto Henry & Rome Featherstone (AUS)
 * Girls' 420 winners: 🇺🇸 Carmen Cowles & Emma Cowles (USA)
 * Boys' Laser Radial winner: 🇮🇱 Maor Ben Hrosh (ISR)
 * Girls' Laser Radial winner: 🇺🇸 Charlotte Rose (USA)
 * Mixed Nacra 15 winners: Max Wallenberg & Amanda Bjork-Anastassov
 * Boys' RS:X winner: 🇮🇱 Yoav Cohen (ISR)
 * Girls' RS:X winner: 🇬🇧 Emma Wilson (GBR)
 * Nation's Trophy winners: 🇮🇹 italy

European championships

 * 15–19 April: Laser 4.7 European Championship in Murcia, Spain
 * 6–13 May: RS:X European Youth Championships in Marseille, France
 * 28 May – 2 June: International 14 European Championship in Riva del Garda, Italy
 * 3–5 June: RS Feva European Championship in Versoix, Switzerland
 * 28 June −2 July: European Match Racing Championship in Ledro, Italy
 * 29 June – 2 July: 11:Metre One Design European Championship in Flensburg, Germany
 * 4–9 July: IFCA Men slalom european championship in La Tranche-sur-Mer, France
 * 5–9 July: 505 European Championship in Warnemünde, Germany
 * 11–16 July: in Gizzeria Lido, Italy
 * 13–17 July: Soling European Championship in Riva del Garda, Italy
 * : 🇭🇺 Farkas Litkey, Károly Vezér, & Csaba Weinhardt (HUN)
 * : 🇦🇹 Florian Felzmann, Michael Felzmann, & Margund Schuh (AUT)
 * : 🇺🇦 Igor Yushko, Sergey Pichugin, & Igor Severianov (UKR)
 * 16–21 July: F16 European Championship in Morges, Switzerland
 * 18–22 July: Para Sailing European Championship in Gdynia, Poland
 * 22–30 July: 420 European Championships in Athens, Greece
 * 24–28 July: RS100 European Championship in Alto Lario, Italy
 * 25–29 July: OK European Championship in Faaborg, Denmark
 * : 🇳🇴 Lars Johan Brodtkorb (NOR)
 * : 🇬🇧 Charlie Cumbley (GBR)
 * : Bo Petersen
 * 6–13 August: 420 European Junior Championships & 470 European Junior Championships in Riva del Garda, Italy
 * 12–17 August: Formula Kite European Championships in Tirmata, Turkey
 * 14–19 August: Dragon European Championship in Thun, Switzerland
 * : Pow Wow – Pedro Andrade, Bernardo Torres Pego, & Charles Nankin
 * : 🇷🇺 Rocknrolla – Dimitry Samokhin, Andrey Korolyuk, & Alexey Bushuev (RUS)
 * : 🇷🇺 Bunker Prince – Yevhen Braslavets, Sergey Pugachev, & Sergey Timokhof (RUS)
 * 14–17 September: Sunfish European Championship in Punta Ala, Italy
 * 1–8 October: Laser European Championships in Barcelona, Spain
 * Men's Laser Radial
 * : 🇵🇱 Marcin Rudawski (POL)
 * : 🇪🇸 Marcelo Cairo Assenza (ESP)
 * : Dimitri Papadimitriou
 * 21–27 October: Hansa European Championships in Étang de Thau, France
 * 24–29 October: Star European Championship in Sanremo, Italy
 * : 🇧🇷 Torben Grael & Arthur Lopes (BRA)
 * : 🇮🇹 Diego Negri & Sergio Lambertenghi (ITA)
 * : 🇺🇸 Augie Diaz & Bruno Prada (USA)

North American championships

 * 13–17 August: 29er North American Championship in Kingston, Canada
 * 24–27 August: Soling North American Championship in Milwaukee, United States
 * : 🇨🇦 Peter Hall, William Hall, & Gord Devries (CAN)
 * : 🇩🇪 Michael Dietzel, Hannes Ramoser, & Connor Clafin (GER)
 * : 🇺🇸 Ross Richards, Patrick Richards, & Drew Kosmoski (USA)
 * 5–10 September: Star North American Championship in Marblehead, United States
 * : 🇺🇸 Augie Diaz & Bruno Prada (USA)
 * : 🇺🇸 Luke Lawrence & Ian Coleman (USA)
 * : 🇺🇸 George Szabo & Ed Morey (USA)

South American championships

 * 23–27 November: Star South American Championship in Olivos, Argentina
 * : 🇧🇷 M. Bellotti & M. Bueno (BRA)
 * : 🇦🇷 H. Longarela & H. Longarela (ARG)
 * : 🇦🇷 F. MacGowan & A. Simonet (ARG)

Other events

 * 6–11 March: Bacardi Cup in Miami, United States
 * Winners: 🇺🇸 Mark Mendelblatt & Magnus Liljedahl (USA)
 * 24 March – 1 April: Trofeo Princesa Sofia in Palma, Spain
 * Men's 470 winners: 🇯🇵 Tetsuya Isozaku & Akira Takayanagi (JPN)
 * Women's 470 winners: Afrodite Zegers & Anneloes van Veen
 * Men's 49er winners: 🇬🇧 James Peters & Fynn Sterritt (GBR)
 * Women's 49er FX winners: 🇩🇪 Victoria Jurczok & Anika Lorenz (GER)
 * Men's Finn winner: 🇸🇪 Max Salminen (SWE)
 * Men's Laser winner: 🇮🇹 Francesco Marrai (ITA)
 * Women's Laser Radial winner: 🇨🇳 Zhang Dongshuang (CHN)
 * Mixed Nacra 17 winners: 🇪🇸 Fernando Echavarri & Tara Pacheco (ESP)
 * Men's RS:X winner: 🇵🇱 Paweł Tarnowski (POL)
 * Women's RS:X winner: 🇵🇱 Zofia Noceti-Klepacka (POL)
 * Dragon winners: Lady Tati – Patrick de Barros & crew
 * J/80 winners: 🇪🇸 Francisco Javier Chacartegui Cirerol & crew (ESP)
 * 23–27 May: Delta Lloyd Regatta in Medemblik, Netherlands
 * Men's Laser winner: 🇬🇧 Elliot Hanson (GBR)
 * Women's Laser Radial winner: 🇯🇵 Manami Doi (JPN)
 * Men's & Women's 470 winners: 🇷🇺 Pavel Sozykin & Denis Gribanov (RUS)
 * Men's 49er winners: 🇩🇪 Tim Fischer & Fabian Graf (GER)
 * Women's 49er FX winners: Enia Ninčević & Peiar Cupac
 * Men's RS:X winner: Dorian van Rijsselberghe
 * 2.4 Metre winner: 🇬🇧 Megan Pascoe (GBR)
 * 17–25 June: Kiel Week in Kiel, Germany
 * Men's 470 winners: 🇦🇺 Mathew Belcher & Will Ryan (AUS)
 * Women's 470 winners: 🇩🇪 Frederike Loewe & Anna Markfort (GER)
 * Men's 49er winners: 🇦🇺 David Gilmour & Joel Turner (AUS)
 * Women's 49er FX winners: 🇬🇧 Charlotte Dobson & Saskia Tidey (GBR)
 * Men's Finn winner: 🇪🇪 Deniss Karpak (EST)
 * Men's Laser winner: 🇮🇹 Francesco Marrai (ITA)
 * Women's Laser Radial winner: 🇮🇹 Silvia Zennaro (ITA)
 * Mixed Nacra 17 winners: 🇦🇹 Thomas Zajac & Barbara Matz (AUT)
 * 12 Metre winners: Kiwi Magic – Johan Blach Petersen & crew
 * 2.4 Metre winner: 🇩🇪 Heiko Kröger (GER)
 * 29er winners: 🇫🇷 Benjamin Jaffrezic & Léo Chauvel (FRA)
 * 420 winners: Telis Athanasopoulos Yogo & Dimitrios Tassios
 * 5.5 Metre winners: 🇩🇪 Hans Köster, Johannes Hensler, Jacob Oersted, & Lea Rüdiger (GER)
 * 505 winners: Jørgen Bojsen-Møller & Jacob Bojsen-Møller
 * Albin Express winners: 🇩🇪 Jan Brink, Jörg Rüterhenke, Lasse Waltje, & Jan Günther (GER)
 * Contender winner: Jesper Nielsen
 * Europe winner: Anna Livbjerg
 * Flying Dutchman winners: 🇩🇪 Kay-Uwe Lüdtke & Kai Schäfers (GER)
 * Formula 18 winners: Iordanis Paschalidis & Konstantinos Trigkonis
 * Hobie 16 winners: 🇩🇪 Knud Jansen & Christina Schober (GER)
 * J/24 winners: 🇺🇸 Mike Ingham, Max Holzer, Marianne Schoke, Quinn Schwenker, & Paul Abdullah (USA)
 * J/70 winners: 🇩🇪 Jens Marten, Justus Braatz, Terje Klockemann, & Tobias Strenge (GER)
 * J/80 winners: 🇩🇪 Martin Menzner, Frank Lichte, Mika Rolfs, & Nils Beltermann (GER)
 * Laser 4.7 winner: 🇳🇴 Tobias Sandmo Birkeland (NOR)
 * Open Laser Radial winner: 🇳🇴 Caroline Sofia Rosmo (NOR)
 * Melges 24 winners: 🇩🇪 Lennart Burke, Johan Müller, Valentin Ahlhaus, Daniel Schmidt, & Thore Petersen (GER)
 * Nordic Folkboat winners: Per Jørgensen, Kristian Hansen, & Bent Nielsen
 * OK winner: 🇬🇧 Jim Hunt (GBR)
 * 5–9 December: Star Sailors League Finals in Nassau, Bahamas
 * Winners: 🇬🇧 Paul Goodison & Frithjof Kleen (GBR)
 * 26 December 2017 – 1 January 2018: 2017 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race from Sydney, Australia to Hobart, Australia
 * Line honours: 🇦🇺 LDV Comanche – Jim Cooney (AUS), 1d 9h 15m 24s
 * Handicap winners: 🇦🇺 Ichi Ban – Matthew Allen (AUS), 2d 12h 13m 31s