Paris 2024 Olympic Games
Everything you need to know about sailing at this year’s Olympic Games
The Paris 2024 Olympic Games take place from 26 July – 11 August 2024, and Team GB’s sailors will be going all out to maintain their status as the world’s leading sailing nation.
The 10 sailing disciplines will be hosted more than 400 miles south of Paris in Marseille, with the Roucas Blanc Marina (renamed Marseille Marina for the Games) welcoming 330 athletes for 12 days of fierce competition from 28 July – 8 August.
How to watch
To watch the action from the Olympics live you will need to head to Discovery+. A £3.99 subscription will get you access to every moment of Paris 2024, including all of the sailing taking place on the Marseille and Corniche racecourses and all medal races. The BBC will also run some live coverage plus daily highlights shows.
The British Sailing Team social media channels will bring you all the goings on in Marseille as they happen. Check us out on Instagram, Facebook and X, and give us a follow to stay in the loop.
Follow the real-time results and if you’re a real racing aficionado wanting to watch every twist and turn play out then you can also follow our live tracking.
Find out more about how to follow the action, including the racing schedule and race courses.
How does Olympic sailing work?
With new classes and formats for 2024, find out more about the Olympic sailing courses, scoring and how to win a medal in our handy guide to the racing at this year's Games.
The greatest Olympic sailing nation
31 Gold
21 Silver
12 Bronze
Team GB have collected 31 golds and 64 medals in total since sailing was first introduced to the Games back at Paris 1900, making Britain the most successful Olympic sailing nation of all time.
This year, an exciting blend of experienced Olympians and talented first-timers will aim to maintain Britain’s place at the top of the sailing medal table when the action begins on 28 July.
