The 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships, was held in Santander, Spain, this was the fourth edition of the ISAF Sailing World Championships. It is the world championships for all disciplines used at the upcoming Olympics. What gives this event greater significance is that it was used as qualification for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil.
Bidding process
The following cities competed against Santander to win the right to host the Championships.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Qingdao, China
Aarhus, Denmark
Busan, South Korea
The Hague, Netherlands
Gdynia, Poland
Events and equipment
The following events were open for entries: