List of sail codes
This is a list of sail codes for sailing yachts and the old codes, used until 2000 by the International Sailing Federation.
Mainsail Country Codes must comply with World Sailing Racing Rules of Sailing. ISAF Rules of Sailing Appendix G1.2 specifies that national letters shall be clearly legible and of the same color.[1]
They must be placed below the class insignias and above the sail number.
The complete list is published by World Sailing (formerly ISAF) and can be accessed on "Appendix G IDENTIFICATION ON SAILS" of the rules
List
[edit]| Old | New | Country |
|---|---|---|
| A | ARG |  Argentina
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| unknown | AHO | |
| B | BEL |  Belgium
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| BA | BAH |  Bahamas
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| BL | BRA |  Brazil
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| BU | BUL |  Bulgaria
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| CB | COL |  Colombia
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| CP | CYP |  Cyprus
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| CY | SRI |  Sri Lanka
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| CZ | CZE |  Czech Republic
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| D | DEN |  Denmark
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| DDR | GDR |  East Germany (Country does not exist anymore)
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| E | ESP |  Spain
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| EC | ECU |  Ecuador
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| F | FRA |  France
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| FL | LIE |  Liechtenstein
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| G | GER |  Germany
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| GO | GDR | East Germany
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| GR | GRE |  Greece
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| H | NED |  Netherlands
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| I | ITA |  Italy
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| IR | IRL |  Ireland
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| IL | ISL |  Iceland
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| IS | ISR |  Israel
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| J | JPN |  Japan
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| K | GBR |  United Kingdom
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| KA | AUS |  Australia
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| KB | BER |  Bermuda
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| KC | CAN |  Canada
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| KH | HKG |  Hong Kong
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| KJ | JAM |  Jamaica
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| KK | KEN |  Kenya
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| SIN | SGP |  Singapore
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| KZ | NZL |  New Zealand
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| KZA | RSA |  South Africa
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| KR | ZIM |  Zimbabwe (before 1980 it was Rhodesia)
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| L | FIN |  Finland
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| LX | LUX |  Luxembourg
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| M | HUN |  Hungary
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| MO | MON |  Monaco
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| MT | MLT |  Malta
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| MX | MEX |  Mexico
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| N | NOR |  Norway
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| OE | AUT |  Austria
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| P | POR |  Portugal
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| PH | PHI |  Philippines
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| PR | PUR |  Puerto Rico
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| PU | PER |  Peru
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| PZ | POL |  Poland
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| RI | INA |  Indonesia
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| RM | ROM |  Romania
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| S | SWE |  Sweden
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| SA | RSA | South Africa
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| SL | ESA |  El Salvador
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| SM | SMR |  San Marino
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| SR | URS |  Soviet Union (country does not exists)
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| TA | THA |  Thailand
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| TK | TUR |  Turkey
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| US | USA |  United States
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| V | VEN |  Venezuela
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| VI | ISV |  United States Virgin Islands
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| X | CHI |  Chile
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| Y | YUG |  Yugoslavia (country does not exists)
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| Z | SUI |  Switzerland
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| ZB | ZIM | Zimbabwe (before 1980 it was Rhodesia)
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