The following list of members were appointed in November 2020 for a term of four years through to November 2024.

The Council comprises the President, seven Vice-Presidents, two Officers of Honour (non-voting), twenty-eight appointed members (representing each of the regional groups of sailing nations), and representatives of the Offshore Committee, Classes Committee, Athletes' Commission and a Women's Representative.

To view the Member National Authority country codes and Groups click here or go to the World Sailing Constitution in the World Sailing Rules and Regulations Section.

Board of Directors
Quanhai Li (CHN) President
His Majesty King Harald V of Norway President of Honour (non-voting)		His Majesty King Constantine President of Honour (non-voting)
Duriye Özlem Akdurak (TUR) Vice-President	Philip Baum (RSA) Vice-President	Tomasz Chamera (POL) Vice-President	Sarah Kenny (AUS) Vice-President
Yann Rocherieux (FRA) Vice-President	Cory Sertl (USA) Vice-President	Marcus Spillane (IRL) Vice-President	Jo Aleh (NZL) Athletes' Commission

GROUP A		GROUP B
Stacey Clark (GBR)	TBC	Wolfgang Mayrhofer (AUT)	Edo Fantela (CRO)
GROUP C
Ewa Jodlowska (POL	Kamen Fillyov (BUL)
GROUP D			GROUP E
Totos Theodossiou (CYP)	Nicolas Henard (FRA)	Walter Cavallucci (ITA)	Julia Casanueva San Emeterio (ESP)
GROUP F	GROUP G		GROUP H
Remco de Goederen (NED)	Annika Ekman (SWE)	Ulfur H Hrobjartsson (ISL)	Tatiana Ermakova (RUS)
GROUP I	GROUP J		GROUP K
Rashid Ibrahim Al Kindi (OMA)	Qu Chun (CHN)	Takao Otani (JPN)	Abdur Rehman Arshad (PAK)
GROUP L		GROUP M	GROUP N
John Philp (FIJ)	Daniel Belcher (AUS)	Luis Fernando Velasco (ARG)	Marco Aurelio de sa Ribeiro (BRA)
GROUP O
Cary Lee Byerley (ANT)	Hector Duval (DOM)
GROUP P			GROUP Q
Stan Honey (USA)	Dina Kowalyshyn (USA)	Peter Hall (CAN)	Alain Alcindor (SEY)
Group Q	Classes Rep	Oceanic & Offshore Rep	Women's Rep
Mohammed Atbi (ALG)	Jan Martin Wilschut (NED)	Matt Allen (AUS)	Elena Papazoglou (CYP)
Para World Sailing Rep
Betsy Alison (USA)