List of sail codes

This is a list of sail codes for sailing yachts and the old codes, used until 1992 by the International Sailing Federation.

Sailboats of the Dragon class displaying national letters and sail numbers G 143, G 74, and G 157, indicating that they are from West Germany

Dinghy of the Europe class displaying national letters and sail number FRA 5447, indicating that it is from France

Sail country codes must comply with World Sailing Racing Rules of Sailing. The Racing 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.

In 1992, the code system was aligned to the one of IOC and has followed since.^[2]

The complete list is published by World Sailing (formerly ISAF) and can be accessed on "Appendix G IDENTIFICATION ON SAILS" of the rules

Current MNAs

Current codes as of The Racing Rules of Sailing:^[1]

Old system	Current system	Country	Other codes used
	AHO	Netherlands Antilles
	ALG	Algeria
	AND	Andorra
	ANG	Angola
	ANT	Antigua and Barbuda
A	ARG	Argentina
	ARM	Armenia
	ARU	Aruba
	ASA	American Samoa
KA	AUS	Australia
OE	AUT	Austria
	AZE	Azerbaijan
BA	BAH	Bahamas
	BAR	Barbados
B	BEL	Belgium
KB	BER	Bermuda
	BIZ	Belize
	BLR	Belarus
	BOL	Bolivia
	BOT	Botswana
BL	BRA	Brazil
	BRN	Bahrain
	BRU	Brunei
BU	BUL	Bulgaria
	CAM	Cambodia
KC	CAN	Canada
	CAY	Cayman Islands
X	CHI	Chile
	CHN	China
	COK	Cook Islands
CB	COL	Colombia
	CRO	Croatia
	CUB	Cuba
CP	CYP	Cyprus
CZ	CZE	Czech Republic
D	DEN	Denmark
	DJI	Djibouti
	DOM	Dominican Republic
EC	ECU	Ecuador
	EGY	Egypt
SL	ESA	El Salvador
E	ESP	Spain
	EST	Estonia
	FIJ	Fiji
L	FIN	Finland
F	FRA	France
K	GBR	Great Britain
	GEO	Georgia
G	GER	Germany
GR	GRE	Greece
	GRN	Grenada
	GUA	Guatemala
	GUM	Guam
KH	HKG	Hong Kong
M	HUN	Hungary
RI	INA	Indonesia
	IND	India
	IRI	Iran
IR	IRL	Ireland
	IRQ	Iraq
IL	ISL	Iceland
IS	ISR	Israel
VI	ISV	U.S. Virgin Islands
I	ITA	Italy
KV	IVB	British Virgin Islands	BVI
KJ	JAM	Jamaica
	JOR	Jordan
J	JPN	Japan
	KAZ	Kazakhstan
KK	KEN	Kenya
	KGZ	Kyrgyzstan
	KOR	South Korea
	KOS	Kosovo
	KSA	Saudi Arabia
	KUW	Kuwait
	LAT	Latvia
	LBA	Libya
	LCA	Saint Lucia
	LIB	Lebanon
FL	LIE	Liechtenstein
	LTU	Lithuania
LX	LUX	Luxembourg
	MAC	Macau
	MAD	Madagascar
	MAR	Morocco
	MAS	Malaysia
	MDA	Moldova
MX	MEX	Mexico
	MKD	North Macedonia
MT	MLT	Malta
	MNE	Montenegro
	MNT	Montserrat
MO	MON	Monaco
	MOZ	Mozambique
	MRI	Mauritius
	MYA	Myanmar
	NAM	Namibia
	NCA	Nicaragua
H	NED	Netherlands
	NGR	Nigeria
N	NOR	Norway
KZ	NZL	New Zealand
	OMA	Oman
	PAK	Pakistan
	PAN	Panama
	PAR	Paraguay
PU	PER	Peru
PH	PHI	Philippines
	PLE	Palestine
	PNG	Papua New Guinea
PZ	POL	Poland
P	POR	Portugal
	PRK	North Korea
PR	PUR	Puerto Rico
	QAT	Qatar
RM	ROU	Romania	ROM
SA	RSA	South Africa	KZA
	RUS	Russia
	SAM	Samoa
	SEN	Senegal
	SEY	Seychelles
SIN	SGP	Singapore	SIN
	SKN	Saint Kitts and Nevis
	SLO	Slovenia
SM	SMR	San Marino
	SOL	Solomon Islands
	SRB	Serbia
CY	SRI	Sri Lanka
	SUD	Sudan
Z	SUI	Switzerland
	SVK	Slovakia
S	SWE	Sweden
	TAH	French Polynesia
	TAN	Tanzania
	TCA	Turks and Caicos Islands
	TGA	Tonga
TA	THA	Thailand
	TJK	Tajikistan
	TLS	Timor-Leste
	TPE	Chinese Taipei
	TTO	Trinidad and Tobago
	TUN	Tunisia
TK	TUR	Turkey
	UAE	United Arab Emirates
	UGA	Uganda
	UKR	Ukraine
	URU	Uruguay
US	USA	United States
	VAN	Vanuatu
V	VEN	Venezuela
	VIE	Vietnam
	VIN	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
ZB	ZIM	Zimbabwe

Former MNAs

Old system	Current system	Country	Other codes used
DDR		East Germany	GO
KR		Rhodesia
SR		Soviet Union
Y	YUG	Yugoslavia