There are ten Events at the Olympic Sailing Competition so ten gold medals to be won. Four of the Events are for women and six for men and the Equipment (or type of boat) they use is indicated in the table below.

Women's Events	Equipment
Women's One Person Dinghy	Laser Radial
Women's Two Person Dinghy	470
Women's Keelboat (Match Racing)	Elliott 6m
Women's Windsurfer	RS:X

Men's Events	Equipment
Men's One Person Dinghy	Laser
Men's One Person Dinghy Heavy	Finn
Men's Two Person Dinghy	470
Men's Skiff	49er
Men's Keelboat	Star
Men's Windsurfer	RS:X

The Two Person Dinghy Events are the only ones which use exactly the same equipment for men and women. The basics of the one person dinghy and windsurfer events are the same but the women use slightly smaller sails than the men. Use the links above or below to find out more about the Equipment used for each event.