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

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Old New Country
A ARG   Argentina
unknown AHO

  Netherlands Antilles

B BEL   Belgium
BA BAH   Bahamas
BL BRA   Brazil
BU BUL   Bulgaria
CB COL   Colombia
CP CYP   Cyprus
CY SRI   Sri Lanka
CZ CZE   Czech Republic
D DEN   Denmark
DDR GDR   East Germany (Country does not exist anymore)
E ESP   Spain
EC ECU   Ecuador
F FRA   France
FL LIE   Liechtenstein
G GER   Germany
GO GDR   East Germany
GR GRE   Greece
H NED   Netherlands
I ITA   Italy
IR IRL   Ireland
IL ISL   Iceland
IS ISR   Israel
J JPN   Japan
K GBR   United Kingdom
KA AUS   Australia
KB BER   Bermuda
KC CAN   Canada
KH HKG   Hong Kong
KJ JAM   Jamaica
KK KEN   Kenya
SIN SGP   Singapore
KZ NZL   New Zealand
KZA RSA   South Africa
KR ZIM   Zimbabwe (before 1980 it was Rhodesia)
L FIN   Finland
LX LUX   Luxembourg
M HUN   Hungary
MO MON   Monaco
MT MLT   Malta
MX MEX   Mexico
N NOR   Norway
OE AUT   Austria
P POR   Portugal
PH PHI   Philippines
PR PUR   Puerto Rico
PU PER   Peru
PZ POL   Poland
RI INA   Indonesia
RM ROM   Romania
S SWE   Sweden
SA RSA   South Africa
SL ESA   El Salvador
SM SMR   San Marino
SR URS   Soviet Union (country does not exists)
TA THA   Thailand
TK TUR   Turkey
US USA   United States
V VEN   Venezuela
VI ISV   United States Virgin Islands
X CHI   Chile
Y YUG   Yugoslavia (country does not exists)
Z SUI   Switzerland
ZB ZIM   Zimbabwe (before 1980 it was Rhodesia)

Notes

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  1. ^ "Sailing Racing Rules".