The initial entry allocation is the number of places in a regatta guaranteed to sailors from each country who submitted applications before the application closing date. When entry offers are first made, they will be offered to sailors from each country in rank order, up to the initial entry allocation.

If a country has fewer applicants than its initial allocation, any unused places will be re-allocated to other countries with waiting sailors.

If a country has more applicants than its initial allocation, sailors will be placed in a waiting queue and may have the opportunity to receive entry offers when unused places from other countries are re-allocated.

The Initial Entry Allocations are based on country membership totals and the number of available places for a specific championship. Because the membership numbers vary from year to year and the entry limit may be different for different events, there is not a single formula that will determine how many places a country receives for any given championship.

The membership numbers required to receive a particular number of allocated places will change from year to year and from event to event because the membership thresholds for each number of allocated places must be adjusted to apply uniformly to all countries and it needs to be set in such a way that the total entry limit for the event is not exceeded. For a specific World Championship, there are thresholds that will enable a country to receive a first allocated place, a second place, a third, a fourth, etc.

Unfortunately, no matter what number is used for a given allocation, there are always countries just below this threshold that do not receive a second (or third or fourth) place, and other countries whose membership total is just above this number who do receive another place. Also, it is often the case that a country you think is “about the same size” as your country may have two or three times more members.

For a more detailed description, see the document ILCA Initial Entry Allocations.

The initial entry allocation is the number of places in a regatta guaranteed to sailors from each country who submitted applications before the application closing date. When entry offers are first made, they will be offered to sailors from each country in rank order, up to the initial entry allocation.

If a country has fewer applicants than its initial allocation, any unused places will be re-allocated to other countries with waiting sailors.

If a country has more applicants than its initial allocation, sailors will be placed in a waiting queue and may have the opportunity to receive entry offers when unused places from other countries are re-allocated.

The Initial Entry Allocations are based on country membership totals and the number of available places for a specific championship. Because the membership numbers vary from year to year and the entry limit may be different for different events, there is not a single formula that will determine how many places a country receives for any given championship.

The membership numbers required to receive a particular number of allocated places will change from year to year and from event to event because the membership thresholds for each number of allocated places must be adjusted to apply uniformly to all countries and it needs to be set in such a way that the total entry limit for the event is not exceeded. For a specific World Championship, there are thresholds that will enable a country to receive a first allocated place, a second place, a third, a fourth, etc.

Unfortunately, no matter what number is used for a given allocation, there are always countries just below this threshold that do not receive a second (or third or fourth) place, and other countries whose membership total is just above this number who do receive another place. Also, it is often the case that a country you think is “about the same size” as your country may have two or three times more members.

For a more detailed description, see the document ILCA Initial Entry Allocations.