Sail racing literature regularly mentions the National Sailing Federation or National Sailing Authority that the event is run under the auspices of. Quite often that national sailing federation is referred to by its acronym. The list below helps decipher those acronyms. More details can be found on the World Sailing “National Federations” Web page.

List of National Federations:

Code	Federation		Country (English)
ABSA	Antigua and Barbuda Sailing Association	-	Antigua and Barbuda
AS	Australian Sailing	.	Australia
ASA	Aruba Sailing Association	.	Aruba
ASF	Armenian Sailing Federation	Hayastani arragastanavayin federats'ia	Armenia
AYF	Australian Yachting Federation (Prior Now Australian Sailing - YA)	.	Australia
BDYA	Brunei Darussalam Yachting Association	.	Brunei
BFS	Bolivian Federation of Sailing	.	Bolivia
BSA	Bermuda Sailing Association	.	Bermuda
BSU	Belarus Sailing Union	.	Belarus
BUL SAF	Bulgarian Sailing Federation	.	Bulgaria
BVIYC	Royal British Virgin Islands Yacht Club	.	Royal British Virgin Islands
BYRA	Botswana Yacht Racing Association	.	Botswana
BzSA	Belize Sailing Association	.	Belize
CBVela	Brazilian Sailng Federation	Confederação Brasileira de Vela e Motor	Brazil
CIS	Sailing Cook Islands	-	Cook Islands
CISC	Cayman Islands Sailing Club	.	Cayman Islands
CSF	Cambodia Sailing Federation	.	Cambodia
CSJ	Czech Sailing Association	Ceský svaz jachtingu	Czechoslovakia
CTSA	Chinese Taipei Sailing Association	.	China Taipei
CYA	Chinese Yachting Association	-	China PR
CYSAF	Cyprus Sailing Federation	.	Cyprus
DS	Danish Sailing Association	Dansk Sejlunion	Denmark
DSV	German Sailing Federation	Deutscher Segler-Verband	Germany
EFM	Sailing Federation of North Macedonia	.	North Macedonia
EJL	Estonian Yachting Union	Eesti Jahtklubide Liit	Estonia
ESF	Egyptian Sailing & Water Ski Federation	.	Egypt
EUROSAF	European Sailing Federation	.	Has a membership base (MNAs) of a number of Federations in the European Region. Read more.
FADEN	Angolan Federation of Nautical Sports	Federação Angolana De Desportos Náuticos	Angola
FAV	Algerian Sailing Federation	Federation Algerienne de Voile	Algeria
FAV	Andorran Sailing Federation	Federació Andorrana de Vela	Andorra
FAY	Argentine Yachting Federation	Federación Argentina de Yachting	Argentina
FCC	Venezuelan Sailing Federation	.	Venezuela
FCV	Colombian Sailing Federation	Federacion Colombiana De Vela	Colombia
FDV	Dominican Sailing Federation	Federación Dominicana De Vela	Dominican Republic
Fedevela	Chilean Sailing Federation	Federación Chilena De Navegacion A Vela	Chile
FEPAV	Paraguayan Sailing Federation	Federacion Paraguaya De Vela	Paraguay
FESAVELA	Salvador Sailing Federation	.	El Aalvador
FEV	Ecuadorian Sailing Federation	Federacion Ecuatoriana De Vela-Fevela	Ecuador
FFV	French Sailing Federation	Fédération Française de Voile	France
FIV	Italian Sailing Federation	Federazione Italiana Vela	Italy
FLV	Luxembourg Sailing Federation	Fédération Luxembourgeoise De Voile	Luxembourg
FLY	Lebanese Yachting Federation	Federation Libanaise De Yachting	Lebanon
FMV	Yacht Club de Monaco	Yacht Club de Monaco	Monaco
FMV	Mexican Sailing Federation	Federacion Mexicana De Vela	Mexico
FMVC	Mozambican Sailing and Canoeing Federation	Federação Moçambicana De La Vela E Canoagem	Mozambique
FNV	Nicaraguan Sailing Federation	Federacion Nicaraguense De Vela	Nicaragua
FPV	Portuguese Sailing Federation	Federação Portuguesa de Vela	Portugal
FPV	Peruvian Sailing Federation	Federacion Peruana De Vela	Peru
FRMV	Royal Moroccan Sailing Yachting Federation	Fédération Royale Marocaine De Yachting À Voile	Morocco
FRY	Romanian Yachting Federation	Federatia Romana de Yachting	Romania
FSM	The Federated States of Micronesia Navigation Society	-	Microcnesia
FSV	San Marino Sailing Federation	Federazione Sammarinese Vela	San Marino
FSV	Senegalese Sailing Federation	Federation Sénégalaise De Voile	Senegal
FTV	Tahiti Sailing Federation	Federation Tahitienne de Voile	Tahiti
FTV	Tunisian Sailing Federation	Federation Tunisienne De Voile	Tunisia
FYA	Fiji Yachting Association	.	Fiji
FYM	Moldovan Yachting Federation	-	Moldovia
GSA	Grenada Sailing Association	.	Grenada
GSAF	Georgian Sailing Federation	.	Georgia
GSF	Guam Sailing Federation	.	Guam
HJS	Croatian Sailing Federation	Hrvatski Jedriličarski Savez	Croatia
HKSF	Sailing Federation of Hong Kong, China	-	Hong Kong
HSF	Hellenic Sailing Federation	.	Greece
IRYU	International Yacht Racing Union	.	Now Known as World Sailing.
ISA	Irish Sailing Association	.	Ireland
ISA	Israel Sailing Association	.	Israel
ISF	Indonesia Sailing Federation	.	Indonesia
ISF	Iran Sailing Federation	.	Iran
ISF	Iraqi Sailing and Water Sports Federation	.	Iraq
JSAF	Japan Sailing Federation	-	Japan
JSS	Serbian Sailing Association	Jedrili?arski Savez Srbije	Serbia
JYA	Jamaica Yachting Association	.	Jamaica
JZS	Slovenian Sailing Federation	Jadralna zveza Slovenije	Slovenia
KNWV	Royal Netherlands Watersport Association	Koninklijk Nederlands Watersport Verbond	Netherlands
KSAF	Korea Sailing Federation	-	South Korea
KSAF	Korea Sailing Federation	.	Korea
KSF	Kosovo Sailing Federation	.	Kosovo
KSF	Sailing Federation of Kyrgyzstan	.	Kyrgyzstan
KSSP	Kuwait Sea Sport Club	.	Kuwait
KYF	Kenya Yachting Association	.	Kenya
LBS	Lithuanian Yachting Union	Lietuvos buriuotoju sajunga	Lithuania
LCV	Lique Caledonienne de Voile	Lique Caledonienne de Voile	New Caledonia
LSWF	Libyan Sailing Federation	.	Libya
LZS	Yachting Union of Latvia	.	Latvia
MNA	Member National Authority	.
MSA	Macedonia Sailing Association	-	Macedonia
MSA	Madagascar Sailing Association	.	Madagascar
MSA	Malaysian Sailing Association	.	Malaysia
MSF	Malta Sailing Federation	.	Malta
MSF	Montenegro Sailing Federation	.	Montenegro
MVSZ	Hungarian Yachting Association	Magyar Vitorlás Szövetség	Hungary
MYA	Mauritius Yachting Association	.	Mauritius
MYF	Myanmar Yachting Federation	.	Myanmar
NRDSF	Nigeria Rowing, Canoe and Sailing Federation	.	Nigeria
NSA	Namibia Sailing Association	.	Namibia
NSF	Nordic Sailing Federation	Norges Seilforbund	Norway
OeSV	Austrian Sailing Federation	Österreichischer Segel-Verband	Austria
OMC	Oman Sailing Committee	-	Oman
OSAF	Oceania Sailing Federation		Has a membership (MNAs) base of a number of Federations in the Oceania Region. Read more.
PSA	Philippine Sailing Association	-	Philippines
PSA	Panama Sailing Association	.	Panama
PSRF	Palestine Sailing & Rowing Federation	.	Palestine
PUR	Sailing Federation of Puerto Rico	Federacion De Vela De Puerto Rico	Puerto Rico
PYA	Pakistan Sailing Federation		Pakistan
PZZ	Polish Yachting Association	.	Poland
QSRF	Qatar Sailing and Rowing Federation	-	Qatar
RBSF	Royal Belgium Yachting Federation	Fédération Royale Belge du Yachting	Belgium
RFEV	Royal Spanish Sailing Federation	Real Federación Española de Vela	Spain
RJMSF	The Royal Jordanian Marine Sports Federation	.	Jordan
RYA	Royal Yachting Association	.	Great Britain
SAASI	Sailing Association of American Samoa	.	American Samoa
SAL	Sailing Association of The Principality of Liechtenstein	.	Liechtenstein
SARF	UAE Sailing and Rowing Federation	-	United Arab Emirates
SAS	South African Sailing	.	South Africa
SAZ	Sailing Association of Zimbabwe	.	Zimbabwe
SC	Sail Canada	Voile Canada	Canada
SFA	Sailing Federation of Azerbaijan	.	Azerbaijan
SIL	Icelandic Sailing Association	Siglingasamband Íslands	Iceland
SISA	Solomon Islands Sailing Association	-	Solomon Islands
SK	Kazakhstan Sailing Federation	.	Kazakhstan
SKNSA	St Kitts and Nevis Sailing Association	.	St Kitts & Nevis
SLSA	Saint Lucia Sailing Association	.	St Lucia
SPNG	Papua New Guinea Yachting Association	.	Papua New Guinea
SPV	Finnish Sailing Federation	Suomen Purjehdus ja Veneily	Finland
SSA	Samoa Sailing Association	.	Samoa
SSF	Singapore Sailing Federation	.	Singapore
SSF	Swedish Sailing Federation	Svenska Seglarförbundet	Sweden
SSF	Saudi Sailing Federation	.	Saudi Arabia
SSF	Sudan Sailing Federation	.	Sudan
SUI Sailing	Swiss Sailing	.	Switzerland
SVGSA	St Vincent and The Grenadines Sailing Association	.	St Vincent And The Grenadines
SYA	Seychelles Yachting Association	.	Seychelles
SZJ	Slovak Sailing Federation	Slovenský zväz jachtingu	Slovak Republic
TLS	Timor Leste Sailing Federation	.	Timor Leste
TSF	Tonga Sailing Federation	.	Tonga
TTYA	Trinidad and Tobago Yachting Association	.	Trinidad And Tobago
TYF	Turkish Sailing Federation	Türkiye Yelken Federasyonu	Turkey
USAF	Uganda Sailing Federation Limited	.	Uganda
USS	US Sailing	.	United States of America
VCRSF	Vietnam Canoeing, Rowing and Sailing Federation	.	Vietnam
VD	Djiboutian Sailing and Water Sports Federation	Fédération Djiboutienne Des Voiles Et Des Sports Nautique	Djibouti
VFPS	Russian Yachting Federation	.	Russia
VFU	Sailing Federation of Ukraine	.	Ukraine
VISA	Virgin Islands Sailing Association	.	Us Virgin Islands
VNSA	Vanuatu National Sailing Association	.	Vanuato
VSA	Vanuatu National Sailing Association	.	Vanuatu
WS	World Sailing		Read more.
YA	Yachting Sailing (Prior Now Australian Sailing - YA)	.	Australia
YAI	Yachting Association of India	.	India
YASL	Yachting Association of Sri Lanka	.	Sri Lanka
YCU	Yacht Club Uruguayo	.	Uruguay
YNZ	Yachting New Zealand	.	New Zealand
YRADPR	Yacht Racing Association of The Democratic People's Republic of Korea	.	DPR Korea
YRAT	Yacht Racing Association of Thailand Under Royal Patronage	.	Thailand

World Sailing represents Member National Authorities (MNAs) from 140 countries with the goal of growing the sport of sailing and officiating championships around the world. The world governing body for the sport of sailing was created in Paris in October 1907. It was initially called the International Yacht Racing Union (IYRU) before the name was changed to the International Sailing Federation (ISAF) on 5 August 1996 and then World Sailing in 2015. World Sailing is responsible for: The promotion of the sport internationally; Managing sailing at the Olympic and Paralympic Games; Developing the Racing Rules of Sailing and regulations for all sailing competitions; The training of judges, umpires and other administrators; The development of the sport around the world; and Representing the sailors in all matters concerning the sport. EUROSAF, the European Sailing Federation, develops and coordinates projects and events throughout Europe with sailors at the centre of its attention. As the organization encompassing European national sailing federations, it focuses on international cooperation and promotion of sailing. Oceania Sailing Federation (OSAF) is the Continental Sailing Association (CA) representing World Sailing (WS) in the Oceania Continental Region. Its members are the National Bodies of Sailing in the Oceania Continental Region. Most of OSAF’s members, but not all of them are members of World Sailing. OSAF supports the development of sailing through education and training programs for new sailors and clinics, events, regattas and sailing competitions in communities, clubs, regional organisations in the Pacific Countries of Oceania. OSAF is a member of Organisation of Sports Federations of Oceania (OSFO) and is a compulsory sport at the Pacific Games the Regional Games in Oceania.