The "open multihull" (Tornado) lost to the men keelboats (Star) by two votes in the ISAF Council meeting. The results of the ballot were the following:
Men's event (first six selected) One person dinghy – Men (36 votes) Windsurfer – Men (35 votes) Two person dinghy – Men (34 votes) Two person dinghy high performance – Men (34 votes) One person dinghy heavy – Men (33 votes) Keelboat – Men (23 votes) Multihull – Men or Open (21 votes)
Women's events (first four selected) One person dinghy – Women (35 votes) Windsurfer – Women (34 votes) Two person dinghy – Women (31 votes) Keelboat match racing – Women (21 votes) Two person dinghy high performance – Women (20 votes) Multihull – Women (3 votes)