SSL Team KOR – By Sailors for Sailors

THE FOOTBALL WORLD CUP... IN SAILING

ASIAN QUALIFIERS | 20-22 December 2025 | Chonburi, Thailand

FINALS | 15 NOV - 13 DEC 2026 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Events

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ASIAN QUALIFIERS

G1 - Race 1

11:00

20 December 2025

THAILAND

Participants

PHI

MYA

KOR

VIE

Results

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ASIAN QUALIFIERS

G1 - Race 2

12:30

20 December 2025

THAILAND

Participants

PHI

MYA

KOR

VIE

Results

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ASIAN QUALIFIERS

G1 - Race 3

14:00

21 December 2025

THAILAND

Participants

PHI

MYA

KOR

VIE

Results

Replay

ASIAN QUALIFIERS

G1 - Race 4

15:30

21 December 2025

THAILAND

Participants

PHI

MYA

KOR

VIE

Results

Replay

ASIAN QUALIFIERS

G1 - Race 5

11:00

22 December 2025

THAILAND

Participants

PHI

MYA

KOR

VIE

Results

Replay

ASIAN QUALIFIERS

G1 - Race 6

12:30

22 December 2025

THAILAND

Participants

PHI

MYA

KOR

VIE

Results

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Red Fury

Rising Star Sailors from Korea

A desire for a big challenge with small forces

Although Korea is a peninsula, sailing is not very popular, so there are not many sailors despite the large population.

Nevertheless, the Sailors continue to dream, aim, and strive to become Olympian.

Although most of the team has no experience in Keelboat racing, we are ready to compete at the SSL GOLD CUP with enthusiasm because we are ready to accept and learn about new opportunities and experiences at any time.

Statistics

The Country

3300 nautical passionate
1500 sailors
96 sailing clubs
20 sailing schools
14,963km of seacoast

Achievements

7th place at the Olympic Games 2020
4-time Olympian in sailing
1 Olympic athlete
4 Gold medals Asian Games

SSL Ranking

SSL best ranked woman: 2296(2020)
SSL best ranked man: 1026(2020)
SSL nations ranking: 47(01/2022)

Main Events

BUSAN Sailing Week > 500 participants
KOREA CUP INTERNATIONAL YACHT RACE > 200 participants
WMRT KOREA MATCH CUP >60 participants

The meaning of 31 is
Three different classes of sailors (laser, 470, 49er)became one team .

The Captain

JEE MIN HA

Ha, Jee-min started by encountering yachts by chance in a country where yachts were not popular. He has a lot of experience in laser events and has a record of participating in the Olympics four times in a row, winning the Asian Games three times in a row, and finishing second in the European Championship.

Ha Jee-min has not much experience in keelboat competitions, so he is trying to make a new attempt with this opportunity.

The Leaders

SUNGWOOK KIM

Sungwok is a member of the TEAM KOREA.

He was 34th Americas cup campaign with TEAM KOREA and Extreme40 sailing series.

Also 49er national team of Korea.

SUNGMIN-CHO

Raised in front of the sea in Busan. Sungmin has sailed 470 for a long time and participated in two Olympics. In the meantime, Sungmin has also participated in various match race events.

JIHOON KIM
Jihoon KIM , who competed in the 470 class at the 2016 Rio Olympics, is a professional South Korean national team 470 crew sailor who demonstrated his true potential by winning the gold medal at the 18th Asian Games. While continuously challenging himself on the world stage in the 470 class, he has also been building his skills in various ways by competing in keelboat regattas held in Korea.

THE YOUTH FACTOR

Korea’s young ILCA 7 sailors Sewoong KIM , Sungbin SON , Minje LEE, and Siyu SUNG are high-potential athletes who continue to push their limits with passion and determination. Their strong drive and relentless spirit are expected to inject fresh energy and enthusiasm into Team Korea.
Representing a new generation of the 470 class, Kim Dajeong and Kim Jia are key figures leading Korean 470 sailing. Actively competing on the world stage, they have proven their strong competitiveness. Their continued challenges and growth embody the “Youth Factor” and are expected to serve as a driving force guiding Team Korea toward victory.

Confirmed Athletes

Captain |

Trimmer | 5

Helm | 9

Grinder |

Pit | 3

Bow |

Trimmer |

Grinder | 6

Main Trimmer |

Main Trimmer | 7

Pitman |

Mid-Bow |

Floater | 11

TBA |

COACH |

Potential Team Position

1 Captain JEEMİN HA	2 Trimmer SUNGMIN CHO
3 Tactician JEEMİN HA	4 Midbow DAJEONG KIM
5 Pit SUNGBIN SON	6 Trimmer JIA KIM
7 Grinder JIHOON KIM	8 Main Trimmer SEUNG KIM
9 Bow HYEON SU YOON	10 Floater