Sailing has been a sport of the Pan American Games since the inaugural 1951 Pan American Games, being contested in every edition, except for the 1955 edition.[1][2][3]
| Sailing at the Pan American Games | |
|---|---|
 | |
| No. of events | 11 (men: 3; women: 3; mixed: 5) |
Medal table edit
Updated after the 2023 Pan American Games.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Brazil | 42 | 27 | 22 | 91 |
| 2 |  United States | 39 | 34 | 25 | 98 |
| 3 |  Argentina | 17 | 16 | 27 | 60 |
| 4 |  Canada | 12 | 21 | 21 | 54 |
| 5 |  Cuba | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 6 |  Guatemala | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
 Puerto Rico | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| 8 |  Mexico | 3 | 8 | 7 | 18 |
| 9 |  Chile | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 |
| 10 |  Peru | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 11 |  Venezuela | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 |  Bahamas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 |  Ecuador | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 |  Uruguay | 0 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 15 |  Bermuda | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 16 |  Aruba | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 17 |  Virgin Islands | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 |  Antigua and Barbuda | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Colombia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 20 |  Dominican Republic | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 21 |  British West Indies | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Independent Athletes Team | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (22 entries) | 135 | 133 | 132 | 400 | |
- Notes
At the 1959 edition, Barton Kirkconell from Jamaica[4] and Rawle Barrow from Trinidad and Tobago[5] earned, together, a bronze medal at the Flyting Dutchman class. The medal is credited to the West Indies Federation.[5]