The following are the expected participants in the 2011 World Championships. As the number of boats available becomes finalized, additional invitations may be issued according to the Championship Regulations. | Defending Champion (LIS) | Elliott Wislar
| | Northeast Harbor 1 | David Rockefeller | | Marblehead 1 | Norm Cressy | | Nantucket 1 | David Poor | | San Francisco 1 | Mark Pearce | | Bermuda | Penny Simmons | | Fishers Island | John Burnham | | Sweden | Urban Ristorp
| Norway 1
| Espen Ake | | Long Island Sound | Jennifer Miller | | Chester | Will not send representative | | Norway 2 | Martin Rygh ** | St. Mawes
| Will not send representative* | | Northeast Harbor 2 | John Henry | | Marbhlehead 2 | Bill Widnall | Nantucket 2
| Robert Constable/Peter Gevalt | San Francisco 2
| Paul Manning | Fishers Island 2
| Charlie VanVoorhis
| | Norway 3 | Asbjørn Johnsen | | Northeast Harbor 3 | Soloman Krevans | | Marblehead 3 | Timmy Dittrich |
* St. Mawes scheduled a qualifying series but did not have sufficient participation to qualify for an invitation according to the Championship Regulations. ** Martin Rygh has been extended a "special invitation" per Article 4.3 of the Championship Regulations. Order for subsequent invitations | Rank | Fleet
| Number of Boats in Qualifying Series
| Average Participation (used to break ties)
| # Races in Qualifying Series (used to break 2nd order ties)
| | 1 | Northeast Harbor
| 15 | | | | 2 | Marblehead | 13 | | | | 3 | Nantucket | 12
| | | | 4 | San Francisco
| 8
| | | | 5 | Bermuda | 6
| 6 | 10 | | 6 | Fishers Island
| 6
| 6 | 7 | | 7 | Sweden
| 6
| 5.36 | | | 8 | Outer Oslo Fjord (Norway)
| 5
| 4.11 | | | 9 | Long Island Sound | 5
| 3.81 | | | 10 | Chester
| 4
| | | | 11 | Inner Oslo Fjord (Norway)
| 3
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