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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