The SSL Nations Ranking is tight at the top, with Spain and the USA moving back in to the top three at the expense of France.
The Netherlands is also on the up, moving up to fifth at the expense of Italy.
Spain’s rise has been thanks to Jordi Xammar Hernandez (SSL #9) and Javier De La Plaza (SSL #22) moving up the SSL Global Skipper and Crew rankings respectively.
The USA’s rise is down to Peter Duncan (SSL #10) in the SSL Global Skipper ranking, and Victor Diaz de Leon (SSL #1) and Willem van Waay (SSL #6) continuing to perform exceptionally in the SSL Global Crew ranking.
The Netherlands are continuing their climb up the SSL Nations Ranking thanks to strong performances from Odile Van Aanholt (SSL #4) and Bart Lambriex (SSL #7) in the SSL Global Skipper ranking as well as Annette Duetz (SSL #5) and Floris Van de Werken (SSL #) in the SSL Global Crew ranking. If a couple more Dutch skippers find form, then they could well be challenging for the top spot in the ranking, a position which has been held by Great Britain for a while now.
The SSL Nations Ranking is calculated by adding the top five ranked Skippers and top two ranked Crew from each Nation in the SSL Global Ranking, to give a points total. The lower the total, the higher your Nation is ranked.
| Pos | Nation | Skipper 1 | Skipper 2 | Skipper 3 | Skipper 4 | Skipper 5 | Crew 1 | Crew 2 | Pts | Sailors in SSL Ranking | Change since last month |
| 1 | GBR | 6 | 11 | 32 | 36 | 41 | 3 | 28 | 157 | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | ESP | 9 | 20 | 29 | 46 | 48 | 22 | 24 | 198 | 7 | 1 |
| 3 | USA | 10 | 31 | 38 | 58 | 61 | 1 | 6 | 205 | 7 | 1 |
| 4 | FRA | 21 | 23 | 28 | 30 | 43 | 29 | 31 | 205 | 7 | -2 |
| 5 | NED | 4 | 7 | 27 | 72 | 100 | 5 | 9 | 224 | 7 | 1 |
| 6 | ITA | 2 | 18 | 34 | 69 | 101 | 2 | 11 | 237 | 7 | -1 |
| 7 | GER | 16 | 44 | 47 | 56 | 63 | 37 | 47 | 310 | 7 | 0 |
| 8 | DEN | 3 | 40 | 53 | 65 | 113 | 15 | 50 | 339 | 7 | 0 |
| 9 | NZL | 15 | 19 | 89 | 119 | 144 | 13 | 19 | 418 | 7 | 0 |
| 10 | AUS | 13 | 57 | 59 | 127 | 140 | 14 | 23 | 433 | 7 | 0 |
| 11 | SWE | 17 | 26 | 106 | 125 | 137 | 38 | 44 | 493 | 7 | 0 |
| 12 | SUI | 35 | 45 | 107 | 122 | 154 | 32 | 79 | 574 | 7 | 1 |
| 13 | POL | 24 | 74 | 80 | 87 | 155 | 83 | 85 | 588 | 7 | -1 |
| 14 | HUN | 22 | 42 | 50 | 75 | 88 | 102 | 377 | 756 | 7 | 0 |
| 15 | BRA | 8 | 82 | 149 | 216 | 290 | 4 | 104 | 853 | 7 | 0 |
| 16 | CRO | 1 | 39 | 84 | 250 | 416 | 41 | 96 | 927 | 7 | 0 |
| 17 | IRL | 25 | 55 | 196 | 206 | 333 | 182 | 250 | 1247 | 7 | 0 |
| 18 | GRE | 54 | 77 | 222 | 270 | 348 | 93 | 283 | 1347 | 7 | 0 |
| 19 | AUT | 111 | 240 | 285 | 292 | 296 | 62 | 124 | 1410 | 7 | 1 |
| 20 | ARG | 133 | 235 | 308 | 352 | 361 | 7 | 67 | 1463 | 7 | 1 |
| 21 | NOR | 14 | 33 | 90 | 265 | 447 | 103 | 546 | 1498 | 7 | 1 |
| 22 | RUS | 103 | 121 | 279 | 334 | 481 | 74 | 106 | 1498 | 7 | -3 |
| 23 | FIN | 52 | 218 | 241 | 339 | 396 | 54 | 225 | 1525 | 7 | 1 |
| 24 | BEL | 5 | 191 | 210 | 325 | 355 | 210 | 235 | 1531 | 7 | 1 |
| 25 | CHI | 150 | 167 | 224 | 236 | 580 | 209 | 249 | 1815 | 7 | 2 |
| 26 | CAN | 171 | 172 | 203 | 234 | 405 | 311 | 359 | 1855 | 7 | 0 |
| 27 | CZE | 62 | 156 | 184 | 733 | 776 | 105 | 178 | 2194 | 7 | 1 |
| 28 | SLO | 99 | 474 | 476 | 648 | 684 | 25 | 60 | 2466 | 7 | 2 |
| 29 | POR | 183 | 258 | 441 | 490 | 624 | 232 | 238 | 2466 | 7 | 0 |
| 30 | ISR | 173 | 242 | 244 | 456 | 820 | 167 | 414 | 2516 | 7 | -7 |
| 31 | JPN | 78 | 148 | 563 | 658 | 1396 | 191 | 294 | 3328 | 7 | 0 |
| 32 | UKR | 185 | 561 | 576 | 780 | 825 | 260 | 472 | 3659 | 7 | 0 |
| 33 | TUR | 434 | 480 | 550 | 571 | 1026 | 310 | 453 | 3824 | 7 | 0 |
| 34 | LTU | 274 | 299 | 495 | 1105 | 1140 | 313 | 367 | 3993 | 7 | 0 |
| 35 | EST | 95 | 215 | 835 | 1536 | 1587 | 122 | 164 | 4554 | 7 | 0 |
| 36 | PER | 37 | 76 | 115 | 408 | 463 | 2356 | 2358 | 5813 | 7 | 0 |
| 37 | URU | 311 | 382 | 506 | 690 | 2405 | 323 | 1313 | 5930 | 7 | 0 |
| 38 | HKG | 731 | 869 | 967 | 1024 | 1100 | 627 | 1028 | 6346 | 7 | 0 |
| 39 | THA | 319 | 547 | 974 | 1148 | 1432 | 880 | 1105 | 6405 | 7 | 0 |
| 40 | SGP | 378 | 1062 | 1222 | 1289 | 1322 | 507 | 808 | 6588 | 7 | 0 |
| 41 | RSA | 638 | 1137 | 1711 | 2042 | 2070 | 189 | 268 | 8055 | 7 | 2 |
| 42 | IND | 385 | 411 | 751 | 1861 | 2065 | 745 | 1962 | 8180 | 7 | 0 |
| 43 | ECU | 128 | 302 | 1238 | 1786 | 2841 | 852 | 1047 | 8194 | 7 | -2 |
| 44 | BER | 91 | 831 | 1382 | 1969 | 2622 | 1320 | 2512 | 10727 | 7 | 0 |
| 45 | LAT | 757 | 1142 | 1275 | 1966 | 3211 | 3160 | 3161 | 14672 | 7 | 2 |
| 46 | CHN | 982 | 1813 | 2518 | 3272 | 3492 | 1196 | 1470 | 14743 | 7 | -1 |
| 47 | GUA | 282 | 454 | 844 | 1009 | 1096 | 4745 | 6589 | 15019 | 7 | -1 |
| 48 | MAS | 739 | 955 | 2484 | 3676 | 4818 | 1326 | 1876 | 15874 | 7 | 1 |
| 49 | MEX | 798 | 2091 | 2840 | 3036 | 3797 | 2109 | 2411 | 17082 | 7 | -1 |
| 50 | COL | 380 | 1669 | 3713 | 4539 | 4689 | 1711 | 1780 | 18481 | 7 | 2 |
| 51 | ISV | 389 | 1130 | 1863 | 3273 | 11078 | 30 | 1792 | 19555 | 7 | -1 |
| 52 | UAE | 738 | 1320 | 1958 | 2064 | 4043 | 2368 | 7195 | 19686 | 7 | -1 |
| 53 | PUR | 429 | 508 | 3048 | 7060 | 10110 | 608 | 778 | 22541 | 7 | 0 |
| 54 | MON | 1777 | 4384 | 4414 | 4574 | 4640 | 1774 | 1886 | 23449 | 7 | 0 |
| 55 | BUL | 1936 | 2055 | 2090 | 3395 | 3474 | 6348 | 6568 | 25866 | 7 | 0 |
| 56 | BLR | 2580 | 3673 | 4452 | 5223 | 5384 | 2283 | 2555 | 26150 | 7 | 0 |
Mark has been managing sailing websites since 1996, always being at the forefront of technology, and now manages the combined Sail-World.com and YachtsandYachting.com network. He has covered events such as the International Moth World Championship and Cowes Week, focusing on the sailors' thoughts and words. Mark has been European Champion in the Farr 30 & J/24 class and has won numerous UK titles, and competes regularly in local and national events in dinghies and sportsboats.