For each class, with the exception of the Soling, eleven races were scheduled from 22 July to 2 August 1996 off the coast of Savannah at the Wassaw Sound (an area of the Atlantic Ocean).
The sailing events for each class, with the exception of the Soling, took place over eleven races between 22 July and 2 August 1996, held in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Savannah at Wassaw Sound.