Sailing was contested at the 1998 Asian Games from December 8 to December 13. Competition took place in various sailing disciplines at the Ao-Dongtarn Jomtien Beach in Pattaya, Chonburi Province.
Medalists
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mistral Light |
Arun Homraruen Thailand
|
Ted Huang Chinese Taipei
|
Li Mingdong China
|
| Mistral Heavy |
Oka Sulaksana Indonesia
|
Motokazu Kenjo Japan
|
Kookiat Sakulfaeng Thailand
|
| Raceboard Light |
Zhou Yuanguo China
|
Wong Tak Sum Hong Kong
|
Ok Duck-pil South Korea
|
| Raceboard Heavy |
Suhaimee Moohammadkasem Thailand
|
Chen Zhanying China
|
Hong A-ram South Korea
|
| Optimist |
Chae Bong-jin South Korea
|
Mohd Nazmi Sharif Malaysia
|
Roy Tay Singapore
|
| Laser |
Kim Ho-kon South Korea
|
Kevin Lim Malaysia
|
Cao Xiaobo China
|
| 420 |
 SingaporeSiew Shaw Her Colin Ng |
 South KoreaPark Jong-woo Kim Hyeong-tae |
 ThailandWiwat Poonpat Kitipong Khambang |
| 470 |
South Korea Kim Dae-young Jung Sung-ahn |
Japan Eiichiro Hamazaki Masato Takaki |
Singapore Tan Wearn Haw Charles Lim |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mistral |
Lee Lai Shan Hong Kong
|
Huang Ying China
|
Masako Imai Japan
|
| Optimist |
Kim Suk-kyong South Korea
|
Shen Xiaoying China
|
Prapawadee Damdangdee Thailand
|
| Europe |
Zhang Hong China
|
Aiko Saito Japan
|
Tracey Tan Singapore
|
| 420 |
Singapore Joan Huang Naomi Tan |
Thailand Wandee Vongtim Theeranoot Vongruck |
 Hong KongMou Lap Kam Lee Chun Yi |
| 470 |
 ChinaYang Xiaoyan Li Dongying |
Japan Chizuko Ijima Makiko Ikuta |
South Korea Kim Myoung-hwa Jung Eun-suk |
Open
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| OK Dinghy |
Jin Hong-chul South Korea
|
Anthony Kiong Singapore
|
Prasertsak Moolprasert Thailand
|
| Super Moth |
Damrongsak Vongtim Thailand
|
Malik Sulaiman Malaysia
|
Zahid Rauf Pakistan
|
| Enterprise |
|
 PakistanMamoon Sadiq Munir Sadiq |
 Sri LankaLalin Jirasinha Krishan Janaka |
Medal Table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
South Korea
|
6 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 2 |
China
|
3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 |
Thailand
|
3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 4 |
Singapore
|
2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 |
Hong Kong
|
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 |
 Indonesia
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 |
Japan
|
0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 |
 Malaysia
|
0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 |
Pakistan
|
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 |
 Chinese Taipei
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 |
Sri Lanka
|
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 16 | 16 | 16 | 48 | |