The same happened to Brazil, with their internal criteria. One journalist said that in order to have bigger storage room, the Brazilian sailing federation decided to forget their own rules and take all boats.
The developing nation is specific to countries that did not participated in that class in the last two editions. I agree with you that is a bit odd - at least in name. This is the full list
I like the idea, but perhaps should be give to countries without representation AT ALL?
I understood now.
First of all, Australia rejected its quota on the Oceania championhsips.
Then the quotas went to the Developing Nations Program, not the Emerging Nations Program....
https://sof.regatta.ffvoile.fr/en/default/races/race-resultsall on this table every contender for ENP is clearly signed.
There are no ENP quotas on 49er and 49er FX...
Apparently Austria and Switzerland got quotas on women's (don't ask me why) and Finland and Slovakia got on men
https://www.sailing.org/2024/04/25/czech-1-2-seals-nations-olympic-spot-in-windsurfing/
I'm pretty sure Casper Puggaard is not elegible for the Universality quota as he was not on the Danish rooster for the 23 or 24 WC. Only Liggjas JOENSEN participated (representing Faroe Islands).
From the OQD I would assume they would select the Universality before the OCT, but one never knows.