Gold medals tumbled in Auckland at the 2016 Aon Youth Sailing World Championships as five winners were confirmed with a race to spare.

Both RS:X titles were wrapped up in Auckland as Great Britain’s Emma Wilson took the girl’s title and Israel’s Yoav Omer took the boys.

Wilson claimed a bullet in the final race of the day, to go with her third and fourth to clinch the gold medal. For the Briton there was always a driving force in the background, a score she had to settle, “When I came fifth at the [RS:X} Worlds I was so upset, but this makes up for it. I always wanted a win, and to do it is amazing.”

With gold out of sight, Israel’s Katy Spychakov will concentrate on keeping hold of silver with a seven point cushion over Yue Tan (CHN) and Maria Belen Bazo (PER) heading in to the final day.

While Spychakov will go for silver, her male counterpart has got his gold in the bag. Yoav Omer has been an example of consistency, taking a stylish victory on the penultimate day with three wins from three races to give him an impressive 29 point lead.

On his win Omer said, “It’s an incredible feeling and I am so happy to win before the last day. I can’t really describe how I feel now. For sure my friends and family will be happy.”

Sil Hoekstra (NED) is in second place and will look to hold on to a ten point lead over Mack van den Eerenbeemt (ARU) who pulled himself back in to contention with three second places.

The final races are scheduled for 09:55 local time on Tuesday 20 December out of the Torbay Sailing Club.

By Richard Aspland - World Sailing

Editors’ notes:

RESULTS / ENTRIES A full list of sailors registered to sail in Auckland is available to view here - http://www.isafyouthworlds.com/entries/auckland_entries.php. Results are available via the results centre here - http://www.isafyouthworlds.com/results/index.phpPRESS RELEASES World Sailing will be releasing international press releases after racing throughout the duration of the Youth Worlds. All the latest news and reports will be available to read here - http://www.isafyouthworlds.com/home.php PHOTOGRAPHY High resolution imagery free for editorial usage will be provided throughout the Youth Worlds by Sailing Energy. Imagery will be available to download via - http://worldsailing.photoshelter.com/gallery-collection/2016-Auckland-New-Zealand/C0000lLWadd27MCU. The password to download is WSimages TELEVISION Racing and action shots plus interviews in English and native language will be available daily on the FTP server from Friday 16th December-Tuesday 20th December. For further information please contact: [email protected] / [email protected] SOCIAL MEDIA Follow the event on World Sailing’s social networks and get involved in the conversation using #youthsailing Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/YouthWorlds/ Instagram - https://instagram.com/isafworldsailing/ Twitter - @youthworlds Snapchat - Follow our Story on Snapchat, search for worldsailing LIVE BLOG Follow the Youth Worlds through our live blog which will have regular updates from around the boat park and on the water. You can find the blog at http://www.isafyouthworlds.com/multimedia/live_blog.php CONTACT World Sailing Press Officer Richard Aspland M: +44 (0)7764 587 926 E: [email protected] Yachting New Zealand Media Manager Hana Hielkema M: +64 (0)212 842 662 E: [email protected] YOUTH WORLDS Auckland, New Zealand is hosting the Aon Youth Sailing World Championships, the 46th edition, from 14 to 20 December 2016. More than 380 sailors from 66 nations sailing in more than 260 boats across nine disciplines will compete in New Zealand. ABOUT WORLD SAILING World Sailing is the world governing body for the sport of sailing, officially recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). Founded in 1907, World Sailing’s vision is for a world in which millions more people fall in love with sailing; inspired by the unique relationship between sport, technology and the forces of nature; we all work to protect the waters of the world. World Sailing is made up of 145 Member National Authorities, the national governing bodies for sailing around the world and 114 World Sailing Class Associations. For more information about World Sailing please go to sailing.org or contact [email protected]

There could be some early winners at the 2016 Aon Youth Sailing World Championships as Great Britain and Israel begin to run away with the RS:X gold medals on day three.
It was a day of opposites on the Hauraki Gulf as light north winds replaced the strong southerly winds that have been a feature of the first two race days, but that change didn’t seem to disrupt Israel’s Yaov Omer or Great Britain’s Emma Wilson as they continued to take a strangle hold on the Youth Worlds RS:X fleets in Auckland, New Zealand.

Extending his lead at the top of the boy’s competition, Yoav Omer knows that consistency is key when it comes to a top international regatta, “The most important thing is to be stable in your results and that’s what I have been doing the past few days, and I want that to continue.”

Omer certainly has been stable and that is evident as his day three results of 4-3-1 are his worst run of scores at this year’s Youth Worlds. Explaining why his results had dropped from previous day’s, Omer said, “It was light winds today and it was also from a different direction to the first two days. That was a little difficult for me. I think I have improved a lot though.”

With a lead of 19 points and with four races to go you could think that the gold is all but wrapped up for the Israeli windsurfer, but Omer knows better than that, “No. No way is it over. Everything is open at competitions like this. Conditions can change and it takes just one bad race you know. Focus is the main thing.”

The nearest competitor to Omer is Sil Hoekstra (NED) who scored two seconds and a third to move up to second overall. Third place is China’s Chen Hao Chen.

Over in the girl’s RS:X fleet the wins keep on coming for Great Britain’s Emma Wilson. The Briton took two bullets and a second on day three and there is one simple reason why the results keep flowing, “I really like these conditions,” said Wilson with a smile, “and I like this weather. I was really fast on the downwinds today.”

Despite being in a fleet of 18, Wilson is adamant that only one person can affect how she sails, and that is her, “I sail how I want to sail and won’t let anyone control me. I’m the only one that can dictate how I race.”

It’s that steely determination and focus that has given Wilson a 13 point lead over second placed Katy Spychakov (ISR), but the British windsurfer doesn’t always get it right, “We had the RS:X Youth Worlds in Cyprus recently and I was fifth. I want to rectify that here.”

Peruvian Maria Belen Bazo holds on to third behind Wilson and Spychakov with a 3-6-7 for the day.

Another team with daylight over the fleet are Tim Mourniac and Charles Dorange (FRA). Although the French duo are top after scoring a second and two thirds, they are now facing a comeback by Italy’s Gianluigi Ugolini and Maria Giubilei who took performance of the day with three bullets from three races. The Italians are in second, 15 points behind their European rivals.

Racing continues at the Youth Worlds and is scheduled to begin at 09:55 local time at the Torbay Sailing Club on Monday 19 December.

By Richard Aspland - World Sailing

Editors’ notes:

RESULTS / ENTRIES A full list of sailors registered to sail in Auckland is available to view here - http://www.isafyouthworlds.com/entries/auckland_entries.php. Results are available via the results centre here - http://www.isafyouthworlds.com/results/index.phpPRESS RELEASES World Sailing will be releasing international press releases after racing throughout the duration of the Youth Worlds. All the latest news and reports will be available to read here - http://www.isafyouthworlds.com/home.php PHOTOGRAPHY High resolution imagery free for editorial usage will be provided throughout the Youth Worlds by Sailing Energy. Imagery will be available to download via - http://worldsailing.photoshelter.com/gallery-collection/2016-Auckland-New-Zealand/C0000lLWadd27MCU. The password to download is WSimages TELEVISION Racing and action shots plus interviews in English and native language will be available daily on the FTP server from Friday 16th December-Tuesday 20th December. For further information please contact: [email protected] / [email protected] SOCIAL MEDIA Follow the event on World Sailing’s social networks and get involved in the conversation using #youthsailing Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/YouthWorlds/ Instagram - https://instagram.com/isafworldsailing/ Twitter - @youthworlds Snapchat - Follow our Story on Snapchat, search for worldsailing LIVE BLOG Follow the Youth Worlds through our live blog which will have regular updates from around the boat park and on the water. You can find the blog at http://www.isafyouthworlds.com/multimedia/live_blog.php CONTACT World Sailing Press Officer Richard Aspland M: +44 (0)7764 587 926 E: [email protected] Yachting New Zealand Media Manager Hana Hielkema M: +64 (0)212 842 662 E: [email protected] YOUTH WORLDS Auckland, New Zealand is hosting the Aon Youth Sailing World Championships, the 46th edition, from 14 to 20 December 2016. More than 380 sailors from 66 nations sailing in more than 260 boats across nine disciplines will compete in New Zealand. ABOUT WORLD SAILING World Sailing is the world governing body for the sport of sailing, officially recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). Founded in 1907, World Sailing’s vision is for a world in which millions more people fall in love with sailing; inspired by the unique relationship between sport, technology and the forces of nature; we all work to protect the waters of the world. World Sailing is made up of 145 Member National Authorities, the national governing bodies for sailing around the world and 114 World Sailing Class Associations. For more information about World Sailing please go to sailing.org or contact [email protected]

Auckland, New Zealand is hosting the Aon Youth Sailing World Championships, the 46th edition, from 14 to 20 December 2016. More than 380 sailors from 65 nations sailing in more than 260 boats across nine disciplines will compete in New Zealand. Past notable winners include American’s Cup skippers, Chris Dickson (NZL), Russell Coutts (NZL), Dean Barker (NZL); Olympic medallists, Ben Ainslie (GBR), Robert Scheidt (BRA), Alessandra Sensini (ITA), Iain Percy (GBR) and Elise Rechichi (AUS); Volvo Ocean Race sailors like Stuart Bannatyne (NZL) and Richard Clarke (CAN). The most successful Youth World Champions are Great Britain’s Sally Cuthbert and Poland’s Zofia Klepacka having won four successive titles in the Laser II and Mistral respectively. Australia is the current holder of the Nations Trophy, awarded annually to the top performing nation at the Youth Worlds. The Nations Trophy was first introduced in 1991 and in 1999 became the Volvo Trophy until 2010. France is the most success nation through the history of the Championship, winning the Nations Trophy on a record eleven occasions and holding a record 76 medals: 28 gold, 30 silver and 18 bronze. The Opening Ceremony The 2016 Aon Youth Sailing World Championships has been declared open in a ceremony that focussed on tradition and youth in Auckland, New Zealand. With the theme of ‘youth welcoming youth’ running throughout, the 389 sailors from 65 nations were welcomed to New Zealand with energy and culture at the ANZ Viaduct Event Centre in downtown Auckland. Olympic gold medallist Blair Tuke led the parade of nations out of Silo Park and into Wynward Quarter with the sailors waving their flags high, the route lined with onlookers from the local bars and restaurants. Following the parade there were three Maori challenges laid down to Tuke and the competing sailors. Tuke duly accepted the challenges on behalf of every sailor. In a break from tradition where an elder of the Maori tribe would lay down the challenge – the Wero, to find out if the visitors come in peace or in war, a younger member of the tribe - Ko Nga Matatahi, was this time given the honour to ensure that the youth were front and centre in every aspect. An event in New Zealand would not be complete without the world famous Haka, and the Youth Worlds duly obliged with the Kapa Haka teenagers performing the iconic tribal war dance to greet the incoming sailors. It is not the first time the Kapa Haka teenagers have been involved in the sailing world as many have attended the Learn to Sail course at the Royal Akarana Club. Sailors from the five classes were introduced before the mixing of the waters, a Youth Worlds tradition, where sea water from each country, brought by the sailors, is mixed and later poured in to the sea. In Auckland’s twist, and in keeping with the theme, the waters were mixed in a P class boat, synonymous with youth sailing in New Zealand, called ‘Black Magic’ – the name of the successful America’s Cup challenge in 1995. The sailors, representatives and volunteers were welcomed in to the Events Centre by Kiwi sailors Jo Aleh and Polly Powrie and the speeches were delivered by Yachting New Zealand CEO, David Abercrombie, and World Sailing Vice-President Jan Dawson. Aleh remembered the late Paul Elvstrom and passed on his sentiments of respect and honour in sailing. Aleh encouraged the sailors to embrace friendship at the event and take heed of the Elvstrom’s most famous quote, ‘you haven’t won the race, if in winning the race you have lost the respect of your competitors.’ Abercrombie and Dawson thanked the sponsors, Aon and Volvo, and all the boat manufacturers that have made the event possible - Maclaren, Nacra Racing, Nautivela, Neil Pryde and Ovington before Dawson declared the event opening with the raising of the World Sailing flag. Just before the sailors could enjoy dinner that would close proceedings they were treated to a mixture of Maori and contemporary dancing in an upbeat performance from three Auckland teens in a fun and frantic finale. Attention will now turn to the first day of racing which is scheduled to start at 09:55 local time on Friday 16 December. Racing continues through to 20 December 2016 where nine Youth Sailing World Champions will be crowned. By Richard Aspland - World Sailing Editors’ notes: RESULTS / ENTRIES A full list of sailors registered to sail in Auckland is available to view here - http://www.isafyouthworlds.com/entries/auckland_entries.php. Results are available via the results centre here - http://www.isafyouthworlds.com/results/index.phpPRESS RELEASES World Sailing will be releasing international press releases after racing throughout the duration of the Youth Worlds. All the latest news and reports will be available to read here - http://www.isafyouthworlds.com/home.phpPHOTOGRAPHY High resolution imagery free for editorial usage will be provided throughout the Youth Worlds by Sailing Energy. Imagery will be available to download via - http://worldsailing.photoshelter.com/gallery-collection/2016-Auckland-New-Zealand/C0000lLWadd27MCU. The password to download is WSimagesTELEVISION Racing and action shots plus interviews in English and native language will be available daily on the FTP server from Friday 16th December-Tuesday 20th December. For further information please contact: [email protected] / [email protected] SOCIAL MEDIA Follow the event on World Sailing’s social networks and get involved in the conversation using #youthsailing Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/YouthWorlds/ Instagram - https://instagram.com/isafworldsailing/ Twitter - @youthworlds Snapchat - Follow our Story on Snapchat, search for worldsailing LIVE BLOG Follow the Youth Worlds through our live blog which will have regular updates from around the boat park and on the water. You can find the blog at http://www.isafyouthworlds.com/multimedia/live_blog.php CONTACT World Sailing Press Officer Richard Aspland M: +44 (0)7764 587 926 E: [email protected] Yachting New Zealand Media Manager Hana Hielkema M: +64 (0)212 842 662 E: [email protected] YOUTH WORLDS Auckland, New Zealand is hosting the Aon Youth Sailing World Championships, the 46th edition, from 14 to 20 December 2016. More than 380 sailors from 66 nations sailing in more than 260 boats across nine disciplines will compete in New Zealand. ABOUT WORLD SAILING World Sailing is the world governing body for the sport of sailing, officially recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). Founded in 1907, World Sailing’s vision is for a world in which millions more people fall in love with sailing; inspired by the unique relationship between sport, technology and the forces of nature; we all work to protect the waters of the world. World Sailing is made up of 145 Member National Authorities, the national governing bodies for sailing around the world and 114 World Sailing Class Associations. For more information about World Sailing please go to sailing.org or contact [email protected]

Phone: +44 (0)2380 635111 Fax: +44 (0)2380 635789 Postal Address: World Sailing (UK) Ltd, Ariadne House, Town Quay Southampton, SO14 2AQ, United Kingdom Email: www.sailing.org/contactworldsailing Website: www.sailing.orgCopyright World Sailing (UK) LTD. All Rights Reserved. Please read our Disclaimer and Copyright Notice.

Poland’s Zofia Noceti-Klepacka won gold in the Women’s RS:X in style by winning the Medal Race in front of the St Kilda Sailing Precinct.

Klepacka held a six point lead over a strong Chinese contingent going into the Medal Race and as she expected, they looked to hold her up at the start. Klepacka managed to shake them off and stay at the front of the pack before eventually crossing the finish line in first to seal the deal.

“I gave it full power and I was ready,” said Klepacka. “I was concentrating before racing. I knew it would be a short race and the Chinese girls attacked me before the start and after the start. “I feel really tired but really happy.”

Klepacka missed out on selection to the Polish team for Rio 2016 and seriously contemplated her future within the sport. Gold in Melbourne has now given her a new lease of life, “I’m old,” exclaimed Klepacka, “I’m 30 and a mum of two kids and sometimes I think about quitting. But when you win a competition it motivates you to work harder. I think I’m going to try to go to the Tokyo Olympic Games and take a medal.”

Manjia Zheng (CHN) and Yunxiu Lu (CHN) complete the Women’s RS:X podium.

RS:X Women’s Fleet Results

Kiran Badloe (NED) held a good lead going into the Men’s RS:X Medal Race and a second place confirmed him as the Sailing World Cup Final champion.

Badloe grabbed the initiative/edge early on in the week and never looked back, finishing second in the Medal Race to conclude a dominant week of racing. “It was hard work but fun in the end,” explained Badloe on the day’s race. “I didn’t really capitalise on my start but I managed to sail my way to the front. I had to work hard to get up to speed and stay sharp. I got away with the win which is awesome.”

It was heartbreak for Great Britain’s Tom Squires who was on the course side at the start of the race and subsequently disqualified. Squires dropped out of a podium place which benefitted Ivan Pastor (ESP) and Makoto Tomizawa (JPN) who completed the top three.

RS:X Men’s Fleet Results

By Daniel Smith - World Sailing Editors’ notes: RESULTS / ENTRIES A full list of sailors registered to sail in Melbourne is available to view here - http://www.sailing.org/worldcup/sailorinfo/melbournefinal_entries.php. Results are available via the Manage2Sail results centre here - http://manage2sail.com/en-US/eventonly/bf593da8-bbe7-4a41-b482-014e216c7603/style/worldcup#!/results?classId=2742c355-f9a2-4232-abb1-fc03b2053196TRACKING Live tracking and competitor’s analytics is available via SAP Sailing Analytics throughout the event here - https://swc2016-melbourne.sapsailing.com/ PHOTOGRAPHY High resolution imagery free for editorial usage will be provided throughout the Sailing World Cup Final by Sailing Energy. Imagery will be available to download via - http://worldsailing.photoshelter.com/gallery-collection/SWC-Final-Melbourne-2016/C0000Kub13ACLMR4. The password to download is WSimages PRESS RELEASES World Sailing will be releasing international press releases after racing throughout the duration of World Cup Final. All the latest news and reports will be available to read here - http://www.sailing.org/news/sailing-world-cup.php#.WEP085L3DsE TELEVISION Racing and action shots plus interviews in English and native language will be available daily on the FTP server from Wednesday 7th December-Sunday 11th December VNR Delivery from 07:00 UTC For further information please contact: Florence Hill M: +44 (0)7899 793 185 E: [email protected] Sabina Mollart Rogerson M: +44 (0) 7922 140 148 E: [email protected] Medal Races on Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 December will be streamed live on World Sailing’s Facebook and YouTube Channel. URLs and embed codes are available below: SWC Final - Medal Races - RS:X, 49er, Nacra 17, Kiteboarding URL - https://youtu.be/RBU8xjyN-lw Embed - <iframe width=”560″ height=”315″ src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/RBU8xjyN-lw?rel=0″ frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen></iframe> SWC Final - Medal Races - 470, Finn, Laser URL – https://youtu.be/UJ-iZRAcWZI Embed - <iframe width=”560″ height=”315″ src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/UJ-iZRAcWZI?rel=0″ frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen></iframe> SOCIAL MEDIA Follow the event on World Sailing’s social networks and get involved in the conversation using #SWCMelb Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ISAFWorldSailing Instagram - https://instagram.com/isafworldsailing/ Twitter - @worldsailing Snapchat - Follow our Story on Snapchat, search for worldsailing CONTACT World Sailing Communications Manager Daniel Smith M: +44 (0)7771 542 131 E: [email protected] Sailing World Cup Melbourne Event Media and Communications M: Kate Lathouras E: [email protected] SAILING WORLD CUP The Sailing World Cup is a World-class, annual series of Olympic sailing for elite and professional sailors. Over 2,000 of the World’s leading sailors, representing over 75 nations have competed in the Sailing World Cup which offers a definitive guide to the best-of-the-best in the Olympic sailing world. ABOUT WORLD SAILING World Sailing is the world governing body for the sport of sailing, officially recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). Founded in 1907, World Sailing’s vision is for a world in which millions more people fall in love with sailing; inspired by the unique relationship between sport, technology and the forces of nature; we all work to protect the waters of the world. World Sailing is made up of 145 Member National Authorities, the national governing bodies for sailing around the world and 114 World Sailing Class Associations. For more information about World Sailing please go to sailing.org or contact [email protected]

Phone: +44 (0)2380 635111 Fax: +44 (0)2380 635789 Postal Address: World Sailing (UK) Ltd, Ariadne House, Town Quay Southampton, SO14 2AQ, United Kingdom Email: www.sailing.org/contactworldsailing Website: www.sailing.orgCopyright World Sailing (UK) LTD. All Rights Reserved. Please read our Disclaimer and Copyright Notice.

Kiran Badloe and Tom Squires are following in the footsteps of the most successful Olympic windsurfers of all time, continuing the Dutch and British Men’s RS:X battle at the Sailing World Cup Final presented by Land Rover.

Badloe holds the lead in the men’s windsurfer after nine races and Squires pushed himself into contention after two bullets and a second. The pair, and the sailors across the ten Olympic and Open Kiteboarding fleets battled against a south westerly wind in excess of 20 knots coupled with a big sea state.

Sailors were pushed to their limits and will be left nursing aches and pains after a gruelling day of competition. The 49erFXs remained ashore and all other fleets completed at least one race with the Men’s RS:X first out onto Port Phillip.

Badloe’s 19 points sees him lead the World Cup Final being sailed out of the St Kilda Sailing Precinct. Ivan Pastor (ESP) follows on 28 and Squires on 31 ahead of Saturday’s Medal Race.

Badloe and Squires trained with and competed against Dorian van Rijsselberge (NED), two-time Olympic gold medallist, and three-time medallist Nick Dempsey (GBR) as they prepared for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Van Rijsselberge went on to win gold in Rio and Dempsey silver. The veterans of Olympic windsurfing passed on their knowledge, competitive nature and know-how to their young compatriots and it’s starting to show by their success so far in Melbourne.

“The last cycle I was Dorian’s training partner and it helped me grow a lot,” explained Badloe. “It made me a better sailor and I hope Dorian continues so I can grow further.

“When we trained together we never wanted to give in. We’re both fast, we’re both smart and everything we do is a race. When we were training in New Zealand we raced back to the beach, then ran with our gear to the grass and then we were even so we had a race to derig. It’s good to have him around. It pushed me and it pushed him.”

Badloe has won four of nine races this week but Friday’s competition saw him cross the start line early, resulting in a disqualification. He managed to hold his lead and takes a small advantage into Saturday’s Medal Race. He concluded, “Everybody is fast and quick. They’re all smart enough to sail at the front and it’s a challenge. I made it difficult for myself after today; it’s going to be tight and interesting racing tomorrow.”

Squires propelled himself into a podium spot for the first time this week after his best performance so far. Much like Badloe, Squires owes his progression to his experienced compatriot, “Nick really helped because he’s older and had done so many regattas so he showed me how to prepare.

“He was almost like a fatherly figure, although he could be a nightmare as well. He was super helpful and I learnt so much from him.

“I wouldn’t be here without him, that’s for sure.”

Dempsey’s future now lies within photography and Van Rijsselberge’s future is to be confirmed. One thing for certain is Badloe and Squires will continue the traditional Dutch versus British rivalry.

Zofia Klepacka (POL) held on to top spot in the Women’s division following a 1-6-2 scoreline. Klepacka leads on 20 points. Manjia Zheng (CHN) trails on 26 and Spain’s Marina Alabau occupies the final podium spot on 28 points, one clear of China’s Yunxiu Lu.

The RS:X, 49er, 49erFX, Nacra 17 and Formula Kite fleets will conclude their competition on Saturday 10 December with Medal Races to be broadcast live on World Sailing’s YouTube Channel and Facebook.

The remaining fleets will sail their final races ahead of Medal Races on Sunday 11 December.

By Daniel Smith - World Sailing

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RESULTS / ENTRIES
A full list of sailors registered to sail in Melbourne is available to view here - http://www.sailing.org/worldcup/sailorinfo/melbournefinal_entries.php. Results will be available via from Tuesday 6 December via the Manage2Sail results centre here - http://manage2sail.com/en-US/eventonly/bf593da8-bbe7-4a41-b482-014e216c7603/style/worldcup#!/results?classId=2742c355-f9a2-4232-abb1-fc03b2053196

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SWC Final - Medal Races - RS:X, 49er, Nacra 17, Kiteboarding
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SWC Final - Medal Races - 470, Finn, Laser
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The Sailing World Cup Final presented by Land Rover will draw 2016 to a close with over 200 competitors from 31 nations set to race across Melbourne’s St Kilda foreshore and adjacent waters from 4-11 December. Sailors in ten Olympic classes and an Open Kiteboarding competition will compete for bragging rights heading into the new Olympic quadrennial as well as a share of the $200,000 AUD prize pot. Over a dozen Olympic medallists, including Rio 2016 Olympic champions Tonci Stipanovic (CRO) and Marit Bouwmeester (NED), will compete across the week. Racing commences on Tuesday 6 December and Medal Races on Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 will draw the competition to a close. Information on how to follow the event is below: RESULTS / ENTRIES A full list of sailors registered to sail in Melbourne is available to view here - http://www.sailing.org/worldcup/sailorinfo/melbournefinal_entries.php. Results will be available via from Tuesday 6 December via the Manage2Sail results centre here - http://manage2sail.com/en-US/eventonly/bf593da8-bbe7-4a41-b482-014e216c7603/style/worldcup#!/results?classId=2742c355-f9a2-4232-abb1-fc03b2053196 TRACKING Live tracking and competitor’s analytics will be available via SAP Sailing Analytics throughout the event here - https://swc2016-melbourne.sapsailing.com/ PHOTOGRAPHY High resolution imagery free for editorial usage will be provided throughout the Sailing World Cup Final by Sailing Energy. Imagery will be available to download via - http://worldsailing.photoshelter.com/gallery-collection/SWC-Final-Melbourne-2016/C0000Kub13ACLMR4. The password to download is WSimages PRESS RELEASES World Sailing will be releasing international press releases after racing throughout the duration of World Cup Final. All the latest news and reports will be available to read here - http://www.sailing.org/news/sailing-world-cup.php#.WEP085L3DsE TELEVISION Racing and action shots plus interviews in English and native language will be available daily on the FTP server from Wednesday 7th December-Sunday 11th December VNR Delivery from 07:00 UTC For further information please contact: Florence Hill M: +44 (0)7899 793 185 E: [email protected] Sabina Mollart Rogerson M: +44 (0) 7922 140 148 E: [email protected] Medal Races on Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 December will be streamed live on World Sailing’s Facebook and YouTube Channel. URLs and embed codes are available below: SWC Final - Medal Races - RS:X, 49er, Nacra 17, Kiteboarding URL - https://youtu.be/RBU8xjyN-lw Embed - <iframe width=”560″ height=”315″ src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/RBU8xjyN-lw?rel=0″ frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen></iframe> SWC Final - Medal Races - 470, Finn, Laser URL – https://youtu.be/UJ-iZRAcWZI Embed - <iframe width=”560″ height=”315″ src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/UJ-iZRAcWZI?rel=0″ frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen></iframe> SOCIAL MEDIA Follow the event on World Sailing’s social networks and get involved in the conversation using #SWCMelb Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ISAFWorldSailing Instagram - https://instagram.com/isafworldsailing/ Twitter - @worldsailing Snapchat - Follow our Story on Snapchat, search for worldsailing CONTACT World Sailing Communications Manager Daniel Smith M: +44 (0)7771 542 131 E: [email protected] Sailing World Cup Melbourne Event Media and Communications M: Kate Lathouras E: [email protected] By Daniel Smith - World Sailing

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CONTACT World Sailing Marketing and Media Tel: + 44 2380 635 111 Email: [email protected]SAILING WORLD CUP The Sailing World Cup is a World-class, annual series of Olympic sailing for elite and professional sailors. Over 2,000 of the World’s leading sailors, representing over 75 nations have competed in the Sailing World Cup which offers a definitive guide to the best-of-the-best in the Olympic sailing world. ABOUT WORLD SAILING World Sailing is the world governing body for the sport of sailing, officially recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). Founded in 1907, World Sailing’s vision is for a world in which millions more people fall in love with sailing; inspired by the unique relationship between sport, technology and the forces of nature; we all work to protect the waters of the world. World Sailing is made up of 145 Member National Authorities, the national governing bodies for sailing around the world and 114 World Sailing Class Associations. For more information about World Sailing please go to sailing.org or contact [email protected]