April 22, 2015
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Racing gets underway today for the ten Olympic and two Paralympic classes at the ISAF Sailing World Cup Hyères.
Racing gets underway today for the ten Olympic and two Paralympic classes at the ISAF Sailing World Cup Hyères.
It’s set to be a light wind morning with winds set to increase moderately early afternoon across all five race courses.
Weather : Sky partly veilled with cirrus morning. Cloudy afternoon.
Wind : Light NE’ly becoming SSW moderate late morning, veering SW to WSW afternoon, easing late afternoon.
Sea : Calm to smooth.
Swell : /
Visibility : > 5 NM
Temperature : min 07°C / max 23°C
Sea surface temperature : 17°C
The schedule of the day is as follows:
|
Class |
Area |
# of Races |
Start Time |
|
2.4mR |
TBA |
2 |
13:15 |
|
Sonar |
TBA |
2 |
13:00 |
|
Men’s RS:X |
Alpha |
3 |
11:00 |
|
Women’s RS:X |
Alpha |
3 |
11:15 |
|
Men’s 470 |
Bravo |
2 |
11:00 |
|
Women’s 470 |
Bravo |
2 |
11:15 |
|
Finn |
Delta |
2 |
11:00 |
|
Laser |
Charlie |
2 |
11:00 |
|
Laser Radial |
Charlie |
2 |
11:15 |
|
49er |
Echo |
3 |
11:00 |
|
49erFX |
Echo |
3 |
13:00 |
|
Nacra 17 |
Delta |
3 |
13:00 |
Live Tracking
The racing will be available to watch in 2D and 3D via the live tracking.
Click here to view live tracking.
Live Tracking via the Sailviewer-3D Tablet App will be available for devices with 7″ or greater screens.
Click here to download the iOS Application.
Click here to download the Android Application
Social Media
Instagram – isafworldsailing
Facebook – ISAF Sailing World Cup Facebook, http://www.facebook.com/ISAFSailingWorldCup
Twitter – the @ISAFupdates and @FFVoileEvt Twitter accounts will be following the action throughout the week.
YouTube – ISAFChannel and SailingWorldCup
About the ISAF Sailing World Cup
The ISAF Sailing World Cup is a world-class annual series for Olympic sailing. It is open to the sailing events chosen for the 2016 Olympic Sailing Competition. Its centre piece is the ISAF Sailing World Cup Final in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
The 2015 ISAF Sailing World Cup will consist of five regattas for all ten Olympic events and where possible, Formula Kite Racing. Qualification places for the ISAF Sailing World Cup final are up for grabs at each event. The final will bring together the top 20 boats in each Olympic event and an Open Kiteboarding event where the World Cup Champions will be crowned
2015 ISAF Sailing World Cup
Melbourne – 7-14 December 2014
Miami – 25-31 January 2015
Hyères – 20-26 April 2015
Weymouth and Portland – 8-14 June 2015
Qingdao – 14-20 September 2015
2015 Final Abu Dhabi – 27 October to 1 November 2015
Follow
ISAF Sailing World Cup website
http://www.sailing.org/worldcup/home.php
ISAF Sailing World Cup Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/ISAFSailingWorldCup