Video - Hannah Snellgrove looks ahead to Qingdao

Just one day out from the start of the ISAF Sailing World Cup Qingdao and Great Britain’s Hannah Snellgrove is looking forward to her first time sailing in the Qingdao waters.

Nicknamed Fruitcake(according to her ISAF Sailor ID), Snellgrove has previously been to China to sail in the Laser Radial Worlds in Rizhao, but this will be her first World Cup event at the venue of the Beijing 2008 sailing competition.

Having been out on the water for the past two days and keeping an eye on the forecast, Snellgrove has been keeping in mind what she would like, but also what is more likely to happen with the breeze.

She said, “If we had a mix of conditions that would be cool, but I’m expecting it to be on the lighter side.”

With two top 10 finishes in the Garda and Trentino Olympic Week and Delta Lloyd Regatta, as well as a 13th place at the
ISAF Sailing World Cup Weymouth and Portland, Snellgrove will be looking for a good result in Qingdao.

Snellgrove said, “I’m looking to try and put together a solid regatta and work on a few things I need to adjust, so that is my aim for the week.”

Laser Radial racing in Qingdao will commence at 12:10 on Wednesday 16 September.

HOW TO FOLLOW ISAF SAILING WORLD CUP QINGDAO

RESULTS / ENTRIES
Entries for ISAF Sailing World Cup are available to view on the World Cup website here – http://www.sailing.org/worldcup/entrylist.php and results will be available throughout when racing commences on 16 September here – http://www.sailing.org/worldcup/results/index.php

LIVE TRACKING
The racing will be available to watch in 2D and 3D via the live tracking. Live tracking will be available when racing commences via – http://www.sailing.org/worldcup/multimedia/tracking.php

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 – https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sailviewer-3d/id912801278
Click here to download the Android Application – https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.stsportservice.sailviewer

COMPETITION STATUS
The Competition Status Screen feeds in straight from the Race Committee boats with the teams inputting data such as race times, course type, the status of each race and the plan moving forward. The competition status screen will be available when racing commences via – http://www.sailing.org/worldcup/multimedia/tracking.php

NEWS
The International Sailing Federation will be releasing international press releases after racing throughout the duration of ISAF Sailing World Cup Qingdao. All the latest news and reports will be available to read here – http://www.sailing.org/worldcup/news/index.php

SOCIAL MEDIA
Follow the event on ISAF’s social networks:
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/ISAFWorldSailing
Instagram – https://instagram.com/isafworldsailing/
Twitter – @ISAFupdates

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