Rio 2016 spots decided at Sailing World Cup Miami presented by Sunbrella

Ten nations in North and South America have qualified sailors for the Rio 2016 Olympic Sailing Competition as fleet racing at Sailing World Cup Miami presented by Sunbrella came to a close.

Sailing World Cup Miami acted as an Olympic qualifier for all ten of the Olympic classes for North and South America with 22 nations across both regions sending sailors with one aim, to book their spot at Rio 2016.

After the Santander 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships and the 2015 Class World Championships, Sailing World Cup Miami was the last chance for sailors to qualify.

The following nations have qualified in the following classes:

470 Men
North – Canada
South – Chile

470 Women
North – Canada
South – Chile

49er
North – USA
South – Chile

49erFX
North – USA
South – Chile

Nacra 17
North – Canada
South – Uruguay

Laser
North – Mexico
South – Venezuela

Laser Radial
North – Bermuda
South – Peru

Finn
North – Canada
South – Argentina

RS:X Men
North – Canada and USA
South – Venezuela and Colombia

RS:X Women
North – Canada
South – Argentina

By Daniel Smith, World Sailing

HOW TO FOLLOW

Live sailing will be available from 11:00 EST on Saturday here:
URL - https://youtu.be/_V2YQYar0IU
Embed - Further information on how to follow the event is available below: RESULTS / ENTRIES
Entries for Sailing World Cup Miami are available to view here - http://www.regattanetwork.com/clubmgmt/applet_registrant_list.php?regatta_id=11442&custom_report_id=66 and results will be available throughout when racing commences on 25 January 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.
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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 RELEASES
World Sailing will be releasing international press releases after racing throughout the duration of Sailing World Cup Miami. All the latest news and reports will be available to read here - http://www.sailing.org/worldcup/news/index.php SOCIAL MEDIA
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Watch a promotional video to Sailing World Cup Miami here https://youtu.be/gAmGURstKko