Tuesday - Para World Sailing Championships - How to Follow - Day 1

There are solid winds and cold temperatures for the first day the 2016 Delta Lloyd Regatta and 2016 Para World Sailing Championships, as racing gets underway at the International Sailing Centre Medemblik today.

The forecast for the day is for “reasonable” winds but with a warning it would be a cold day on the IJsselmeer. However, the conditions should allow the schedule to proceed as planned. This morning there is a solid 16-22 knot north-westerly wind in place.

Schedule for the day:
11.00 Laser (2 races)
11.00 RS-X Women (3 races)
11.00 49er M/W(3 races)
11.00 2.4mR (2 races)
13.30 Laser Radial (2 races)
13.30 RS-X Men (3 races)
13.30 R470 M/W (2 races)
13.30 Sonar (2 races)
13.00 Skud18 (2 races)

As well as the Delta Lloyd medals and the Para World Sailing Championship medals up for grabs this week there are also several sailors still trying to win national selection for the Rio Olympics and Paralympics.

The defending Para World Sailing champions are Megan Pascoe (GBR) in the 2.4 Norlin OD, John Robertson, Hannah Stodel and Steve Thomas (GBR) in the Sonar and Dan Fitzgibbon and Liesel Tesch (AUS) in the Skud 18. All are here to defend their titles. However,  Fitzgibbon and Tesch still have to win the right to defend their London 2012 Paralympic title this week against Amethyst Barnbrook and Brett Pearce (AUS). This is their final qualifier.

The regatta was opened Monday evening at the ISCM by the Mayor of Medemblik Mr Frank Streng.

Further information on how to follow the event is below:

RESULTS / ENTRIES
Entries for Para World Sailing Championships are available to view here – http://www.deltalloydregatta.org/registration/ and results will be available throughout when racing commences on 24 May here – http://www.deltalloydregatta.org/results/

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.deltalloydregatta.org/live-report/

PHOTOGRAPHY
Photography will be supplied through the hosts Delta Lloyd at http://photos.deltalloydregatta.org
To gain access you can request log in details FREE at https://deltalloydregatta.photoshelter.com/signup/signup/free
 
SOCIAL MEDIA
The hashtag of Para World Sailing Championships is #2016PWSC

Follow the event on World Sailing’s social networks:
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/ISAFWorldSailing
Instagram – https://instagram.com/isafworldsailing/
Twitter – @worldsailing