June 5, 2016
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How to follow Sailing World Cup Weymouth and Portland
Sailing World Cup Weymouth and Portland will allow Olympic hopefuls the final opportunity to shine before they head to Rio de Janeiro for the 2016 Olympic Games.
Sailing World Cup Weymouth and Portland will allow Olympic hopefuls the final opportunity to shine before they head to Rio de Janeiro for the 2016 Olympic Games.
The Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy, London 2012’s sailing venue, will welcome 380 Olympic sailors from 44 nations from 6-12 June. The Sailing World Cup will be the last chance for sailors to lay down a marker and get one up on their rivals before the summer showcase.
Racing kicks off on Wednesday 8 June and will conclude on Sunday 12 June with the Medal Races which will be broadcast live on the World Sailing TV YouTube Channel – http://www.youtube.com/worldsailingtv
RESULTS / ENTRIES
Entries for Sailing World Cup Weymouth and Portland are available to view here – http://www.sailing.org/worldcup/sailorinfo/weymouthandportland16_entries.php and results will be available throughout when racing commences on 8 June 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
LIVE BLOG
Respected sailing journalist James Boyd will be running the Live Blog throughout the racing days in Weymouth and Portland. Follow, interact and engage with the blog here – http://www.sailing.org/worldcup/multimedia/live-blog.php
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
VIDEO
The World Sailing TV YouTube Channel will be showing Sunday 12 June’s Medal Races live.
URL – https://youtu.be/DljxrjNTyLo
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PRESS RELEASES
World Sailing will be releasing international press releases after racing throughout the duration of Sailing World Cup Weymouth and Portland. 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 World Sailing’s social networks:
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/ISAFWorldSailing
Instagram – https://instagram.com/isafworldsailing/
Twitter – @worldsailing
Snapchat – Follow our Story on Snapchat, search for worldsailing