How to follow the 2016 Sailing World Cup Final

The Sailing World Cup Final presented by Land Rover will draw 2016 to a close with over 200 competitors from 31 nations set to race across Melbourne’s St Kilda foreshore and adjacent waters from 4-11 December.

Sailors in ten Olympic classes and an Open Kiteboarding competition will compete for bragging rights heading into the new Olympic quadrennial as well as a share of the $200,000 AUD prize pot.
 
Over a dozen Olympic medallists, including Rio 2016 Olympic champions Tom Burton (AUS) and Marit Bouwmeester (NED), will compete across the week. Racing commences on Tuesday 6 December and Medal Races on Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 will draw the competition to a close.
 
Information on how to follow the event is below:
 
RESULTS / ENTRIES
A full list of sailors registered to sail in Melbourne is available to view here – http://www.sailing.org/worldcup/sailorinfo/melbournefinal_entries.php. Results will be available via from Tuesday 6 December via the Manage2Sail results centre here – http://manage2sail.com/en-US/eventonly/bf593da8-bbe7-4a41-b482-014e216c7603/style/worldcup#!/results?classId=2742c355-f9a2-4232-abb1-fc03b2053196
 
TRACKING
Live tracking and competitor’s analytics will be available via SAP Sailing Analytics throughout the event here – https://swc2016-melbourne.sapsailing.com/
 
PHOTOGRAPHY
High resolution imagery free for editorial usage will be provided throughout the Sailing World Cup Final by Sailing Energy. Imagery will be available to download via – http://worldsailing.photoshelter.com/gallery-collection/SWC-Final-Melbourne-2016/C0000Kub13ACLMR4. The password to download is WSimages
 
PRESS RELEASES
World Sailing will be releasing international press releases after racing throughout the duration of World Cup Final. All the latest news and reports will be available to read here – http://www.sailing.org/worldcup/news/index.php
 
TELEVISION
Medal Races on Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 December will be streamed live on World Sailing’s Facebook and YouTube Channel. URLs and embed codes are available below:
 
SWC Final – Medal Races – RS:X, 49er, Nacra 17, Kiteboarding
URL – https://youtu.be/RBU8xjyN-lw
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SWC Final – Medal Races – 470, Finn, Laser
URL – https://youtu.be/UJ-iZRAcWZI
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SOCIAL MEDIA
Follow the event on World Sailing’s social networks and get involved in the conversation using #SWCMelb
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/ISAFWorldSailing
Instagram – https://instagram.com/isafworldsailing/
Twitter – @worldsailing
Snapchat – Follow our Story on Snapchat, search for worldsailing

SAILING WORLD CUP
The Sailing World Cup is a World-class, annual series of Olympic sailing for elite and professional sailors. Over 2,000 of the World’s leading sailors, representing over 75 nations have competed in the Sailing World Cup which offers a definitive guide to the best-of-the-best in the Olympic sailing world.