Day #1 Morning Report - Para World Sailing Championships

On the morning of the first day of racing at the 2017 Para World Sailing Championships, the host city – Kiel, Germany – was soaked in sunshine as more than 80 sailors from 39 nations made the final preparations to their boats.

Held at the Schilksee Olympic Centre, as part of the 2017 Kieler Woche, the 2017 Para Worlds will see five days of competition across three Para World Sailing classes, the 2.4 Norlin OD, Men’s Hansa 303 and Women’s Hansa 303.
 
Paralympians, offshore sailors, world champions and rising stars will compete and the first day of competition will see a 9-10 knot west north west breeze.
 
Racing will commence at 13:00 local time on Golf and India racing areas.
 
Further information on how to follow the week of racing is available below.
 
RESULTS / ENTRIES
Full results are available on manage2sail here – www.manage2sail.com/en-US/event/KielWeek
 
Click below for entry lists:
2.4 Norlin OD – Open Gender One Person Keelboat – Minimum Disability
Hansa 303 – One Person Keelboat Male – Minimum Disability
Hansa 303 – One Person Keelboat Female – Minimum Disability
 
SAP SAILING ANALYTICS
Live tracking and competitor’s analytics will be available via SAP Sailing Analytics throughout the event here – https://kw2017.sapsailing.com/gwt/Home.html?#/event/:eventId=4d3df446-43bc-46a1-9146-3e1caf6ed757
 
PHOTOGRAPHY
High resolution imagery free for editorial usage is provided throughout the Para World Sailing Championships. Imagery is available to download via – http://worldsailing.photoshelter.com/gallery-collection/2017/C0000m8NZW41LzIw The password to download is WSimages
 
TELEVISION
Daily highlight videos will be available to watch on the World Sailing TV YouTube Channel – https://www.youtube.com/worldsailingtv and live racing throughout the duration of Kieler Woche can be viewed here http://www.kielerwoche.tv/.
 
PRESS RELEASES
World Sailing will be releasing international press releases after racing throughout the duration of the Para World Sailing Championships. All the latest news and reports will be available to read here – http://sailing.org/news/disabled-sailing.php
 
SOCIAL MEDIA
Follow the event on World Sailing’s social networks and get involved in the conversation using #ParaWorldSailing #KielerWoche #WorldSailing
World Sailing Facebook
Instagram – @worldsailingofficial
Twitter – @worldsailing
Snapchat – Follow our Story on Snapchat, search for worldsailing