WATCH - Dive into the racing analytics of Mat Belcher and Will Ryan

At the Sailing World Cup Final being held out of the St Kilda Sailing Precinct in Melbourne, Australia, they are favourites to add the honours to their repertoire of success stories.

On the opening day of competition Belcher and Ryan finished first and second from two races and lead the fleet at the early stages.

But, how did they do it? How far did they have to sail to get there? How fast did they have to go? How many manoeuvres did they make?

Well, thanks to SAP Analytics and a strong level of After Effects editing knowledge, we've brought you the answers to the hard hitting questions!

Watch below:


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
Embed - <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/RBU8xjyN-lw?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

SWC Final - Medal Races - 470, Finn, Laser
URL - https://youtu.be/UJ-iZRAcWZI
Embed - <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/UJ-iZRAcWZI?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

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.