Inaugural ISAF Sailing World Cup Qingdao begins next week

Racing at the 2013 ISAF Sailing World Cup Qingdao will commence at the inaugural event on October 14 through to the Medal Races on October 19, with 149 sailors from 23 nations making the journey to the venue of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Sailing Competition. The six Olympic events that will compete – Men’s and Women’s 470, Men’s and Women’s RS:X, Laser and Laser Radial – will vie for the 180,000USD prize money spread across the fleets.