Venue Announced for Yacht Racing Forum 2017

The annual Yacht Racing Forum, leading annual conference for the global yacht racing industry, has announced that Aarhus, Denmark will be the host city of the 2017 Yacht Racing Forum. The two-day event gathers the sport’s key personalities and industry experts to discuss the business of yacht racing and key issues such as sponsorship, television, media, the Olympics, new markets, host cities and much more.

“We are very proud to welcome Aarhus as host city for the Yacht Racing Forum. We are delighted to partner with Aarhus, a dynamic city which will be hosting the Sailing World Championships 2018 and which, strategically, has been dedicated to hosting international sailing events for many years,” says Bernard Schopfer, CEO and owner of the Yacht Racing Forum.

Aarhus, the second-largest city in Denmark, will be the European Capital of Culture in 2017 and in 2018 they will be hosting the ISAF Worlds. The city is perfectly accustomed to hosting international events and is looking forward to bidding to host big yachting events such as the Volvo Ocean Race in the future.

“The aim to become a best-in-class sailing city has resulted in Aarhus being appointed host of the ISAF World Sailing Championships 2018. Moreover, Aarhus is now in the process of creating one of the most advanced international sailing centers in the world,“ says Thomas Capitani, CEO of Sailing Aarhus.

The two-day conference & exhibition will take place at the Hotel Radisson Blu Scandinavia in December 2017, seven months prior to hosting the Sailing World Championships 2018.

The Forum has previously been hosted in Monaco, Lisbon, Gothenburg, and Barcelona. The 2015 edition of the Forum will take place in Geneva, Switzerland, on December 7-8. The venue for 2016 is not yet confirmed.

Event website: http://www.yachtracingforum.com