World Sailing Names Election Candidates

Southampton, UK (September 23, 2016) – HM King Constantine and the Election Committee has announced the full details of the candidates eligible for election as President and Vice-President to its Board of Directors.

The President and seven Vice-Presidents, two of which must be from each gender, will be elected at World Sailing’s General Assembly in Barcelona, Spain on Sunday November 13, 2016.

Eligible candidates for election have been endorsed by at least five World Sailing Member National Authorities with the term of office beginning at the close of the General Assembly, at which the Board of Directors are elected for a period of four years.

The General Assembly will be the conclusion of World Sailing’s Annual Conference and up to 700 delegates are expected to attend at the Hotel Renaissance Barcelona Fira on November 4-13, 2016 .

The candidates eligible for election at the 2016 General Assembly are:

Presidential Candidates
Kim Andersen (DEN)
Carlo Croce (ITA)*
Paul Henderson (CAN)

Vice-Presidential Candidates
Alain Alcindor (SEY)
Chris Atkins (GBR)*
Tomasz Chamera (POL)
Jean-Pierre Champion (FRA)
Jan Dawson (NZL)
Torben Grael (BRA)
Gary Jobson (USA)*
Stanislav Kassarov (BUL)
Quanhai Li (CHN)*
W Scott Perry (URU)*
Tony Philp (FIJ)
Ana Sanchez (ESP)
Malav Shroff (IND)
Nadine Stegenwalner (GER)
David Tillett (AUS)
* Currently holding position

Full details of the eligible candidates, including biographies of each candidate, stated goals and nominating MNAs, are available to view at: http://www.sailing.org/meetings/generalassembly/election_of_officers.php.

The Election of World Sailing Board of Directors is covered in Articles 73-76 of the World Sailing Constitution – http://www.sailing.org/documents/regulations/constitution.php.

The voting system to elect the World Sailing Board of Directors is detailed in World Sailing Regulation 4 – http://www.sailing.org/documents/regulations/regulations.php.

About the General Assembly
The General Assembly of World Sailing takes places every four years. It is on this occasion that the World Sailing Board of Directors (President and Vice-Presidents) and members of the World Sailing Council automatically retire. All full World Sailing Member National Authorities (MNAs) are entitled to be represented at the General Assembly and to vote for the new President and the seven Vice-Presidents. MNAs can nominate members for the World Sailing Board of Directors, Council, Committees, Sub-Committees and Commissions. The next World Sailing General Assembly will take place on Sunday November 13, 2016 from 09:30 – 13:30.

About World Sailing’s Annual Conference
World Sailing’s Annual Conference brings together more than 500 delegates over a seven-day period every first full week of November. It is the central meeting point where the strategy of sailing is reviewed, discussed and celebrated. Over the seven-day Annual Conference, participants plan for the future, make key decisions to drive the sport forward, share best practice and generate new ideas. The 2016 Annual Conference will be held in Barcelona, Spain at the Hotel Renaissance Barcelona Fira from 4-13 November.

About World Sailing
World Sailing is the world governing body for the sport of sailing. World Sailing is made up of 141 Member National Authorities (MNAs), who are its principal members, and responsible for the decision making process that governs the sailing world. There are currently more than 100 World Sailing classes, ranging from the small dinghy classes for young people up to 60 foot ocean racers. For more information about World Sailing: sailing.org.

Source: Daniel Smith – World Sailing