Too Much Wind at Sailing World Cup Final

Melbourne, Australia (December 8, 2016) – Racing has been postponed for the day at the Sailing World Cup Final presented by Land Rover.

Big breeze overnight, gusting up to 40 knots, continued through the morning and into the early part of the afternoon. With the conditions looking unlikely to change, a decision was made early in the afternoon to postpone the day’s activities.

Racing is scheduled on December 6 to 11 for bragging rights heading into the new Olympic quadrennial as well as a share of the $200,000 AUD prize pot up for grabs. Medal Races are held Saturday and Sunday, December 10 and 11.

North America: In the Laser, Charlie Buckingham (USA) is 7th and Robert Davis (CAN) is 12th. In the Finn, Caleb Paine (USA) is 3rd while Andrew and Matthew Mollerus (USA) are 13th in the 49er.

Event details – Scoreboard – Entry list – Tracking – Facebook

TELEVISION
Medal Races will be streamed live – see players below:

December 10 – Medal Races – RS:X, 49er, 49erFX, Nacra 17, Kiteboarding

December 11 – Medal Races – 470, Finn, Laser, Radial

2016 Sailing World Cup
Melbourne – 7-13 December 2015
Miami – 23-30 January 2016
Hyères – 25 April – 1 May 2016
Weymouth and Portland – 6-12 June 2016
Qingdao – 19 – 25 September 2016
Sailing World Cup Final Melbourne – 4 – 11 December 2016

Background: Launched in 2008, the Sailing World Cup is the annual circuit of Olympic sailing for elite and professional sailors, concluding each season at the Sailing World Cup Final. Ten Olympic events will be contested with the addition of Kiteboarding and Paralympic events at each Sailing World Cup where possible. – http://www.sailing.org/worldcup/home.php

Source: Daniel Smith, World Sailing