Watch Out For Fishing Operations

Published on September 5th, 2018

The World Cup Series is an annual circuit of Olympic sailing for elite and professional sailors, and a key touchpoint for fans and media to connect to the sport of sailing and develop support for athletes on their road to Tokyo 2020 Olympics and beyond.

The start of the 2018-19 season will be at the Sailing venue for the Olympics – Enoshima, Japan – on September 11-16, 2018. The waters around the venue are an abundant fishing grounds, and as the video below details, sailors will need to become educated with the local fishing practices.

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Over 2,000 of the world’s leading sailors, representing 75 nations, have competed in the World Cup Series since its inception in 2008.

2018-19 World Cup Series
Round 1 – Enoshima, Japan – September 9-16, 2018
Round 2 – Miami, USA – January 27-February 3, 2019
Round 3 – Genoa, Italy – April 22-28, 2019
Final – Marseille, France – June 2-9, 2019

Source: World Sailing