Qualifying begins for 2022 SSL Gold Cup

Qualifying began for the 2022 SSL Gold Cup on May 19-22 in Grandson, Lake Neuchatel (Switzerland). Among the eight teams, Antigua, Estonia, Ireland, and Tahiti advanced to the Finals. The 2022 SSL Gold Cup hosts the top 56 sailing nations, selected with a proprietary ranking system, to determine the best sailing nation. The next qualifying series on June 1-3 will bring together Ecuador, Lithuania, Slovenia, and Hong Kong, with the top two teams advancing to the Finals.

Event information – Team list – Race schedule

The 2022 SSL Gold Cup hosts the top 56 sailing nations, selected with a proprietary ranking system, to compete in equally matched SSL47s (a modified RC44) with 11 sailors on a team to determine the best sailing nation.

Starting on May 19, all teams ranked from Top 25 to 56 in the January 2022 SSL Nations ranking meet in 8 groups of 4 teams each. There will be 5 stages of Qualifying Series running from May 19 to July 17.

After 3 to 4 days of racing, only the top two teams of each group will go through to the Final Series that will take place from October 28 to November 20 to defend their national colors.