Student Yachting World Cup

On the third day of the Students Yachting World Cup France confirmed their position on top by winning both the last races with a day remaining in their hands. The third day of the competition included two races, one on the windward-leeward race and one coastal race in the morning.

The wind was very strong in the morning and all the teams were struggling to overtake France who was leading. Though team Norway made a false start, Belgium and the United States started well ahead of others. When it was halfway the whole distance, team USA went very close to France but unluckily France could not be beaten. England came second with team USA in the third position.

During the windward-leeward race at midday the crew enjoyed yachting under a bright sun. Germany showed a drastic development at start but was soon left behind by the French team that created an excellent impression by their performance. In the very first round itself, French came first. On the other hand team USA constantly struggled side by side with the Defenders who were desperate to come second in this race. A time came when the Defender had cut the way of France and made them second. But just before reaching the ending line France overtook to become victorious. The Defender came second, while USA came third.

This edition of the competition proved France to be the leaders. There was a tiny gap of four points between the team Scotland who came third and the team Switzerland who came second and these remaining positions of the podium has not been settled yet. The weather forecaster has been contacted and according to them, the weather should be pleasant in future for racing. Though France remained unbeaten this year, but no other team will put a bit of less effort to fill up the gaps and become the next world champions.

ISAF Santander 2014 World Championships Dates

The Santander ISAF organizers have reportedly come up with the schedule for their 2014 World Championship. The 2014 event will span over 15 days of sailing along the Santander waters.

According to sources, The ISAF Santander 2014 World Championships has been scheduled for September 3-21, 2014. It’s supposed to be the central focus of Olympic Sport including over 1,000 boats contending to bag in the coveted honor of world champions for the year. The esteemed sailing event will officially start off with the inauguration of Boat Park meant for participant boats- Boat Park has been developed to aground the participant boats while not in the competition.

From 3rd to 11th of September, all the participating boats will have to undergo tough training & inscriptions. During this period, each participant would be focused on prepping up & measuring the boats & materials as well as on performing the final practice sessions in both bay and cove of Santander.

The championship would embark on with Laser class- Laser Radial and Laser Standard- on September 12, Friday. The following day will host 470 male & female. The RS:X female and male division would begin a couple of days later on 14th September.

15th September, Monday, would be the 1st day when all the classes (except Laser) would come up for a strong competition for qualifying events. The classes participating on the day include 49er, Finn, 49er Fx & Nacra. The Laser won’t be participating the same day as it’s the reserved day for that particular class in the event.

Medal Races will certainly constitute the most highlighted aspect of the ISAF Santander 2014 World Championships. The Medal Races are scheduled for 18th September to 21st September, 2014. These are supposed to be most action-packed days on the Santander Bay, featuring the last battle for the 2014 world title.