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Sailing World Cup
The Sailing Grand Slam, formerly World Sailing's Sailing World Cup, is a series of sailing (sport), sailing regattas. The World Cup came into existence during the 2008–09 Season. The series includes boats that have competed in the Olympic Games, Olympics and Paralympic Games, Paralympics. The world cup was from the beginning composed of the major regattas Sail Melbourne in Melbourne, US Sailings's Rolex Miami OCR in Miami, Trofeo SAR Princess Sofia in Palma de Majorca, Semaine Olympique Française in Hyères and Delta Lloyd Regatta in Medemblik. For 2023 and 2024, the Sailing World Cup consisted of Trofeo Princesa Sofía, Allianz Regatta, Semaine Olympique Française, and Kiel Week. For 2025, the four European regattas Trofeo Princesa Sofía, Semaine Olympique Française, Dutch Water Week, and Kiel Week, and Long Beach Olympic Classes Regatta in the venue of the Sailing at the 2028 Summer Olympics, 2028 Olympic sailing competition, instead grouped as the Sailing Grand Slam. Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Sailing
World Sailing is the international sports governing body for sailing (sport), sailing; it is recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). History The creation of the International Yacht Racing Union (IYRU) began in 1904, when Major Brooke Heckstall-Smith AINA, then Secretary of the Yacht Racing Association (now the Royal Yachting Association) wrote to the Yacht Club de France, pointing out the desirability of holding a conference for the purpose of devising an International Rule of Measurement for Racing Yachts acceptable to all European countries. As a result, an International Conference of Yacht Measurement was held in London in January and June 1906, at which the Metre Rule was developed. This group went on to adopt a formal Constitution after a meeting at the Yacht Club de France in Paris on 14 October 1907 which is seen as the formation date of the International Yacht Racing Union. On 5 August 1996, the IYRU chang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
