2015 ISAF Nations Cup Notice Of Race Published
by ISAF 14 Dec 2014 07:13 GMT
14-19 July 2015
The Notice of Race for the 2015 ISAF Nations Cup has been released with Vladivostok, Russia set to host the Grand Final from 14-19 July 2015 [PDF].
Open and Women's match racers will compete in six Regional Finals from February to June 2015 ahead of the Grand Final with the first, Oceania, to be hosted in Brisbane, Australia from 27 February to 2 March 2015.
Winning skippers from each division in the Regional Finals will qualify for the ISAF Nations Cup Grand Final where they will be joined by defending champions Brazil (Women's) and Australia (Open) as well as host nation Russia to battle for the 2015 ISAF Nations Cup trophies.
The Notice of Race outlines the key details of the event, including the dates and venues, equipment and format of the Regional Finals and Grand Final.
ISAF Competitions Manager Jon Napier said, "The ISAF Nations Cup is great opportunity for match racing countries – both established and developing – to field their best skippers against one another in the test to find the best match racing nation."
Regional Finals:
- Africa - Tunis, Tunisia – 16 - 20 March 2015
- Asia - Zallaq, Bahrain – 22 - 26 April 2015
- Europe I - Howth, Dublin, Ireland - 7 - 10 May 2015
- North America & Caribbean - San Diego, California, USA – 28 - 31 May 2015
- Oceania - Brisbane, Australia - 27 Feb - 2 March 2015
- South America - Buenos Aires, Argentina – 2 - 5 April 2015