Prize money to be awarded at ISAF Sailing World Cup Hyeres

by ISAF on 22 Apr 2015 Prize money is to be awarded in the Olympic and Paralympic disciplines at ISAF Sailing World Cup Hyeres.

€72,000 is to be distributed across the 12 events on show in Hyeres when the medals are decided on Sunday 26 April.

ISAF President Carlo Croce said, 'We are pleased to be awarding the best of the Olympic and Paralympic sailing world with prize money at ISAF Sailing World Cup Hyères. Alongside the drive to be crowned a Hyères gold medallist and qualifying a spot at the ISAF Sailing World Cup Final, the sailors have an added incentive with the addition of prize money.

'The list of athletes competing in Hyères is exceptional and over five days of competition I am looking forward to see how the racing unfolds.'

Racing from 22-26 April, the elite level fleets will put their skills to the ultimate test with 40 of the world's best in each class. ISAF Sailing World Cup Hyères marks the first occasion where fleets are decided based on the ISAF World Sailing Rankings and a qualification regatta.

The world's top 30 sailors from the 2 February 2015 ISAF World Sailing Rankings release were invited to Hyères with the remaining ten receiving their spot at ISAF Sailing World Cup Hyères qualification regatta, Trofeo Princesa Sofia.

600 Olympic sailors in 400 boats and 39 Paralympic sailors in 25 boats will commence racing on 22 April. A four day racing series will build up to the Medal Races on Sunday 26 April where titles will be won and ISAF Sailing World Cup Final spots snapped up.

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