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So much happening off the water at World Sailing

by World Sailing on 11 May 2016
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Last week Lausanne hosted the World Sailing Mid-Year meeting with some important points about the future of sailing coming out of Switzerland throughout.

In a speech by President Carlo Croce to Council outlining three key areas for the federation going forward, Croce highlighted Better Governance, Olympic and Paralympic development and the Sailing World Cup as priorities moving forward. You can read more details about these priorities in his full speech here.

The World Sailing Council, with CEO Andy Hunt, have also initiated a number of changes to the constitution and regulations of the Federation as a draft two-year roadmap was announced in a collective effort to drive the sport forward.

The roadmap is geared toward continued good governance based upon a consultation with member national associations and stakeholders and is born out of an Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) governance review.

As many International Federation's (IF's) continue to gather widespread media coverage, World Sailing aim to maintain and exceed the governance standards it holds over the coming years. Focusing on meeting ASOIF standards, a three stage process will be implemented, which you can read in more detail here.

Also this week, World Sailing proudly announced its partnership with the global leader in marine apparel, Zhik. The five-year deal which will run until the end of 2020 will see both World Sailing and Zhik work together to develop and market the sport in new and existing territories. You can read the full announcement here.

With so much happening off the water, we can't forget it was also a busy week on it. The Transat Bakerly edges to its conclusion, the Finn Gold Cup continues in Italy, the PWA hit the shores of Austria, the World Match Racing Tour started in Denmark and there was the first of two Para World Sailing equipment evaluations.
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