34th Student Yachting World Cup at La Rochelle - Preview
by Icarus Sailing Media 13 Oct 2014 09:24 UTC
15-22 October 2014
The SYWoC (for Student Yachting World Cup) is an event organized every year in France by students for students. Created in 1979 under the name of Course de l'Europe, the cup was just meant to great participants from Western Europe but, as time went by, more and more Eastern European countries joined the cup. That's why the Course de l'Europe changed its name to become the SYWoC.
Now, any country can take part in this annual event. For now, one country is represented by only one team, who represents its university (or school) too. The university winning the SYWoC is pre-selected to take part to the next edition to defend their title.
The regatta lasts one whole week in France and gathers about 150 competitors, representing 15 countries from all around the world. During this week, the atmosphere is both sporting and multicultural. On the first night, every team has to participate at the crews' dinner by bringing some dishes or some beverage representing their country. This way the students have an opportunity to meet and discover other cultures before the cup begins. Each night, students can also meet at the dinner room and have a nice time with other participants. But don't forget that every morning, the teams are ready on their boat to fight for the cup!
www.sywoc.org