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WMRT relaunches Women's World Match Racing Tour - Final in Auckland in November 2022

by World Match Racing Tour 17 May 2022 18:55 PDT
Women's World Match Racing Tour © WMRT

The World Match Racing Tour is pleased to announce the launch of the first Women's World Match Racing Tour, a global professional series designed to promote and grow female participation in sailing and match racing around the world. The inaugural 2022 Tour features four events in France, Denmark, Greece and the 2022 Women's Match Racing World Championship in Auckland, New Zealand.

The Women's World Match Racing Tour has been created with the support of WIMRA (Women's International Match Racing Association) to continue the legacy of the long-running WIM Series founded by WIMRA in 2013 following the success of women's match racing at the London 2012 Olympics. There are currently over 200 female match racing sailors on the World Sailing global ranking.

The WIM Series title was last awarded in 2019 to Pauline Courtois from France, the current world no.1 on the World Sailing women's match race rankings. After a break in 2020 and 2021 due to the global pandemic, the series has been re-launched as the Women's World Match Racing Tour and will be managed by the WMRT organisation in London, UK.

"We are delighted to support the launch of the Women's World Match Racing Tour" commented WIMRA Executive Director Liz Baylis. "The Tour is a fantastic opportunity for women sailors and will continue build on the success of the WIM Series. We look forward to working closely with the team at WMRT to help expand the Tour for the future."

Commenting on the announcement, WMRT Executive Director James Pleasance added;

"We are excited to launch the Women's World Match Racing Tour today after many months of planning. Historically, opportunities have been limited for women in professional sailing and match racing - this new tour will provide a valuable platform and pathway for women to compete in their own championship series."

Two-time Women's Match Racing World Champion Anna Östling from Sweden;

"It is such an inspiration for young women sailors to see the best teams in the world competing on a world stage, so it is great to have a platform like the Women's World Match Racing Tour to create a strong pathway and opportunities for professional women in our sport."

The 2022 Women's WMRT features four stages starting at the Normandie Match Cup 2-6 June with the final event hosted by the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron in November, also host of the 2022 Women's Match Racing World Championship.

Stage 1 - Normandie Match Cup, 2-6 June, Le Havre, France (Beneteau First Class 7.5m)

Stage 2 - Women's Match Race, 23-25 September, Royal Danish Yacht Club, Skovshoved, Denmark (DS37)

Stage 3 - EUROSAF Women's European Championship, 12-15 October, Corfu Sailing Club, Greece (Platu 25)

Stage 4 - Women's Match Racing World Championship, 9-13 November, RNZYS, Auckland, New Zealand (Elliot 7m)

The Women's WMRT will award skipper points at each event with the best three results to count towards the 2022 WWMRT title.

The World Match Racing Tour is committed to promoting diversity and equality in competitive sailing. For more information on the Women's WMRT, visit womenswmrt.com.

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