The World Sailing's Sailing World Cup is a series of
sailing
Sailing employs the wind—acting on sails, wingsails or kites—to propel a craft on the surface of the ''water'' (sailing ship, sailboat, raft, windsurfer, or kitesurfer), on ''ice'' (iceboat) or on ''land'' (land yacht) over a chosen cour ...
regatta
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s. The World Cup came into existence during the 2008–09 Season. The series includes boats that have competed in the
Olympics
The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a var ...
and
Paralympics
The Paralympic Games or Paralympics, also known as the ''Games of the Paralympiad'', is a periodic series of international multisport events involving athletes with a range of physical disabilities, including impaired muscle power and impaired ...
.
The world cup was from the beginning composed of the major regattas
Sail Melbourne
Sail Melbourne is an annual sailing Regatta run by Yachting Victoria at various yacht clubs around Port Phillip Bay. Sail Melbourne is a Grade 1 ISAF (International Sailing Federation) event.
Asia Pacific Regatta
The annual Asia Pacific Regatta ...
in
Melbourne
Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...
,
US Sailings's Rolex Miami OCR in
Miami
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,
Trofeo SAR Princess Sofia in
Palma de Majorca
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,
Semaine Olympique Francaise in
Hyeres and
Delta Lloyd Regatta
Medemblik Regatta, formerly known as the Delta Lloyd Regatta, is an annual sailing regatta in Medemblik, the Netherlands. It hosts the Olympic sailing classes, Olympic and Paralympic classes.
It is part of the 2015 EUROSAF Champions Sailing Cup. ...
in
Medemblik
Medemblik () is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region of West-Frisia. It lies immediately south of the polder and former municipality of Wieringermeer.
History
Medemblik was a prosperous ...
.
Seasons
References
External links
Official websiteAllSportDB.com Competition page
{{Main world cups
World Sailing
Sailing competitions
Sailing
Sailing employs the wind—acting on sails, wingsails or kites—to propel a craft on the surface of the ''water'' (sailing ship, sailboat, raft, windsurfer, or kitesurfer), on ''ice'' (iceboat) or on ''land'' (land yacht) over a chosen cour ...
Recurring sporting events established in 2008