The Nations Cup is a
yachting match racing
A match race is a race between two competitors, going head-to-head.
In sailboat racing it is differentiated from a fleet race, which almost always involves three or more competitors competing against each other, and team racing where teams consis ...
competition run by the
International Sailing Federation
International is an adjective (also used as a noun) meaning "between nations".
International may also refer to:
Music Albums
* ''International'' (Kevin Michael album), 2011
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* ''International'' (The T ...
(ISAF) since 1991. It a ''"global championship to find the world's top match racing nations in open and women's events"''.
Typically, the boats are supplied by the event organizers, with sailors being randomly assigned boats each day, or swapping between matches.
Nations Cup Grand Final events have been held:
* 1991
Barcelona
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, Spain
* 1993
Hoorn
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, the Netherlands
* 1995
San Francisco, USA
* 2006
Crosshaven, Ireland
* 2009
Porto Alegre, Brazil
* 2011
Sheboygan, USA
* 2013
Middelfart, Denmark
* 2015
Vladivostok, Russia
* 2019
San Francisco, USA
References
Yachting races
Match racing competitions
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