ISAF are pleased to announce Santander, Spain, as the host venue for the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships.The ISAF Sailing World Championships combines the World Championships of all the events included in the Olympic Sailing Competition and the 2014 edition is provisionally scheduled for September 2014.
Santander is a modern, well structured city, which has sailing as part of his heritage and culture. The 2014 Worlds will see competitors racing in the natural setting of the Bay of Santander. One race course will be within the Bay, two opposite El Sardineros beaches and one opposite El Puntal beach allowing spectators the opportunity to follow the regatta and athletes.
Excellent facilities for sailors, closeness to the city and excellent public access mean that the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships will be a great event for competitors and spectators. Santander has experience of hosting major national and international sailing events. In the last ten years the city has hosted the 29er World Championship, Yngling World Championship and J80 World Championship.
In January an Evaluation Commission appointed by ISAF received presentations by the following cities in their bid to host the event:
Kingston, Canada
Qingdao, China
Aarhus, Denmark
Busan, Korea
The Hague, The Netherlands
Gdynia, Poland
Santander, Spain
The Commission made their recommendations to the ISAF Executive Committee who made the final decision.
From the ISAF website: www.sailing.org