Pitching for the ISAF Worlds 2014

Denmark makes its case

Denmark is becoming one of the leading nations to host major international sailing championships. Most recently Denmark has handed in its bid for the ISAF Worlds 2014 event. If the bid is successful the ISAF Worlds will be held in Aarhus - the second largest city of Denmark. The Danish presentation will be made to ISAF at the end of January 2011.

Dan Ibsen, Secretary General of the Danish Sailing Association says: “Denmark has a long-standing tradition for sailing and Danish clubs find it cool to stage all kinds of sailing races, including international events. The many skilled volunteers in the clubs help to ensure that the major international sailing events in Denmark are safely planned and staged, both from a professional and a financial point of view”.

Even in 2011 seven world championships are to be held in Denmark, all of them in ISAF classes:

• J/80
• RS Tera
• Snipe
• Kona One Design
• A-Cat
• X-35
• Formula Windsurfing Youth & Master

Over the past two years, many Olympic boat classes have held their world championships in Denmark including the 2009 Finn Gold Cup and 470s and this year the RS:X.

Going forwards Denmark is to stage several future championships such as the World 29'er and 29'erXX Championships in 2013 as well as the 49er European  Championships 2013, which are to be staged in one unique event in the city of Aarhus.

Lars Lundov, Chief Executive of Sport Event Denmark points out: ”We, as the Danish national event organisation, are proud of the heavy event activity in the domestic sailing community and we are impressed by the skills and readiness to innovation that characterise the Danish sailing event organisers. We are going 100% for this unique one-in-a-lifetime-event in 2014”.