2018 420 WORLDS NOTICE OF RACE PUBLISHED AND ONLINE ENTRY OPEN
The Notice of Race for the 2018 420 World Championships in the USA has been published.
The 2018 420 World Championship, 7-15 August 2018, is hosted at Sail Newport, Rhode Island, USA and organized in partnership with US Sailing, US I-420 Class Association, and the International 420 Class Association.
With separate racing fleets for Open, Ladies and the U17 division - the 420 Worlds embraces all levels of competition. To ensure the highest quality of racing, entries are limited by quotas for each division, with nations entitled to send teams as follows:
- 2018 420 World Championships - is open to teams of all ages. Each nation is entitled to 7 boats, with 14 boats for the host nation.
- 2018 420 Wmen’s World Championships - is open to teams of all ages. Each nation is entitled to 7 boats, with 14 boats for the host nation.
- 2018 U17 420 World Championship - is restricted to athletes aged 16 and under at the end of 2018. Each 420 National Class Association is entitled to enter 6 boats (3 boats men or mixed and 3 boats women) and the host NCA entitled to 12 boats (6 boats men or mixed and 6 boats women ). All entries to the U17 World Championship will race in one fleet. If there are less than 30 entries the U17 fleet will be included in the respective of Worlds and Women’s fleets.
Online entry is open and each National Class Association has been sent their individual login details to complete online entry. Emails are sent to the contact details we hold on record for each National Class Association, so please check the details at http://www.420sailing.org/default/classinfo
The entry fee is EUR300 and all entries and entry fee payments shall be made by 8 July 2018. From 9 July onwards, the increased entry fee of EUR375 applies and entries will be subject to Class approval.
Please send all enquiries about online entry to office@420sailing.org
The World Championship schedule is:
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Day 1 - 7 August |
Registration and equipment inspections |
1000-1900 |
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Day 2 - 8 August |
Registration and equipment inspections |
0900-1900 |
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Day 3 - 9 August |
Registration and equipment inspections Practice Race: warning signal Opening Ceremony |
0900-1600 1325 1830 |
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Day 4 - 10 August |
Qualifying series |
TBA |
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Day 5 - 11 August |
Qualifying series |
TBA |
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Day 6 - 12 August |
Qualifying series |
TBA |
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Day 7 - 13 August |
Qualifying/Final series |
TBA |
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Day 8 - 14 August |
Qualifying/Final series |
TBA |
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Day 9 - 15 August |
Qualifying/Final series Prize Giving and Closing Ceremony |
TBA 1830 |
Follow all the news from the 2018 420 Worlds at 2018worlds.420sailing.org
