Prize Money up for grabs at 2016 420 Team Racing World Championship
The Organizing Committee of the 2016 420 Team Racing World Championship, in partnership with the Regione Lombardia, is offering prize money and entry fee reimbursements.
The Championship is taking place from 31 August to 3 September, organised by Circolo Vela Gargnano with Univela Sailing ssdrl at hosted at Univela Hostel - Campione del Garda on Lake Garda.
If there are at least 8 or more entries at the 2016 420 Team Racing World Championship, the Regione Lombardia which support the Championship with:
- reimburse €400 (four hundred euros) to each participating team
- award €400 to the 1st team; €300 to the 2nd team; and €200 to the 3rd team
Hosted on the same waters of Lake Garda as last year's event, the Team Racing World Championships has proved itself as an attractive formula for young 420 sailors, with a strong line-up competing in last year's debut event.
The entry fee of EUR1,700 per team (6 x sailors, 1 x team leader, 1 x coach) includes the provision of all boats, with support from Nautivela who partnered with the 420 Class to provide all equipment, accommodation and meals for the duration of the Team Racing World Championship.
The Championship targets 420 sailors aged 20 and under in the year of the event, with three skippers and three crews making up each racing team, and a maximum of 4 persons of the same gender per team. A maximum of twelve national teams can compete, with no more than two teams from any one nation.
More information about the 2016 420 Team Racing World Championship