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420 WORLDS ENTRY DEADLINE REMINDER - 8 JULY 2018

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Jun 2018

420 National Class Associations are reminded that the normal entry deadline for the 2018 420 World Championships, Newport, USA, 7-15 August 2018 is 8 July 2018.

The 2018 420 World Championship, 7-15 August 2018, is 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 Women’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 should use the same individual login details as in 2017 to complete online entry.

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:

Day 1 - 7 August

Registration and equipment  inspections

1000-1900

Day 2 - 8 August

Registration and equipment  inspections

0900-1900

Day 3 - 9 August

Registration and equipment  inspections

Practice Race: warning signal

Opening Ceremony

0900-1600

1325

1830

Day 4 - 10 August

Qualifying series

TBA

Day 5 - 11 August

Qualifying series

TBA

Day 6 - 12 August

Qualifying series

TBA

Day 7 - 13 August

Qualifying/Final series

TBA

Day 8 - 14 August

Qualifying/Final series

TBA

Day 9 - 15 August

Qualifying/Final series

Prize Giving and Closing Ceremony

TBA

1830