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12 September 2013, 08:29 am

ISAF Invites Bids For The 2015 ISAF Women's Match Racing World Championship

ISAF Women's Match Racing World Championship

2015 ISAF Women's Match Racing World Championship

ISAF is now inviting all Member National Authorities to bid for the 2015 ISAF Women's Match Racing World Championship.

The ISAF Women's Match Racing Worlds has been held every year since 1999 with the most recent event in 2013 being hosted in Busan, Korea as Tamara Echegoyen (ESP) took gold.

Bids must be received by the ISAF Secretariat and must include confirmation of support for the bid from the relevant Member National Authority. All bids received will be reviewed by the Match Racing Committee and their recommendations will be submitted to the ISAF Council for the final decision.

Bids to host the 2015 ISAF Women's Match Racing Worlds must be received by 11 October 2013.

To receive the full bid process and for details of the information that must be included in the bid document please contact the ISAF Competitions Manager Jon Napier at the ISAF Secretariat.

ISAF Women's Match Racing World Championship microsite - www.sailing.org/womensmatchworlds.php

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