Media Accreditation

In order to be entitled to press IDs, admission cards or invitations journalists are required to be accredited. Only professional journalists carrying official press cards or official editorial assignments will be accredited.

From May 2009 on please apply for your accreditation on the Kieler Woche website - www.kieler-woche.de - and present your identity card or passport upon collecting your press ID.

About the ISAF Sailing World Cup

The first ISAF Sailing World Cup is set to launch at the end of 2008 bringing a new annual series of sailing to the international sports calendar. The World Cup will be open to the sailing events chosen for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Sailing Competitions.

Incorporating existing major events, the series will kick off with Sail Melbourne, Australia in December 2008, followed by the Rolex Miami OCR, USA; the Trofeo SAR Princesa Sofia MAPFRE, Palma, Spain; Semaine Olympique Francaise, Hyeres, France; the Delta Lloyd Regatta, Medemblik, the Netherlands; Kieler Woche, Germany; and Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta, Weymouth, Great Britain.

You can find out more on the ISAF Sailing World Cup microsite at www.sailing.org/isafsailingworldcup.

For more details on sponsorship and advertising opportunities contact the ISAF Marketing and Media department at www.sailing.org/contactmarketing.