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Competing Events
(Event - Equipment)
Men's One Person Dinghy - Laser
Men's One Person Dinghy Heavy - Finn
Men's Two Person Dinghy - 470
Men's Two Person Dinghy High Performance - 49er
Men's Keelboat - Star
Men's Windsurfer - RS:X
Women's One Person Dinghy - Laser Radial
Women's Two Person Dinghy - 470
Women's Windsurfer - RS:X
Women's Keelboat Match Racing - Elliott 6m
Fremantle will "come alive" during December 2011 when the eyes of the sailing world fix their sights on Western Australia's historic port city. A genuine festival atmosphere will sweep through the city as the world's best sailors battle for World Championship and future Olympic glory just metres off the water's edge along the Fremantle coastline.
Tourism Western Australia Chief Executive Officer Richard MUIRHEAD said Perth 2011's bid success was a result of a major commitment from the State Government to bring world class events to Western Australia.
"I am confident that this event, combined with the natural beauty of our aquatic environment, will provide us with a great opportunity to showcase our State on the global stage," MUIRHEAD said.
The Emerging Nations Programme (ENP) will be the first initiative Perth 2011 co-ordinate ahead of the Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships.
The first camp, to be held from 22 July to 3 August 2009, will be the first of six camps and an additional test event to be held in the waters off Fremantle between July 2009 and the Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships.
The Emerging Nations Programme will see up to 40 nations that were not represented at the 2008 Beijing Olympics in any sailing discipline invited to Perth for a series of intensive training courses designed to improve their chances of earning a place in the Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships and 2012 Olympic Games in London.
The Emerging Nations Programme will focus on Laser and RS:X Windsurfers for both men and women. Being one person classes that have global representation, they were identified by the ISAF Events Committee as the best route to bring more nations to the Olympic Sailing Competition - one of the key objectives ahead of Perth 2011 and the 2012 London Olympics.
Perth 2011 Event Director John LONGLEY said the Emerging Nations Programme was conceived as an additional benefit that Perth 2011 offered the International Sailing Federation as a part of its bid to secure the 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships.
"After the announcement of Perth's successful bid, ISAF, Perth 2011 and Yachting Australia worked to establish the modus operandi for this project," LONGLEY said of the ENP.
"The overriding objectives are to encourage and assist developing and emerging sailing nations to participate in the Olympic Sailing Competition and to increase the number of participating nations and their competitors at the Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships."
On 4 November 2007 it was announced that Western Australia had been the successful bidder and would host the 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships. In announcing the decision to award the next event to Western Australia, ISAF noted sailing conditions and venue facilities as top priorities in selecting the host city. They also highlighted Perth and Fremantle's strength in these areas, with the famous winds affectionately known as the 'Fremantle Doctor' providing ideal sailing conditions and a high level of existing sailing infrastructure.
To keep up to date with the latest Perth 2011 news, please visit www.perth2011.com.
ISAF Sailing World Championships - www.sailing.org/isafworlds