Brits setting sail for first ever ISAF Sailing World Cup Final

The Emirati capital Abu Dhabi moves firmly into the sporting spotlight in the coming days with the first ever ISAF Sailing World Cup Final being held off Lulu Island from 27-30 November. Some 27 British sailors are set to compete across ten events at next week’s inaugural season-ending World Cup Final, introduced by ISAF to provide a greater showcase to the annual elite Olympic Classes series. The British contingent will join invited competitors from 38 other nations battling it out in the ten Olympic classes, with an open kiteboarding event also forming part of the World Cup spectacle, with sailors having qualified via positions at the Santander World Championships, world ranking positions or via last month’s leg of the World Cup series in Qingdao, China. While a number of British Sailing Team stars – including Giles Scott, and 470 pairings Hannah Mills-Saskia Clark and Luke Patience-Elliot Willis – have opted not to take up their invitations this time around, there will still be a heavy-hitting GBR cast in attendance, aiming for the podium spots and a share of the US$200,000 prize purse.