The website for the 2013 J/24 World Championship is now live. The event will take place at Howth Yacht Club in Dublin, Ireland from August 22-30. The Regatta Website includes the Notice of Race and an online entry function, and Twitter and Facebook information is also available. BMW Ireland has been confirmed as the title sponsor when up to 60 boats from 13 countries are expected to compete. One of the major regattas on the Irish sailing calendar for next year, the BMW J/24 Worlds has already attracted interest from J/24 sailors in the USA, Canada, UK, Netherlands, Hungary, Sweden, France, Japan, Monaco, Italy, Germany and Greece. Racing will take place over five days (August 26-30) and will be preceded by registration, measurement and practice from the 22nd. The Principal Race Officer will be ISAF International Race Officer David Lovegrove (IRL) while ISAF International Judge Bob Milner (UK) will chair the International Jury. Twelve Irish boats have already qualified for the Worlds after a series of regional and national championships over the past two seasons. “We are delighted that BMW Ireland has agreed to continue its support of major sailing events at Howth, having sponsored the 2011 J/24 Europeans and this year’s ICRA Cruiser Nationals. The partnership has worked well and we look forward to a top class event next year,” said Derek Bothwell, Chairman of the organizing committee. John Ives, Managing Director of BMW Ireland, added, “Our connection with sailing and, in particular, our experience with those two major events means we are only too happy to work with Howth Yacht Club again to support such a prestigious world-class event in Ireland.” Howth Yacht Club has previously hosted seven World and European Championships in the past, testimony to its ability to host major regattas. The BMW J/24 Worlds is the biggest event in a program of 15 local, national and international events being staged by the club in 2013.
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