Forecast - World Cup Series Japan

Racing at Sailing’s World Cup Series Japan, being held out of Gamagori, commences at 11:00 local time on Tuesday 17 October and concludes on Sunday 22 October.

The Men’s and Women’s RS:X and Skiff fleets have 12 fleet races scheduled and the Men’s and Women’s Laser and 470 have ten with concluding Medal Races for all.
 
Weekly Forecast
 
The rain started to fall in Gamagori on Saturday evening and although there have been some breaks in fall, it’s likely to persist for the duration of the World Cup. Low cloud cover will also be present all week.
 
As for the wind conditions, the opening day will feature a very light northerly breeze. The breeze will pick up to 11-16 knots on Wednesday afternoon as it swings to the east and will remain throughout Thursday.
 
The northerly breeze will return on Friday and Saturday, ranging from 3-8 knots before picking up to 7-9 knots with gusts of 11 knots on Sunday for the final day of races.
 
Local knowledge
 
Japanese team leader, Aiko Saito commented, “We have four clear seasons – Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter. We are at the end of summer and into Autumn and right now we’re in right in the middle of high pressure from China and Russia and high pressure from the Pacific.
 
“It happens right at the end of Summer and at the end of Spring all the time. We have the Autumn rain!
 
“The entrance to the [Gamagori] bay is very narrow. If you’re near the entrance, the current is quite fast. Close to the beach there is not much effect – one metre up and down. When it’s light wind there can be some effect.
 
“If you’re further out, it’s a bit faster but up and down. The tide only comes into effect when it’s less than 3 knots.
 
“We’re in the bay and the racing area is relatively flat. Close to the shore it’s very shallow so expect choppy short waves.
 
“We are expecting Typhoon #21 in Japan but it doesn’t hit us here and the effect is right at the end of this week. If it heads north we’ll get a northern breeze.”
 
Racing at the 2017 World Cup Series Gamagori will commence on Tuesday 17 October at 11:00 local time.
 
Live Medal Races on Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 October will bring the week to a close before the series heads to Miami, USA.

 
How to follow:
 
ENTRIES / RESULTS / SCHEDULE

Olympic medallists as well as World and Continental Champions have registered to race in Gamagori. Click here to view the entry list in full. Results will be available from 17 October here – http://sailing.org/worldcup/results/index.php
 
All fleets will commence racing on 17 October. The Men’s and Women’s Windsurfers and Skiff fleets will conclude on Saturday 21 and the Men’s and Women’s One Person and Two Person Dinghies will finish on Saturday 22. To view the full schedule click here.
 
WATCH
Daily highlights and live streamed Medal Races on Saturday and Sunday will be available across the World Sailing Network. Click here to subscribe.
 
Set yourself a reminder for the Medal Races below:
Saturday Live
Sunday Live
 
SAP SAILING ANALYTICS
SAP Sailing Analytics will be available from Tuesday 17 October. Live tracking, sailor analytics, live weather data and racing status will be available on the platform here – https://wcs2018-gamagori.sapsailing.com/
 
SOCIAL MEDIA
Follow the event on World Sailing’s social networks and get involved in the conversation using #WCSGamagori #WorldSailing
 
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Twitter – @worldsailing
 
PRESS RELEASES
All World Sailing international press releases throughout the duration of the World Cup Series, including the latest news and reports, are available to read here – http://www.sailing.org/worldcup/news/index.php
 
LIVE ALERTS
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WORLD CUP SERIES
The World Cup Series is a World-class, annual series of Olympic sailing for elite and professional sailors. Over 2,000 of the World’s leading sailors, representing over 75 nations have competed in the World Cup Series which offers a definitive guide to the best-of-the-best in the Olympic sailing world.