Manly Sailing Club in Auckland has won the bid to host the 2019 O'pen BIC World Championship.
Sir Russell Coutts, Manly Yacht Club's newly elected Commodore, led the presentation at the International O'pen BIC Class Association AGM where the vote was unanimous for New Zealand to follow Spain (in 2018) in hosting the 2019 O'pen BIC Worlds.
“We are very excited to stage the O'pen BIC World Championships in New Zealand in 2019…The O'pen BIC class is undergoing rapid growth in that part of the world and we are confident that Manly Sailing Club will run a fantastic event, providing an incredible experience for all the young sailors and families who will travel from all over the world to participate,” said Guido Sirolli, The President of the O'pen BIC Class Association.
