eSports: World Sailing launches virtual World Sailing Championships with Virtual Regatta from 2018

"World Sailing, the world governing body, has moved into the world of eSports with the launch of the first virtual World Sailing Championships. In partnership with the leading digital sailing platform, Virtual Regatta (a French company specialised in sailing video games), the eSailing World Championships will be held every year starting from 2018," indicated World Sailing on 11/11/2017.

"Inshore regattas will be held through the year with players accumulating points that will establish their standings in the eSailing World Rankings. Players in the rankings will have the opportunity to qualify for global play offs, and ultimately participation in the live final. The final of the inaugural eSailing World Championships will be held in Sarasota, USA in November 2018," added World Sailing.

"Sailing is well suited to digital presentation. The sport requires constant inputs and an acquired skillset to manage the relationship between the boat and the forces of nature. The variety in boats, from dinghies, windsurfers to 100 foot boats make it especially rich as a gaming platform," said Kim…