40 national teams will compete for a month in autumn on the island to choose the first champion of the new world show sailing (Photo Martina Orsini)

The SSL Gold Cup is held on the island of Gran Canaria between November 10 and December 3, according to the decision made public on Wednesday by the organization, with which the Royal Canary Federation of Vela, the promoter of the candidacy, collaborates.

40 national teams composed of the best regatists - including 25 Olympic medallists - are in the autumn in Gran Canaria at the end of this authentic 'World Cup of Soccer' of the Sailing that will bring out the first world champion selection.

If the first football world was held in 1930 and in 1987 it was the turn of rugby, in 2023 the candle is ready to play its first world. The SSL Cup is a 25-day competition that is disputed between nations,

The group of 40 finalists coming to Gran Canaria is composed of the 24 countries best located in the SSL (Stars Sailor League) ranking, including Spain, - capitalized by the Canarian regatist Luis Dorest-, along with the 16 national selections that achieved their final pass in the classification series held between May and July 2022.

The teams, which will display the colors and emblems of each country as well as in football, are composed of 11 regatists each, involving more than 400 athletes, including world champions and Olympic medalists of various kinds.

The final in Gran Canaria of the 1st SSL Gold Cup has the collaboration of Anfi del Mar, a hotel complex with experience in major international events, including the Anfi Challenge Mogán Gran Canaria of triathlon in April.