The Greek George Andreadis with the Beppe Croce Trophy, which since 1988 has recognized the best voluntary contribution to the sailing sport. In the image of Laura Carrau the Greek receives the award from the President of the WS Carlo Croce.

The World Sailing Council meeting continues tomorrow, Saturday, from 9: 00 in the morning. The programme includes a number of reports and committee proposals, which will be put to the vote by the members of the Council. The reports of the board of directors have included the class committee, the match race committee, the sailing development program in Asia, the race officers, the equipment review in Rio 2016, the development and training program, the Copa América and the Paralympic Games, among others. In addition, the successful programme of emerging nations, from which the documentary has been presented, has been discussed. "Closing the gap".

Priorities for 2017. Following the reports of the Vice-Presidents, World Sailing CEO Andy Hunt presented the entity's strategic priorities for 2017, which are:

1) Increase investment in Paralympic sailing programmes and emerging nations
2) Define a new strategy for digital media and social networks and demodeate the associated web and databases
3) Investing in selected aid for transfers and logistics of Paralympic regatists for the 2017 adapted sailing world and the Sailing World Cup Hyères
4) Hire a sustainability officer to develop the strategy and launch defined projects to achieve the ISO 20121 standard
5) Investing in studies on the impact of sport in the major events of World Sailing
6) To establish an Olympic Director, who will focus on the management of the Olympic Games and work with the corresponding organizing committees in line with the requirements of Agenda 2020 for international federations
7) Reforming the business team and service to new partners and sponsors
8) Transfer of the World Sailing office in July 2017

Olympic and Paralympic Games of Rio 2016

World Sailing event director Alastair Fox and Rio 2016 sailing director Walter Boddener have presented their reports on the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Fox has offered the view of World Sailing, in relation to water quality, the classification process and the sports development of the competition. The sailing competition in Rio 2016 established two new records: that of participating nations (66) and that of countries that achieved medal (17). The Federation CEO has stressed that in the qualifying race campaign for Rio 2016 up to 94 countries participated, and that the target for the qualifying for Tokyo 2020 is to exceed 100 countries.

As for the Paralympic Games, the adapted sailing world of 2014 and 2015 had a participation of up to 34 countries with Paralympic aspirations. They got square 22 nations. Boddener has spoken of Rio 2016 from the point of view of the organizing committee, emphasizing the dedication hours of a large number of parties involved to successfully organize an Olympic Games.