Sunset+Vine to host Aarhus 2018 Championships

Global TV sports producer and distributor, Sunset+Vine has been appointed by World Sailing as its host broadcast and distribution partner for the Aarhus 2018 Hempel Sailing World Championships.

Under the terms of the contract, Sunset+Vine will produce and distribute eight days of live Internet coverage of the qualification series [2-8 August] plus four days of live television coverage of each of the 10 Medal Races [9-12 August].

In addition, Sunset+Vine will produce, and internationally distribute, four medal race day highlights programmes to television and digital broadcasters worldwide. Further, Sunset+Vine’s Media Partnerships division will create and distribute all news, digital and broadcast coverage from the championships.

The Aarhus 2018 Hempel Sailing World Championships will be the largest world championships in history. It will feature all ten Olympic sailing classes plus Kiteboarding.

Some 1500 participants from over 100 nations will compete in 1100 sailboats over two weeks in a bid to win World Championship medals and, for many, to seek qualification for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.