The two successful bids will join Qingdao, China, in October, Melbourne, Australia, in December and Miami, United States in January on the calendar for the annual World Cup.

ISAF will schedule the two European regattas between April and August 2015.

The Sailing World Cup Final has been scheduled for October 2015, with this year's inaugural final in Abu Dhabi.

Each winner of a Sailing World Cup regatta will qualify for the Final, where 20-boat fleets will battle it out for the overall title.

They can also qualify via their respective class world championships, the ISAF World Sailing Rankings and wild-card places.

Bids must been submitted to the ISAF by July 15.

An evaluation panel will announce the two winning venues by July 31.