Announcing the move, Dan Ibsen, secretary general of the Danish Sailing Association (DSU), said: "Denmark has a long-standing tradition for sailing and Danish clubs find it cool to stage all kinds of sailing races, including international events.

"The many skilled volunteers in the clubs help to ensure that the major international sailing events in Denmark are safely planned and staged, both from a professional and a financial point of view."

In 2011 seven world championships are scheduled in Denmark and the boat classes concerned are all ISAF-authorised -J/80; RS Tera; Snipe; Kona One Design; A-Cat; X-35; Formula Windsurfing Youth & Master.

Lars Lundov, chief executive of Sport Event Denmark, said: "We are proud of the heavy event activity in the domestic sailing community and we are impressed by the skills and readiness to innovation that characterise the Danish sailing event organisers.

"We are going 100 per cent for this unique one-in-a-lifetime-event in 2014."

Denmark demonstrates great continuity in terms of bidding for and hosting major international sailing championships and is now widely recognised as one of the world's leading organisers in the field.

Denmark will present its bid to ISAF at the end of January.


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