Famous Faces from the Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship
Many famous faces in sailing have first made their mark at the Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship - here are just a few of them... Ben AINSLIE on the podium after winning gold at the 1995 ISAF World Youth Sailing Championship in Bermuda...
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...and nine years later on his way to a second Olympic gold medal at the Athens Games
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Norway's Siren SUNDBY on her way to winning gold in the Byte class at the 2000 Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship in Sydney...
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...and winning the gold medal in the Europe at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games
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Ben AUSTIN of Australia won gold on in the Laser at the 2000 Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship in Sydney...
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...before moving to the double handers and wining the 2008 49er Worlds, pictured right
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Nathan OUTTERRIDGE on his way to the first of three Youth World gold medals, the first at the helm of the 29er at the 2002 Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship in Lunenburg, Canada...
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...following a switch to the skiff, now the 2008 49er World Champion
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Tom ASHLEY collects the Volvo Trophy for New Zealand at the 2002 Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship...
...six years later he lifts the RS:X World Championship in Takapuna
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Tom SLINGSBY competing for Australia at the 2002 Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship...
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...just four years later and the young Australian is already a double World Champion in the Laser
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Pippa WILSON, right, celebrates gold in the 29er at the 2002 Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship...
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...standing at the top of the Yngling podium, pictured left, at the 2007 ISAF Sailing World Championships in Cascais
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France's Sarah STEYAERT at the top of the podium after victory in the Laser Radial at the 2004 Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship in Gdynia, Poland...
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...four years later she celebrates winning the Laser Radial World Championship title
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Great Britain's Iain PERCY on his way to victory at the 1993 ISAF Youth World Championship in Italy...
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...seven years later he was celebrating winning an Olympic gold medal in the Finn at the Sydney Games
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Amelie LUX won gold for Germany at the 1994 IYRU World Youth Sailing Championship in Greece...
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...by 2000, LUX, picutred left, was celebrating her Olympic silver medal success at Sydney
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