With eight of the 10 sailors who will fly the British flag at the Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship in Buzios, Brazil in July selected at the recent RYA Volvo Youth National Championships it is now the turn of the catamaran sailors to impress the selectors. 

Weymouth’s Sam ROWLES, 18, is paired with 2008 SL16 RYA Youth National champion crew 15-year-old Gilly SUTCLIFFE, from Kintbury, for the three-day Eurocat event in France while Christchurch’s Adam BUTLER, 17, who won 2008 Youth Nationals gold with SUTCLIFFE, joins forces with Nikki BONIFACE, from Polegate.

It is the intention of the selectors to select the team that finishes the highest-placed in Carnac to complete the RYA Volvo Team GBR contingent for Brazil provided three specified criteria have been met and the sailors commit fully to the agreed pre-training and competition programme. 

RYA Volvo Team GBR Squad 2009

Event	Equipment	Team Member
Boy’s One Person Dinghy	Laser Radial	Oscar MCVEIGH
Girl’s One Person Dinghy	Laser Radial	Hannah TILLEY
Boy’s Windsurfer	RS:X with 8.5m2 sail & 60cm fin	Ali MASTERS
Girl’s Windsurfer	RS:X with 8.5m2 sail & 60cm fin	Izzy HAMILTON
Boy’s Two Person Dinghy	420	Philip SPARKS and Ben GRATTON
Girl’s Two Person Dinghy	420	Rebecca KALDERON and Rosie SIBTHORP
Open Multihull	Hobie 16 with Spinnaker	Trials to take place at Eurocat event (1-3 May)

Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship – www.sailing.org/youthworlds