Below is a very brief guide to the ISAF Youth Sailing World Championship. You can find out much more detail on the championship, including past medallists, famous winners, previous venues and more in the 'About the Youth Worlds' section.
Then and Now...
The ISAF Youth Worlds was first held in Sweden in 1971. The 2012 ISAF Youth Sailing World Championship in Dublin Bay, Ireland will be the 42nd championship.
Famous Winners
Past notable winners include American's Cup skippers, Chris Dickson (NZL), Russell Coutts (NZL), Dean Barker (NZL); Olympic medallists, Robert Scheidt (BRA), Ben Ainslie (GBR), Alessasndra Sensini (ITA, Nick Rogers (GBR) and Elise Rechichi (AUS); Volvo Ocean Race sailors like Stuart Bannatyne (NZL) and Richard Clarke (CAN). The most successful ISAF Youth World Champions are Great Britain's Sally Cuthbert and Poland's Zofia Klepacka having won four successive titles in the Laser II and Mistral respectively.
Top Nations
France is the current holder of the NationsTrophy, awarded annually to the top performing nation at the Youth Worlds. France is the most success nation through the history of the Championship, winning the Volvo Trophy on a record 11 occasions and holding a record 64 medals: 21 gold, 28 silver and 15 bronze.
Sponsorship
Volvo joined ISAF as title sponsor for the Championship in 1999 and the Nations Trophy was renamed the Volvo Trophy. Volvo supported the event from 199 to 2002 and then 2004 until 2010.
Current Championship
The 42nd ISAF Youth Sailing ISAF World Championships is being hosted by Dublin Bay, Ireland. The event will be organised by the Royal St George Yacht Club, National Yacht Club and Royal Irish Yacht Club and the Irish Sailing Association under the authority of ISAF.
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