| The sailing competition in Singapore will feature 100 hundred young sailors, aged between 15-16 years, competing across four events:
One person dinghy boys – Byte CII
One person dinghy girls – Byte CII
Windsurfing boys – Techno 293
Windsurfing girls – Techno 293
Qualification System
The Qualification System for the dinghy and windsurfer events will be made up of six continental qualifiers and one World Championship. The qualification period will be 1 December 2009 to 31 May 2010. All qualifying events will be run with the approval of ISAF.
In all qualifying events the boys and girls fleets will race together. The equipment will not be supplied free-of-charge at the qualifying events.
For the Youth Olympic Games an NOC can qualify One (1) Boy and One (1) Girl.
Qualifying Events
The qualifying events for the One Person dinghy boys and One Person dinghy girls events will consist of the 2010 Byte CII World Championships and six continental qualifiers. In the continental qualifiers it has been approved that the equipment can be either the Byte CII or the Laser 4.7.
The qualifying events for the Windsurfing boys and Windsurfing girls events will be the 2010 Bic Techno 293 World Championships and six continental qualifiers in the Techno 293.
Full details on the Youth Olympic Games qualifiers will be published shortly.
The Qualification System is subject to satisfactory contractual arrangements and final confirmation from the International Olympic Committee.
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