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Events & Equipment
The events and equipment (classes) chosen for the 2009 Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship are as follows:

Event Equipment 
Boy’s One Person Dinghy  Laser Radial
Girl’s One Person Dinghy Laser Radial
Boy’s Two Person Dinghy 420
Girl’s Two Person Dinghy 420
Boy’s Windsurfer RS:X with 8.5m2 sail & 60cm fin
Girl’s Windsurfer RS:X with 8.5m2 sail & 60cm fin
Open Multihull Hobie 16 with Spinnaker
Supplied Equipment
Thanks to the generous support of nautivela, LaserPerformance, NeilPryde and Hobie Cat, all equipment will, except those items noted below, be supplied free of charge including rig, sail and equipment for all classes.

Equipment not supplied

The organizing authority will not supply compasses or other tactical devices, wind indicators, buoyancy jackets, trapeze harnesses, hiking pants, wet or dry suits or other personal equipment. No modification to a boat or board shall be made unless authorized by the organising authority.

Competitors may bring and use the following equipment: sponge, hand bailer, water bottles (only to be attached to the boat with rope or tape), compass, wind indicators, including yarn or thread (may be tied or taped anywhere on the boat, provided their fitting does not mark, pierce or damage the hull, deck, sails or spars).

Adhesive tape may be used anywhere above the waterline, but the tape needs to be removable after the event without leaving any permanent damage. There shall be no writing with permanent markers directly on the supplied equipment. No wax shall be applied. Hulls, centreboards and rudders may be cleaned, but only with water and ordinary soap. 

For the Laser Radial only: Competitors must bring their own lines, sheet and blocks (including cunningham, downhaul, traveller and vang systems) and tiller/tiller extension. Competitors will be supplied with a fully fitted Laser hull including the deck block fitting and the two single blocks and cleats for the deck led cunningham and outhaul systems.

The boats will be supplied with mini side deck cleats for the main sheet, centreboard, rudder, mast, boom and sail.

For 420 only: Competitors must bring their own tow-rope (in accordance with specification of the class rules). Competitors may bring and use a fitting made of tape/wood/plastic and shockcord for retaining the spinnaker halyard. This fitting shall only be attached using tape.

For the RS:X only: Competitors must bring their own outhaul and downhaul systems (ropes, cleats and pulleys) No permanent fixings will be used to attach these. Harness lines will not be provided by the organisers. Competitors must bring their own fin.

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