2016 World Sailing Youth Match Racing teams announced

Ten teams will compete in New Caledonia, a French Island in the South Pacific, at the Youth Match Racing World Championships.

Participants have been invited from as far as Denmark and Japan to Australia and Trans-Tasman neighbours New-Zealand.

Each team consists of 3-4 members across a wide range of skill levels and experience led by skippers holding a wide range of World Sailing rankings from Robin Follin’s 28th, at the top of the range, to Matthew Hughe’s 548th. All competitors must be under 23 years of age until the 31st of December 2016.
 
All participate at the Youth Match Racing World Championship in a bid to become world champion and climb the World Sailing Rankings.
 
The Nouméa Yacht Club (CNC) host the compétition on an isolated Island in front of Noumea, the main city.  Competitors from six nations will sail in the biggest lagoon of the world, surrounded by an idylllic setting and natural beauty an a host of wildlife such as turtles, tropical fish and dugongs.
 
Throughout the week the Race Committee will run a series of qualifying rounds, by way of a round robin, giving everyone a fair chance at competing with each other. Teams will rotate through eight identicals Eliott 6 sailboats.

Entries:

Robin Follin (FRA)
Cyril Fortin (FRA)
Ryo Takahashi (JPN)
Christophe Killian (USA)
Charlie Lakumiere (USA)
Will Dargaville (AUS)
Harisson Price (AUS)
Matthew Hughes (NZL)
Oakley Marsh (NZL)
Lars-Peter Rosendahl