December 15, 2016
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DAY 1 - HOW TO FOLLOW - The 2016 Aon Youth Sailing World Championship
It's the first day of the 2016 Aon Youth World Sailing Championships and the 389 sailors from 65 nations are ready to race after a night of tradition and culture at the opening ceremony the night before.
It’s the first day of the 2016 Aon Youth World Sailing Championships and the 389 sailors from 65 nations are ready to race after a night of tradition and culture at the opening ceremony the night before.
The sailors can expect a southwesterly breeze of around 17-20 knots on their first day on the Hauraki Gulf, a day in which they will look to get out of the blocks quick to mount a challenge for one of the nine medals on offer.
| Race Area | Fri 16 | Sat 17 | Sun 18 | Mon 19 | Tues 20 | |
| Boy’s Windsurfing | D | 09:55 – 3 races | 13:05 – 3 races | 09:55 – 3 races | 13:05 – 3 races | 09:55 – 1 race |
| Girl’s Windsurfing | D | 10:05 – 3 races | 12:55 – 3 races | 10:05 – 3 races | 12:55 – 3 races | 10:05 – 1 race |
| Boy’s One Person Dinghy | A | 10:55 – 2 races | 11:10 – 2 races | 10:55 – 2 races | 11:10 – 2 races | 10:55 – 1 race |
| Girl’s One Person Dinghy | A | 11:10 – 2 races | 10:55 – 2 races | 11:10 – 2 races | 10:55 – 2 races | 11:10 – 1 race |
| Boy’s Two Person Dinghy | C | 09:55 – 2 races | 13:30 – 2 races | 09:55 – 2 races | 13:30 – 2 races | 09:55 – 1 race |
| Girl’s Two Person Dinghy | C | 13:30 – 2 races | 09:55 – 2 races | 13:30 – 2 races | 09:55 – 2 races | 12:25 – 1 race |
| Boy’s Skiff | B | 09:55 – 3 races | 13:40 – 3 races | 09:55 – 3 races | 13:40 – 3 races | 09:55 – 3 races |
| Girl’s Skiff | B | 13:40 – 3 races | 09:55 – 3 races | 13:40 – 3 races | 09:55 – 3 races | 12:05 – 1 race |
| Open Two Person Multihull | D | 12:55 – 3 races | 09:55 – 3 races | 12:55 – 3 races | 09:55 – 3 races | 10:45 – 1 race |
Information on how to follow the event is below:
RESULTS / ENTRIES
A full list of sailors registered to sail in Auckland is available to view here – http://www.isafyouthworlds.com/entries/auckland_entries.php. Results are available via the results centre here – http://www.isafyouthworlds.com/results/index.php
PRESS RELEASES
World Sailing will be releasing international press releases after racing throughout the duration of the Youth Worlds. All the latest news and reports will be available to read here – http://www.isafyouthworlds.com/home.php
PHOTOGRAPHY
High resolution imagery free for editorial usage will be provided throughout the Youth Worlds by Sailing Energy. Imagery will be available to download via – http://worldsailing.photoshelter.com/gallery-collection/2016-Auckland-New-Zealand/C0000lLWadd27MCU. The password to download is WSimages
TELEVISION
Racing and action shots plus interviews in English and native language will be available daily on the FTP server from Friday 16th December-Tuesday 20th December.
For further information please contact: richard.aspland@sailing.org / marketing@sailing.org
SOCIAL MEDIA
Follow the event on World Sailing’s social networks and get involved in the conversation using #yw2016
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/YouthWorlds/
Instagram – https://instagram.com/isafworldsailing/
Twitter – @youthworlds
Snapchat – Follow our Story on Snapchat, search for worldsailing
LIVE BLOG
Follow the Youth Worlds through our live blog which will have regular updates from around the boat park and on the water. You can find the blog at http://www.isafyouthworlds.com/multimedia/live_blog.php
Youth Worlds
Auckland, New Zealand is hosting the Aon Youth Sailing World Championships, the 46th edition, from 14 to 20 December 2016. More than 380 sailors from 65 nations sailing in more than 260 boats across nine disciplines will compete in New Zealand.
Website – www.isafyouthworlds.com/home.php