Sailors ready for Youth Worlds action in Auckland

The young sailors are all checked in and ready to go for the 2016 Aon Youth Sailing World Championships in Auckland, New Zealand.

Over the past few days over 380 sailors from 65 nations around the globe have been arriving for the 46th edition of the Youth Worlds and will be racing between 14 – 20 December.
 
Registration is complete and supplied equipment has been distributed by the boat manufacturers – Maclaren, Nacra Racing, Nautivela, Neil Pryde and Ovington. Thursday allowed sailors to have their first taste of the waters off Torbay Sailing Club with a number of practice races in a breeze that brought smiles aplenty.
 
The Youth Worlds will officially be opened after the practice races at the Opening Ceremony to be held at the ANZ Viaduct Event Centre. Kiwi culture and traditional will be at the heart of the evening and the world’s youth sailors will be welcomed by New Zealand’s youngsters.
 
You can watch the ceremony LIVE through our social media channels:
 
World Sailing Facebook Page – https://www.facebook.com/ISAFWorldSailing
Youth Worlds Facebook Page – https://www.facebook.com/YouthWorlds/
Twitter – @youthworlds
 
Racing will commence on the 16 December when all the competitors will hit the water ready for Youth Worlds action. There are newcomers, returners and champions looking to defend their titles and we have previewed all of the classes in our news section here.
 

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