Morning Report - Day 4 - How to Follow

It’s down to the business end at the 2017 Youth Sailing World Championships in Sanya, China with just two more racing days to go.

Thursday will see a full complement of racing ahead of a single race on Friday. Some sailors will be aiming to seal the deal ahead of the final day and gold medallists are expected to be decided by the end of the day.

Racing will kick off from 11:00 local time.

Weather Forecast 
Another variable breeze is expected across the four racing areas ensuring another testing day of competition for the 374 sailors from 60 nations. The easterly that has been present everyday remains and is likely to vary from 8-12 knots.

Schedule

Relive the third day of racing

Find out how to follow and engage with the event: 
 
SOCIAL MEDIA
Follow the event on World Sailing’s social networks and get involved in the conversation using #youthworlds #yswcsanya
 
Facebook
World Sailing’s Youth Worlds Facebook page – https://www.facebook.com/YouthWorlds/ – will bring you daily imagery, video and live sailor interviews.
 
Instagram
Like and comment on the best World Sailing images on the @worldsailingofficial Instagram account and be sure to watch out for exclusive behind the scenes features on Instagram Stories.
 
Twitter
The best place for live updates from the Youth Worlds, the @youthworlds twitter account will deliver coverage from across the racing areas throughout the duration of the championships.
 
WATCH
Daily highlights and feature videos will be available on World Sailing’s YouTube Channel – www.youtube.com/worldsailingtv.
 
RESULTS
Results are available here – http://www.worldsailingywc.org/results/2017_sanya_china.php
 
PRESS RELEASES
World Sailing will be releasing international press releases after racing throughout the duration of 2017 Youth Worlds. All the latest news and reports will be available to read here – http://www.sailing.org/news/youth-worlds.php.
 
ABOUT THE YOUTH WORLDS
The Youth Sailing World Championship was first held in Angelholm, Sweden in 1971 where 16 nations competed for the inaugural titles in the two-person dinghies, 420 and Flipper.
 
As the regatta evolved further classes were added to bring the best young sailing talent across the world together in one place and in 1984 the Mistral windsurfer was added to the list of events with Knut Budig (GER) taking the first gold medal in San Diego, California.
 
Open to sailors aged 19 and under the 47th version of the Youth Worlds heads to the Sanya, China from 9-16 December as the stars of the future are born once again.
 
Past notable winners include American’s Cup skippers, Chris Dickson (NZL), Russell Coutts (NZL), Dean Barker (NZL); Olympic medallists, Ben Ainslie (GBR), Robert Scheidt (BRA), Alessandra Sensini (ITA), Iain Percy (GBR) and Elise Rechichi (AUS); Volvo Ocean Race sailors like Stuart Bannatyne (NZL) and Richard Clarke (CAN). The most successful Youth World Champions are Great Britain’s Sally Cuthbert and Poland’s Zofia Klepacka having won four successive titles in the Laser II and Mistral respectively.
 
Italy is the current holder of the Nations Trophy, awarded annually to the top performing nation at the Youth Worlds. The Nations Trophy was first introduced in 1991 and in 1999 became the Volvo Trophy until 2010. France is the most successful nation through the history of the Championship, winning the Nations Trophy on a record eleven occasions and holding a record 76 medals: 28 gold, 30 silver and 18 bronze.