Volvo’s Search For Top Young Sailors Continues…

In ISAF’s Centenary year, the Portsmouth Olympic Harbour will host the Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship. The challenging event is scheduled from the 12th up to the 21st of July this year. More than 200 young sailors from 50 different nations around the globe are expected to participate in the ISAF World Championship. They are all heading to Kingston, Canada for this year’s Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship. Paraguay and St. Lucia will both compete at the Youth Worlds for the first time in the biggest-ever Championships held in North America. Before the Youth World starts, an enthralling European summer of sailing is scheduled to be delivered to showcase the Championship’s uncompromising ability to give the sailing world a first glance of its future stars. The Volvo brake booster will surely not be stopping the flow of thrilling events. According to the people behind the much-anticipated event, spectators could expect nothing less than pure sailing action.In Valencia, the Defender of the 32nd America’s Cup Alinghi features former Youth Worlds medallists Jorge Calafat (ESP) and Murray Jones (NZL) amongst its ranks. On the other hand, leading challengers include the BMW Oracle Racing and the Emirates Team New Zealand which will both be skippered by the previous Youth World Champions Dean Barker (NZL) and Chris Dickson (NZL).