THE YOUTH SAILING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
New Zealand has a proud history of success at the Youth Sailing World Championships, having won a total of 55Â medals including 17Â gold, 20Â silver and 18Â bronze dating back to the first event in Sweden in 1971. The 2018Â team won a record-equalling four medals in Corpus Christi.
Past notable winners include America’s Cup skippers, Olympic medallists and Volvo Ocean Race sailors including Alex Maloney, Blair Tuke, Chris Dickson, Russell Coutts, Dean Barker and Stuart Bannatyne.
The team are proudly supported by the NZL Sailing Foundation (previously known as the NZL Yachting Trust), Oceanbridge, VMG and HPSNZ.
TEAM TRIALS AND SELECTION
The selection and trials for the NZL Sailing Foundation Youth Team to attend the Youth Sailing World Championships are reviewed annually. The selection regulation sets out the criteria and procedure for selecting sailors to be members of the NZL Sailing Foundation Youth Team and is publicly notified through the Briefings newsletter when published.
The current NZL Sailing Foundation Youth Team selection regulation for 2025 is available here.
 THE 2025 YOUTH WORLDS
The 2025 Youth Sailing World Championships will take place in Vilamoura, Portugal from 12 to 20 December 2025.
Read more about the 2025 youth trials hosted by Manly Sailing Club in September by clicking here. Â
PREVIOUS EVENTS
The 2024 Youth Sailing World Championships were held at Lake Garda in Italy. Read more here.
The 2023 event took place in Armação dos Búzios, Brazil. Read more here.
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Top-three sailing achievements:
Qualifying for the Youth Team.
1st at Oceanbridge Sail Auckland.
Date of Birth
Thu 14 Aug 2008
Competition Class(es)
420 (crew)
Top-three sailing achievements:
Being selected to the NZL Sailing Foundation Youth Team twice (in 2024 and 2025)
Date of Birth
Fri 16 Oct 2009
Competition Class(es)
29er (helm)
Top-three sailing achievements:
1st at Sail Melbourne.
1st at the 2025 NZ Youth Championships.
Date of Birth
Mon 19 Jan 2009
Competition Class(es)
iQFOiL
Top-three sailing achievements:
Winning a few national titles.
Representing New Zealand at the Youth Worlds.
Competition Class(es)
420 (helm)
Top-three sailing achievements:
2025 under-17 world champion.
1st girl at the New Zealand ILCA national championships (twice).
Date of Birth
Mon 11 May 2009
Competition Class(es)
ILCA 6
Top-three sailing achievements:
Selected for and competed at the 2022 Youth Worlds in the 420.
Date of Birth
Sat 3 Mar 2007
Competition Class(es)
iQFOiL
Top-three sailing achievements:
Three-time Interdominion champion in Schools Teams Racing.
Date of Birth
Sat 18 Oct 2008
Competition Class(es)
29er (crew)
Top-three sailing achievements:
16th at the 2025 420 open World Championships.
New Zealand P Class national champion (twice).
Date of Birth
Mon 4 Aug 2008
Competition Class(es)
420 (crew)
Top-three sailing achievements:
Winning Youth Trials three times, and winning the 29er and 420 nationals in the same year.
Date of Birth
Mon 13 Oct 2008
Competition Class(es)
420 (helm)
Top-three sailing achievements:
1st: 2025 Oceanbridge Sail Auckland
Date of Birth
Sat 15 Aug 2009
Competition Class(es)
Kitefoil
Top-three sailing achievements:
2025 youth champion.
2025 ILCA youth national champion.
Date of Birth
Fri 4 Jul 2008
Competition Class(es)
ILCA 6
Top-three sailing achievements:
2nd place at the 2025 Kiel Woche (Euro Cup 8).
2x New Zealand youth champion.
Date of Birth
Mon 18 Aug 2008
Competition Class(es)
29er (helm)
Top-three sailing achievements:
Winning the Optimist Nationals and Starling Nationals back-to-back.
Date of Birth
Tue 31 Mar 2009
Competition Class(es)
29er (crew)