Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship 2007 – Media Information
15th June 2007
The Youth Worlds in Numbers
The 2007 Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship takes place in Kingston, Ontario, Canada from 12-21 July. Since its first event in 1971, the Youth Worlds has earned itself a unique place in the sailing calendar. What makes the Youth Worlds so special? – just take a look at the statistics…
The 2007 Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship will feature...
- 226 competitors
- 175 volunteers
- 170 boats
- 105 course officials
- 92 scheduled races
- 84 support staff
- 52 nations
- 50 support boats
- 9 International Race Officials
- 7 events
- 1 Volvo Trophy
618 sailors have won medals at the Youth Worlds – some have gone on to...
Win Olympic Medals
- Russell COUTTS (NZL), YW silver Europe 1979, gold Laser 1981 – Olympic gold Finn 1984
- Ben AINSLIE (GBR) , YW silver Laser 1994, gold Laser 1995 – Olympic silver Laser 1996, gold Laser 2000, gold Finn 2004
- Luis DORESTE (ESP), YW gold Europe 1979 – Olympic gold 470 1984, gold Flying Dutchman 1992
- Jose Luis DORESTE BLANCO (ESP), YW bronze Laser 1973 – Olympic gold Finn 1988
- Santiago LANGE (ARG), YW silver Europe 1982 – Olympic bronze Tornado 2004
- Iain PERCY (GBR), YW bronze Laser 1983 – Olympic gold Finn 2000
- Robert SCHEIDT (BRA), YW gold Laser 1991 – Olympic gold Laser 1996, silver Laser 2000, gold Laser 2004
- Siren SUNDBY (NOR), YW gold Byte 2000 – Olympic gold Europe 2004
- Alessandra SENSINI (ITA), YW bronze Mistral 1987 – Olympic bronze Mistral 1996, gold Mistral 2000, bronze Athens 2004
- Mateusz KUSZNIEREWICZ (POL), YW bronze Laser 1992 – Olympic gold Finn 1996, bronze Finn 2004
- Gal FRIDMAN (ISR), YW silver Mistral 1989 – Olympic gold Mistral 2004
- Sarah AYTON (GBR), YW silver Laser Radial 1998 – Olympic gold Yngling 2004
- Nikos KAKLAMANAKIS (GRE), YW bronze 1986 – Olympic gold Mistral 1996, silver Mistral 2004
- Charlie MCKEE (USA), YW bronze Laser 1981 – Olympic bronze 470 1988, bronze 49er 2000
- Roland GAEBLER (GER), YW bronze Laser 1983 – Olympic bronze Tornado 2000
- Amelie LUX (GER), YW gold Mistral 1994, gold Mistral 1995 – Olympic silver Mistral 2000
- Chris DRAPER (GBR), YW silver Laser II 1996 – Olympic bronze 49er 2004
- Nick DEMPSEY (GBR), YW bronze Mistral 1998 – Olympic bronze Mistral 2004
- Nick ROGERS (GBR), YW gold Laser II 1995 – Olympic silver 470 2004
- Joe GLANFIELD (GBR), YW silver 420 1997 – Olympic silver 470 2004
- Jorge CALAFAT (ESP), YW silver 420 1985, silver 470 1986 – Olympic gold 470 1992
Competed in Valencia in the Louis Vuitton Cup and America’s Cup 2007
From the Defender Alinghi
- Jorge CALAFAT (ESP), YW silver 420 1985, silver 470 1986 – position strategist, traveller
- Murray JONES (NZL), YW bronze 420 1975 – position strategist, traveller
From the Challenger Emirates Team New Zealand
- Dean BARKER (NZL), YW gold Laser 1990, silver Laser 1991 – position helmsman
- Kevin HALL (USA), YW gold Laser 1986 – position navigator
- Ben AINSLIE (GBR), YW silver Laser 1994, gold Laser 1995 – position reserve helmsman
- Adam BEASHEL (AUS), YW bronze Laser 1986 – position mainsheet traveller
- Andy HEMMINGS (GBR), YW gold 470 1983 – position trimmer
From the other teams
- Chris DICKSON (NZL), BMW ORACLE Racing
- Luis DORESTE (ESP), Desafío Español 2007
- Santiago LANGE (ARG), Victory Challenge
- Vasco VASCOTTO (ITA), Mascalzone Latino – Capitalia Team
- Iain PERCY (GBR), +39 Challenge
Competed in the Volvo Ocean Race
- Carolijn BROUWER (NED), YW gold Laser Radial 1991 – Amer Sports Too 2001-02
- Stuart BANNATYNE (NZL), YW gold Laser 1989 – watch captain, movistar VOR 2005-06
- Richard CLARKE (CAN), YW silver Laser 1986 – Illbruck 2001-02
- Stuart CHILDERLEY (GBR), YW gold Laser 1984 – News Corp 2001-02
- Chris DICKSON (NZL), YW gold 420 1978, gold 420 1979, gold Laser II 1980 – skipper, Tokio Whitbread 1993-4
Some Youth Worlds History
- 100 years for the International sailing Federation in 2007 – the Youth Worlds is ISAF’s longest running event
- 149 events have been contested
- 94 nations have competed at the Youth Worlds
- 55 medals for France – the most successful nation at the Youth Worlds
- 37th Youth Worlds in 2007 – Great Britain, Italy, Netherlands and Sweden have competed at every event
- France, Germany, Canada, USA and Switzerland have competed at all but one
- 36 years ago Sweden hosted the first Youth Worlds in 1971 – the championship has been held very year since then
- 21 gold medals for Australia – the most of any nation
- 20 different nations have hosted the Youth Worlds
- 18 years old is the maximum age for a competitor at the Youth Worlds
- 16 sailors on the ISAF Athlete Participation Programme in 2007 – the fifth year of the APP help sailors attend the championships
- 9 Volvo Trophies for France – the next best in the list is 2 Volvo Trophies
- 8 championships sponsored by Volvo
- 5 nations have won the Volvo Trophy – Australia, France, Great Britain, Italy, New Zealand
- 4 Youth Worlds hosted by Canada, along with Great Britain and Portugal, the most by any nation
For more details of the above statistics click the following links :
The most successful nations at the event...
