Media accreditation for the 2013 Sail First ISAF Youth Sailing World Championship set to be held in Limassol, Cyprus from 13-20 July 2013 has opened.
Sixty nations will compete across eight events at the 43rd edition of the event that will be hosted at the Cyprus Sports Organization Sailing Centre in Limassol, Cyprus.
The Sail First ISAF Youth Worlds will feature some of the best youth sailors about and with easy economical access to Cyprus, world class facilities and visitor attractions it will be an event to remember, and not one to miss out on.
You can use the media accreditation form or visit the ISAF Youth Worlds website.
Cyprus Ready For 2013 ISAF Youth Worlds
The ISAF Cyprus Center
The ISAF Youth Worlds was first held in Sweden in 1971. The 2013 Sail First ISAF Youth Sailing World Championship in Limassol, Cyprus will be the 43rd edition of the championship.
Past notable winners include American’s Cup skippers, Chris Dickson (NZL), Russell Coutts (NZL), Dean Barker (NZL); Olympic medallists, Robert Scheidt (BRA), Amelie Lux (GER), Ben Ainslie (GBR), Iain Percy (GBR), Alessandra Sensini (ITA), Nathan Outteridge (AUS) and Tessa Parkinson (AUS); Volvo Ocean Race sailors like Stuart Bannatyne (NZL) and Richard Clarke (CAN). The most successful ISAF 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.
Great Britain is the current holder of the Nations Trophy, awarded annually to the top performing nation at the Youth Worlds. France is the most success nation through the history of the Championship, winning the Nations Trophy on a record 11 occasions and holding a record 70 medals: 22 gold, 30 silver and 18 bronze.
The 43rd Sail First ISAF Youth Sailing World Championships is being hosted at the Cyprus Sports Organization Sailing Centre in Limassol, Cyprus.
International Sailing Federation
The International Sailing Federation (ISAF) is the world governing body for the sport of sailing.
ISAF is made up of over 130 Member National Authorities (MNAs), who are its principal members, and responsible for the decision making process that governs the sailing world.
There are currently more than 100 ISAF International, Recognized and Classic Yacht Classes, ranging from the small dinghy classes for young people up to 60 foot ocean racers.
Sailing
Sailing is a lifetime sport enjoyed right across the world.
The sport encompasses a massive range of disciplines and events including Olympic sailing, offshore sailing, windsurfing, match racing, team racing, fleet racing and disabled sailing.
Sailing first joined the Olympic programme at the Paris 1900 Olympic Games. Sailing was back on the Olympic programme for the London 1908 Olympic Games and has been a part of every Olympic Games since.
