ISA Mitsubishi Youth Nationals 2012
What a fantastic four days were enjoyed in Dun Laoghaire from the 12th to the 15th April at the ISA Mitsubishi Youth National Championships 2012! Click 'Read' for Race Reports, Results and Photos!
We are delighted to be welcoming the squads from GBR and New Zealand to next year's event - their participation this will make this event extra special. We have also received interest from Japan and Mexico who more than likely will also send sailors to the test evnet. Scheduled for the week following the UK Youth Nationals in Pwllheli it is the ideal opportunity for overseas teams to compete in the ISAF Youth Worlds on Dublin Bay.
Racing will be for Lasers, 420s, 29ers, Toppers, RS Fevas and Optimists.
420/Laser Radial/29er's will Race Thursday-Sunday 15th April (4 days). Laser 4.7/Feva/Topper/Optimists will Race Friday-Sunday (3 days). Further details are on the Event Microsite
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Test Event for ISAF Youth Worlds 2012 - special rates on request for overseas sailors
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Evening Guest Speakers
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Fun event for the family
Four Star Pizza ISAF Youth Sailing World Championship 2012
Dublin Bay is looking forward to hosting this event in July 2012. Keep up with all the planned activities in the build-up to this event here!
Virtual ISAF Youth Sailing World Championships 2012
In 2012 for the first time we will be running a virtual event to mirror the real event: The ISAF Youth Virtual Sailing World Championships. This Virtual Worlds will be run in SailX.com the award-winning inshore sailboat racing and training environment and will consist of a virtual fleet-race regatta that is OPEN TO EVERYONE regardless of age.
The ISAF Youth Worlds was first held in Sweden in 1971 and has taken place every year since. Throughout its history, the ISAF Youth Worlds has visited over 20 nations, covering every continent, and over 100 different nations have competed, and in 2012 for the first time a virtual regatta series will run alongside preparations for the on-the-water event!
This Virtual Worlds will be run in SailX.com the award-winning inshore sailboat racing and training environment and will consist of a virtual fleet-race regatta that is OPEN TO EVERYONE regardless of age. In order to differentiate by age two rankings will be produced - one for ALL individuals taking part and a second for those entrants who meet the official ISAF ‘youth’ age classification as per the Official Notice of race for the 42nd ISAF Youth Sailing World Championship 2012 (i.e. under the age of 19 years on 31 December 2012). The winning individual in the ‘Youth’ classification will be awarded with the “ISAF Youth Virtual Sailing World Championships Trophy”. The winning nation will be awarded with the Virtual Sailing Nationals Trophy.
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Stage 1 |
Till Sunday 20th May |
Practice (no scores counting) |
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Stage 2 |
Monday 21st May – Sunday 3rd June |
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Stage 3 |
Monday 4th June – Sunday 17th |
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Stage 4 |
Monday 18th June – Sunday 1st July |
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Every day five x 4-race regattas will be raced every day at 0400, 1000, 1700, 1900 & 2130 GMT
All racing will be run in the "Dublin Bay" field.
For more information, and to enter the Virtual Youth Worlds, go to http://dublinbay2012.sailx.com!
Dun Laoghaire Junior Summer Series
It's back! The Friday Junior Summer Series is run by the DMYC, NYC, RIYC and RSGYC. Weekly Results are HERE! Online Application Form is HERE!
Following the success of last year’s inaugural Friday night junior summer racing a new 10 week series begins on Friday 27th April. This is a great opportunity for all junior sailors of all levels to participate each Friday in a competitive and fun evening’s racing. Participants will be from all the Clubs in Dun Laoghaire. The series will end with a fun BBQ and lots of prizes for sailors of all levels and abilities. A fun way to improve your racing skills and make new friends!
Classes: Optimist, Feva, Topper, PY, Laser 4.7, Radial & 420.
Schedule: 2 races each Friday evening from 27th April – 29th June 2012.
Time: Begins at 18.00hrs.
Racing Areas: The racing area will generally be in the Harbour. Should racing in the Harbour not be possible, racing may be held in Seapoint or Scotman's Bay subject to wind and tidal conditions being suitable.
Prizes: Prize Giving will take place after sailing in the Royal Irish YC on Friday 29th June 2012.
Notice of Race and Sailing Instructions are available to download on the right.
Photo taken at 2011 Prize Giving.
ISAF Youth Worlds 2011
The 2011 ISAF Youth Sailing World Championship,held from 7-16 July in Zadar, Croatia, was the 41st edition of the championship.
For the third consecutive year France walk away with the ISAF Nations Trophy with Spain coming in second and Poland taking third place.
Just one point separated Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games silver medallist Veronica Fanciulli (ITA) and YOG gold medallist Siripon Kaewduang-Ngam (THA) at the top of the RS:X Girls leader board ahead of the final race. And it was Fanciulli that came ahead of the Kaewduang-Ngam in fifth place compared to the Thai RS:X sailors sixth place to win the gold medal in Zadar. Fanciulli said, "The race was good. I finished fifth and the Thai girl finished sixth and I won the whole competition.
"At the Youth Olympic Games there was very light wind and the Thai girl was very good in the light wind and today was a windy day and I am really happy." Watch the full interview with Fanciulli here.
Agnieszka Bilska (POL) won the final race today but it wasn't enough to overhaul Naomi Cohen (ISR) who finished second to clinch the bronze medal.
In the RS:X Boys Korea's Cho Wonwoo, who won silver at the 2010 ISAF Youth Worlds, went one better in 2011 winning the gold medal. Wonwoo, who is on the ISAF Athlete Participation Programme has benefitted from the coaching of Hugh Styles throughout the week and was delighted with his performance. He said, "I am very happy and happy to win. I was very nervous and today I am the winner." Full interview with Wonwoo here.
Mateo Sanz (ESP) came through in second overall followed by France's Louis Giard who retired after the finish today but had already done enough to clinch the bronze medal.
Maxime Mazard (FRA) came out on top in the Laser Radial Boys following a battle against Giovanni Coccoluto (ITA). The Frenchman finished 13th compared to the Italians 20th place which handed Mazard the gold medal. Mazard said, "It was my first ISAF Youth Worlds and it was fantastic. Everyone was really close and the Italian was eight places behind me and I just did my race as normal.
"I don't think I realise what's happened." Watch an interview with Mazard here.
?an-Luka Zelko (SLO) recorded two race wins throughout the week and after his 11th place finish today he receives the silver medal for Slovenia. Coccoluto's 20th place finish saw him slip down to pick up the bronze medal.
Norway's Tiril Bue brought a six point cushion into the final day and after finishing sixth today she won the gold medal. Bue said, "It was great, especially the three last days. They were the best. I love Zadar. It is sunny and warm and great wind conditions. It is just crazy. I never thought I would win the whole championship." Tiril Bue spoke to ISAF after the racing, watch an interview here.
The competition for silver and bronze was tense leading up to the final day with two points separating second and fourth place. Manami Doi (JPN) went into the final race second, Paulina Czubachowska (POL) started in third and Erika Reineke (USA) was fourth.
In the end Reineke came through in second after finishing fifth today but a late charge by France's Sandy Fauthoux, which saw the French girl finish second, meant she picked up the bronze medal by two points after Doi came down in 11th and Czubachowska ended the last race in 15th position.
Martin Lowy and Kim Andrade (BRA) clinched the gold medal in the SL16 after they came seventh in the final race of the championship. The boys from Brazil have had an excellent regatta and won eight races out of the 12 sailed in Zadar. Lowy said, "It was very good. Everything is perfect. I love it." Watch the emotion of the boys from Brazil here.
Denmark's Nicolaj Bjornholt Christiansen and Daniel Bjornholt Christiansen finished with a bullet today to pick up the silver medal and Great Britain's Rupert White and Nikola Boniface came through in second to secure the bronze medal.
Consistent results at the front of the fleet is vital and Spain's Carlos Robles and Florian Trittel exemplified this point after finishing in the top six in 11 races in the 29er to seal the gold medal. After the race Robles said, "I am really happy. We were celebrating on the course for ages with the Spanish Laser Radial sailor."
And Trittel added, "I am very happy. It is a beautiful day today and a perfect championship for us." ISAF spoke to the pair immediately after the racing.
Antoine Screve and Max Agnese (USA) pipped the Netherlands Max Deckers and Annette Duetz to the silver medal following their second place finish today compared to the Dutch duos fourth place.
Like their compatriots Jordi Xammar and Alex Claville (ESP) also showed a level of control and consistency that saw them awarded the gold medal. Xammar receives his second ISAF Youth Worlds gold medal following his success with Joan Herp at the 2010 regatta in Istanbul, Turkey. Xammar said, "It is incredible. Nothing to say apart from thanks to everybody helping me to arrive here. I just want to say thanks to the people that help me everyday with my training. Today is for saying thanks for all the help." A delighted Xammar spoke to ISAF following the crews celebrations.
Daichi Mototsu and Yuki Hino won the silver medal after their bullet today and Australia's Angus Galloway and Alexander Gough received the bronze medal.
Lara Vadlau and Tanja Frank (AUT) won gold in the 420 Girls following a nervy race against Morgan Kiss and Christina Lewis (USA). The Austrians finished the final race in eighth compared to the Americans third place meaning they were tied on 34 points apiece. Both teams had two race wins but the Austrians came out on top having had three second place finishes. Vadlau said, "We are very proud and it was a hard job to win and finally we did. We had lots of luck but everyone needs luck to win."
Frank added, "We were happy but we didn't know when we came off the water so we went to the list and asking everyone if we had win. And we were happy when we found out we had won." View the full interview here.
Fiona Kidd (CAN), the Chairman of the ISAF Youth World Championship Sub-committee rounded off the 41st ISAF Youth Worlds, "The organisation has been world class. The organising committee has done an exceptional job both on and off the water. Logistically it is a very difficult event but here we've had superb sailing, the race management has been excellent and on shore they've done a super job in terms of making every body enjoy the event.
"It's great to see all the sailors having a good time. We've had two fantastic days of racing today and yesterday and I think we got all the races in. At the end of the day the best sailors won and they've all had a fantastic time."
Full Results can be viewed here.
Videos from the event can be viewed here.
7-16 July 11
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ISA Mitsubishi Youth Championships 2011
The annual ISA Youth National Championships took place from the 29th April to the 2nd May 2011.
With winds gusting up to 25-30 knots and a big swell, sailing for the final day of the ISA Mitsubishi National Championships was cancelled. However all classes had completed sufficient races to complete the series.
Five national titles were decided over the weekend with the top ranking awards going to a range of clubs all around the country. Royal Cork YC achieved two national titles with Laser 4.7 event favourite Seafra Guilfoyle winning the title having previously dominated the Optimist fleet in previous years. Brother & sister team Patrick & Chloe Crosbie also from Royal Cork won the 420 National title and Patrick was awarded the Mitsubishi Training Grant for the most promising sailor at the event.
This event was the national trials for the Optimist class which was won by Tralee Bay sailor Sophie Browne who will travel to New Zealand in December to compete in the Optimist World Championships. Irish optimist sailors are performing well internationally at the moment finishing fourth and fifth at the Braassemermeer Easter regatta. Other events during 2011 where there will be Irish representation include the European Championships in Portugal and the National Championships in Germany and the UK.
Final Results are as follows:
Laser Radial
National Champion: Philip Doran (Courtown Sailing Club)
2nd Robbie Gilmore (Strangford Lough YC)
3rd Eoin Keller (Lough Derg YC)
1st Girl Sophie Murphy Quoile Yacht Club
Laser 4.7
National Champion: Seafra Guilfoyle (Royal Cork YC)
2nd Darragh O’Sullivan (Kinsale YC)
3rd Finn Lynch (NYC/Blessington SC)
1st Girl: Sian Kneafsey (National YC)
420
National Champions: Patrick Crosbie & Chloe Crosbie (Royal Cork YC)
2nd Aodh Kennedy & Daniel Browne (Kinsale YC & Tralee Bay YC)
3rd Emma Geary & Niamh Connolly (Royal Cork YC & Baltimore SC)
Optimist National Trials
Sophie Browne (Tralee Bay SC) won the trials and took the option of travelling to New Zealand in December 2011 to represent Ireland at the Optimist World Championships. The following sailors were selected by the trial process to represent Ireland at the European Championship which will be held in Portugal in July 2011: Sean Donnelly, HYC, Peter McCann RCYC, Harry Whitaker RCYC, Eoin Lyden RCYC, Jil McGinley RCYC Cliodhna Ni Shuilleabhain KYC and Megan Parker SSC
The team selected to travel to the German National Championships include Robert Dickson HYC , Daire Cournane KYC, Sean Waddilove Skerries SC, Richard Hogan HYC, Adam Hyland RSGYC, Ronan Cournane KYC, Sean Gambier Ross KYC and Fergus Flood HYC , Aoife Hopkins and Alacoque Daly Tralee Bay SC.
In addition 10 sailors were chosen for the Irish under 12 squad who will compete in the Optimist UK National Championships.
Feva
National Champions: D Johnston & L Flynn Byrne (Howth YC)
2nd C Totterdell & S Craig (National YC/Royal St. George YC)
3rd C Mollard & J Harris (Howth YC)
Topper
National Champion: T Brow (Ballyholme YC)
2nd Laura Gilmore (Strangford Lough YC)
3rd Andrew Penney (East Antrim BC)
Optimist (Championship fleet)
1st Ben Walsh (Skerries SC)
2nd Ross Quirke (National YC)
3rd Colin O’Sullivan (Malahide YC)
The ISA Mitsubishi Youth Championships was an important test event for the organisers of the Youth Worlds which will be held in the same venue from 12 -21 July 2012. Mitsubishi Motors have been a proud supporter of junior sailing in Ireland for the last 7 years.
THE ISAF YOUTH WORLDS 2010 IN TURKEY
Click 'Read More' to view all the results and photos from 2010's Youth Worlds in Turkey on the official event website.
2010 Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship
The 2010 Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship officially came to an end on the 17th July with the Closing Ceremony held at the poolside of the Sheraton Hotel in Istanbul.
Over the Championship close to 350 sailors representing 59 nations battled for the eight Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship titles at the 40th edition of the Youth Worlds. The Closing Ceremony was the opportunity to celebrate the achievements of the medal winners and for everyone involved to give their thanks to the city of Istanbul, the host nation Turkey, the Turkish Yachting Federation and the suppliers and sponsors of the event for putting on such a marvelous championship.
Nazli Imre, Vice President of ISAF and President of the Turkish Yachting Federation, paid tribute to everyone who's been involved in making the championship a success. Nazli opened by stating, "Please do not forget that participation is as honourable as winning a medal."
Following the speeches the medal ceremonies began with ISAF medals in gold, silver and bronze were awarded to first, second and third overall finishers in each event (see full details below). The Volvo Trophy was presented to France, the top-performing nation at the championship.
Medal Winners and Awards
Boy's Two Person Dinghy - 420
Jordi Xammar and Joan Herp (ESP) - gold medal and ISAF World Youth Sailing Championship Trophy
Joao Willas Boas and Tomas Camelo (POR) - silver medal
Jeremy Bachelin and Alexandre Massard (SUI) - bronze medal
Girl's Two Person Dinghy - 420
Linda Fahrni and Maja Siegenthaler (SUI) - gold medal
Maelenn Lemaitre and Aloise Retornaz (FRA) - silver medal
Lara Vadleu and Hannah Hanke (AUT) - bronze medal
Open High Performance Dinghy - 29er
Gael Jaffrezic and Julien Bloyet (FRA) - gold medal
Alex Maloney and Sam Bullock (NZL) - silver medal
Antoine Screve and James Moody (USA) - bronze medal
Boy's One Person Dinghy - Laser Radial
Thomas Saunders (NZL) - gold medal and ISAF St. Lawrence Trophy
Keerati Bualong (THA) - silver medal
Giovanni Coccoluto (ITA) - bronze medal
Girl's One Person Dinghy - Laser Radial
Michelle Broekhuizen (NED) - gold medal and ISAF Royal Netherlands Centennial Trophy)
Heidi Tenkanen (FIN) - silver medal
Erika Reineke (USA) - bronze medal
Boy's Windsurfer - RSX
Mateo Sanz (ESP) - gold medal and ISAF Paul Phelan Trophy
Wonwoo Cho (KOR) - silver medal
Pawel Tarnovwski (POL) - bronze medal
Girl's Windsurfer - RSX
Kamila Smektala (POL) - gold medal and ISAF St. Moritz Board Sailing Championship Trophy
Izzy Hamilton (GBR) - silver medal
Ofir Halevy (ISR) - bronze medal
Open Multihull - Sirena SL16
Chase Lurati and Paul Darmanin (AUS) - gold medal and ISAF Paul Henderson Trophy
Daniel Bjornholt and Nicolaj Bjornholt (DEN) - silver medal
Taylor Palmer and Maximiliano Agnese (USA) - bronze medal
Volvo Trophy
French Team; Mattis Naud, Amelie Riou, Clement Ikhlef, Clement Pequin, Maelenn Lemaitre, Aloise Retornaz, Antoine Dijou, Guillume Le Croq, Louis Giard, Helene Noesmoen, Gale Jaffrezic and Julien Bloyet.
Presentation of the ISAF Bengt Julin Trophy is awarded to 'a competitor or a National Team that has in the competitors' opinion done most to foster international understanding and has displayed the attributes that should be encouraged in international competition'. It is voted for by the competitors at the championship.
In 2010, the ISAF Bengt Julin Trophy was presented to Team South Africa.
For full results of the 2010 Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship visit: www.isafyouthworlds.com
Link to the Volvo Youth Worlds Facebook site: www.facebook.com/pages/Volvo-Youth-Worlds/93806273347
For videos visit the Volvo Youth Worlds YouTube site: www.YouTube.com/VolvoYouthWorlds
8-17 July 10
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Mitsubishi Youth Championship 2010
Over the May Bank Holiday weekend in 2010, 224 boats and 272 sailors representing 26 different Clubs throughout Ireland competed at this national event in Dublin Bay.
After a flat calm Dublin Bay and no racing on Saturday, most fleets completed six of the eight scheduled races by Monday afternoon, although light NE winds predominated over the Bay making racing tricky.
However, many who were to the fore in Schull at Leg 1 of the ISA Youth Trials and Junior Pathway 2010 emerged, once again, at the top of their respective fleets. RSGYC Sailor, Matty O’Dowd, in the Laser Radials, won both Legs, whilst, in the Junior Pathway Classes, Fin Lynch (BSC) in the Topper and Brendan Lyden & Marc Cudmore (RCYC) in the RS Feva did similar.
In the 420 Class, RSGYC Sailors, Jane Butler and Jenny Andreason, who were 2nd in Schull, won Gold. In the Laser 4.7, Darragh O’Sullivan (KYC) won from Stephen Duke (CSC) by one point and, in so doing, was awarded a special training grant to help with his campaign to compete in the ISAF Youth Worlds in Dublin Bay in 2012. In the Optimist Championship Fleet, Ronan Cournane (KYC) showed his strength with three wins out of four races. In the Optimist Trials, Peter McCann (RCYC) built on his impressive lead after Leg 1 in Lough Derg to take the podium.
Another winner was TWITTER with its constant live updates from the water, including mark rounding and provisional results. It was a great success and interesting viewing for all the eager parents, grandparents and friends ashore. It was even viewed from as far away as Australia!
Sincere thanks to Mitsubishi for their continued support of this event.
Please visit the 2011 Event Site to view photos and the results from 2010's great event -
Click here to view 2010 Photos.
Click here to view the 2010 Results.
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