Eurosaf Youth Sailing, European Championship– Registration is now open

by John Friend EUROSAF on 6 Mar 2015 Eurosaf Youth Sailing, European Championship – Eurosaf announce that the 29er Class will be open for all countries to compete. With the launch of the EUROSAF Youth Sailing, European Championship website it is now possible for countries to register their teams to compete in the 2015 European Youth Championship taking place in Brest, France, under the burgee of the Société des Régates de Brest, from 27th July to 2nd August.

In a development from previous years, it has been announced that with the championship being held in Brest, Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia have been invited to send their youth sailing teams to compete in the event, with the objective of this becoming a permanent arrangement should the trial in 2015 prove a success.

In addition, the OA, along with Fédération Française de Voile (FFVoile) and EUROSAF, further announce today that the 29er class will be open to entries from all countries,including all non-European countries. This will enable sailors from outside Europe, who are intending to compete in the 29er World Championship being held in the UK, commencing on 8th August, to find some top European competition against which to compete, on their way to their Worlds in the UK. An amendment to the Notice of Race, first published in January this year, is now available.

'The FFVoile have supported and encouraged the development of sailing in North African countries, particularly at youth level, so with the Championship being held in the French Port of Brest, inviting these countries to participate seemed to be the logical thing to do,' said Jean-Pierre Champion, President of the FFVoile. 'Africa is such a large Continent, with the major sailing countries located in the very north and south, thousands of miles apart,' he continued. 'Opening the opportunity for those from North Africa to compete against some of the best under 19 sailors from Europe, can only be beneficial for sailing in the African Continent and for sailing as a whole'.

'EUROSAF were only too delighted to agree to this development' said Dan Ibsen, Chairman of the EUROSAF Events Committee. 'It seems an excellent idea to us in EUROSAF and helps to improve the standard of youth sailing in these countries, which are fast developing nations in the world of sailing'. 'To extend entries in the 29er class to include all sailing nations,gives non-European sailors the opportunity to test their skill against some of the better sailors within Europe and is good preparation for the World Championship in the UK'.

The EUROSAF Youth Sailing, European Championship is an annual event, based upon the same lines as that of the ISAF Youth Sailing World Championship. It is for sailors under the age of 19 on the 31st December, in the year of the event, and entries are exclusively through the National Authorities for Sailing in each country.

AMENDMENT N° 1 - Notice of Race - Eurosaf Youth Sailing, European Championship

27th July – 2nd August 2015
Brest,France
French Sailing Federation
Under the Authority & Direction of the European Sailing Federation

Sections4.1 and 4.2 of Paragraph 4, Eligibility and Entry,areamended as follows:

4. ELIGIBILITYANDENTRY

4.1 Eligibility
4.1.1 All competitors shall be European Nationals, or citizens of Morocco, Algeria or Tunisia.
4.1.2 The exception to 4.1.1 is in the 29er class, where competitors may be from any country, world-wide.
4.1.3 All competitors in The Championship shall be under the age of 19 on 31st December, 2015.

4.1 Entries
4.1.1 Entries will only be accepted through a recognized European Member National Authority for Sailing, or the Sailing Federations of Morocco, Algeria or Tunisia.
4.1.2 In the case of the 29er class only, entries from outside Europe, Morocco, Algeria or Tunisia, should be made through the National Authority for Sailing in the country concerned.
4.1.3 All member national authorities (MNAs), in good standing with EUROSAF, are entitled to enter two crews in each event. An MNA may apply for additional entries in an event using the defined ‘Wild Card’ scheme (see Appendix B). These places will be assigned by the OA, in association with EUROSAF, on a 'first come first served' basis, with preference being given to the host nation. Applications for ‘wild card’ entries should be sent to SR BREST by email (registration@youth-eurosaf-2015.eu) before 1st June, 2015.
4.1.4 In the 29er class only,non-European countries are entitled to enter two crews in each event (Boys and Girls). AnMNA may apply for additional entries in an event using the defined ‘Wild Card’ scheme (see Appendix B). These places will be assigned by the OA, in association with EUROSAF, on a 'first come first served' basis. Applications for ‘wild card’ entries should be sent to SR BREST by email (registration@youth-eurosaf-2015.eu) before 1st June, 2015.
4.1.5 A maximum of one coach boat per country per racing area will be permitted with no limit on the number of coaches. The number of racing areas will be published on the Championship Website http://www.youth-eurosaf-2015.eu no later than 15th June, 2015.
4.1.6 Each competitor shall be a national of the represented country.
4.1.7 The entry procedure consists of the following steps and deadlines:

• 1st April, 2015 MNAs must enter the event in which they intend to compete.
• 15th June, 2015 Entry fee must be paid by the MNAs for the events entered.
• 27th July, 2015 MNAs must enter names of their competitor(s) in each event.

The exact procedure for entry, including method of payment, will be published on The Championship Website at http://www.youth-eurosaf-2015.eu no later than 1st March, 2015.

Brest, France
2nd March, 2015

For more information on the EUROSAF Youth Sailing European Championship, 2015 please visit website or email john.friend@eurosaf.org