2007 U.S. Youth Championship applications open

by US Sailing/ Marlieke de Lange Eaton on 19 Jan 2007 Applications are now being accepted for the 2007 U.S. Youth Championship, the premier youth sailing championship of the year.

The event, sponsored by Vanguard Sailboats and Nautica, will be held in Lasers, Laser Radials, Club 420s, and 29ers at Southern Yacht Club in New Orleans, LA, from June 22 to 28. Applications for the event will be accepted until March 15, 2007. The 2007 U.S. Youth Champs will be the qualifier for the doublehanded boys and girls in the 29er for the 2007 Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship, to be held in Kingston, Ontario, Canada in July 2007. Teams must be single sex.

Open to sailors who will not turn 19 in 2007, the Youth World Championships feature competition in five events: Hobie 16 (open multihull), Laser (boys singlehanded), Laser Radial (girls singlehanded), Neil Pryde RS:X (boys and girls boardsailing), and 29er (boys and girls doublehanded). The 2007 Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championships will be held July 12-21 in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.

The qualifying events for the 2007 US Youth World Team are:
• Open Multihull (Hobie 16): 2006 U.S. Youth Multihull Championship (already held)
• Boys Singlehanded (Laser): 2007 Laser Midwinters East, to be held February 22-25 at Clearwater Yacht Club, Clearwater, Fla.
• Girls Singlehanded (Laser Radial): 2006 U.S. Junior Women’s Singlehanded Championship (already held)
• Boys and Girls Boardsailing (Neil Pryde RS:X): 2007 RS:X North American Championship, January 12-15, Miami, Fla.
• Boys and Girls Doublehanded (29er): 2007 U.S. Youth Championship, dates to be determined, Southern Yacht Club, New Orleans, La.

For more information on the U.S. Youth Championship and to apply online, please visit the event website at http://www.ussailing.org/championships/youth/youthchamp.