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Images from the Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF Worlds- Day 3 and 4

by Dave Kneale images on 16 Jul 2009
Zotter Spela representing Slovenia in the Girls Laser Radial class at the Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship 2009 in Buzios, Brazil David Kneale/Volvo Ocean Race http://www.volvooceanrace.com/
Top international and Volvo Ocean Race photographer Dave Kneale, took these images from Day 3 and 4. Day 3 was the second day of racing at the Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championships in Brazil. Racing was lost on day 4 due to a lack of wind, however sailors were treated to a visit from Torben Grael, five times Olympic medalist, former World Champion in the Star class and more recently winning Volvo Ocean Race skipper on Ericsson 4.

Grael's daughter Martine is tied at the top of the points table in the Girls 420 Event

Alec Anderson representing the British Virgin Islands in the Boys Laser Radial class at the Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship © David Kneale/Volvo Ocean Race http://www.volvooceanrace.com/
Alec Anderson representing the British Virgin Islands in the Boys Laser Radial class at the Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship © David Kneale/Volvo Ocean Race http://www.volvooceanrace.com/


Matthew Whitehead and Calene Loubser representing South Africa in the Hobie 16 Open Multihull class at the Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship 2009 © David Kneale/Volvo Ocean Race http://www.volvooceanrace.com/
Matthew Whitehead and Calene Loubser representing South Africa in the Hobie 16 Open Multihull class at the Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship 2009 © David Kneale/Volvo Ocean Race http://www.volvooceanrace.com/


Morgan Kiss and Laura McKenna representing the United States in the Girls 420 class at the Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship 2009 in Buzios, Brazil © David Kneale/Volvo Ocean Race http://www.volvooceanrace.com/
Morgan Kiss and Laura McKenna representing the United States in the Girls 420 class at the Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship 2009 in Buzios, Brazil © David Kneale/Volvo Ocean Race http://www.volvooceanrace.com/


Sten-Mark Bachmann representing Estonia in the Boys Laser Radial class at the Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship 2009 in Buzios, Brazil © David Kneale/Volvo Ocean Race http://www.volvooceanrace.com/
Sten-Mark Bachmann representing Estonia in the Boys Laser Radial class at the Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship 2009 in Buzios, Brazil © David Kneale/Volvo Ocean Race http://www.volvooceanrace.com/


Zsod Juhsz representing Hungary in the Girls Laser Radial class at the Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship 2009 in Buzios, Brazil © David Kneale/Volvo Ocean Race http://www.volvooceanrace.com/
Zsod Juhsz representing Hungary in the Girls Laser Radial class at the Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship 2009 in Buzios, Brazil © David Kneale/Volvo Ocean Race http://www.volvooceanrace.com/


Lack of wind cancels racing on day 4 of the Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship 2009 in Buzios, Brazil © David Kneale/Volvo Ocean Race http://www.volvooceanrace.com/
Lack of wind cancels racing on day 4 of the Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship 2009 in Buzios, Brazil © David Kneale/Volvo Ocean Race http://www.volvooceanrace.com/


Torben Grael, winning skipper of Ericsson 4 in the Volvo Ocean Race 2008-09, is reunited with Telefonica Black’s Santiago Lange at the Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship 2009 in Buzios, Brazil. Lange is Championship Coach for the event who provides coaching to the sailors at the Youth Worlds whose nations have been unable to send support staff to the championship, in particular to those sailors competing thanks to fun © David Kneale/Volvo Ocean Race http://www.volvooceanrace.com/
Torben Grael, winning skipper of Ericsson 4 in the Volvo Ocean Race 2008-09, is reunited with Telefonica Black’s Santiago Lange at the Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship 2009 in Buzios, Brazil. Lange is Championship Coach for the event who provides coaching to the sailors at the Youth Worlds whose nations have been unable to send support staff to the championship, in particular to those sailors competing thanks to fun © David Kneale/Volvo Ocean Race http://www.volvooceanrace.com/


Valery Leshakov representing Russia in the Boys RS:X Windsurfer class prepares his rig in heavy rain at the Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship 2009 in Buzios, Brazil © David Kneale/Volvo Ocean Race http://www.volvooceanrace.com/
Valery Leshakov representing Russia in the Boys RS:X Windsurfer class prepares his rig in heavy rain at the Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship 2009 in Buzios, Brazil © David Kneale/Volvo Ocean Race http://www.volvooceanrace.com/


Anne-Marie Rindom representing Denmark in the Girls Laser Radial class on day 3 of the Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship 2009 in Buzios, Brazil © David Kneale/Volvo Ocean Race http://www.volvooceanrace.com/
Anne-Marie Rindom representing Denmark in the Girls Laser Radial class on day 3 of the Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship 2009 in Buzios, Brazil © David Kneale/Volvo Ocean Race http://www.volvooceanrace.com/

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