Youth Emerging Nations Program
World Sailing's Youth Emerging Nations Programs aim to support performance sailors reach their potential through a variety of support options
The programs outlined below are available to youth sailors, aged under 19. They aim to support sailors from Emerging Nations, as defined here.
The current Emerging Nations Program (ENP) was developed in 2015, replacing the Athlete Participation Program, a scheme that had been running since 2003. The ENP aims to help close the performance gap between emerging and developed sailing nations and promote world wide competition. This is currently done through the Youth Sailing World Championships Program.
Youth World Championship Program
This program is run each year before the annual Youth Sailing World Championships, successful sailors are invited to a four-day training camp before then taking part in the championships. World Sailing provides support for flights to the event, as well as the event entry fee, and costs related to the training camp including boat charter and accommodation.
The program currently runs in the ILCA 6 and iQFoil Youth and applications to join the program are open to eligible MNAs (as per the Emerging Nations Definition) during the application period.
The athletes in the program as are also supported by world class coaching during the event, to provide on the water support and guidance for sailors in the event.
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