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Excitement is building for the 2016 NZL Yachting Trust Youth Team as they prepare to compete on an international stage at the Youth World Championships in a month’s time.
Surrounded by their families and team sponsors, the 13 young sailors were officially presented with their team bibs by Yachting New Zealand High Performance Director Jez Fanstone last Friday.
The talented line up this year includes two sets of sisters, with Courtney and Brianna Reynolds-Smith pairing up in the 420, and Kate and Greta Stewart competing for the second time at the worlds in the 29er. The girls join nine other youth sailors who will compete against the world's best from 14 December.
The World Sailing Youth World Championships feature racing for up and comers under 19 years of age and includes the Laser Radial, RS:X, 29er, 420 and SL16 classes. The regatta will gather together the world’s best youth sailors and will run from 14 December 2016 through until 20 December 2016 in the North Shore suburb of Torbay.
The team is proudly supported by the following…
NZL Yachting Trust, Oceanbridge Shipping, ZHIK, HPSNZ
