Australian Sailing is pleased to announce the appointment of the following support staff roles for this year’s Youth Class World Championships, which are scheduled to take place from July to August 2022.

“There is a fantastic mix of highly experienced coaches, along with a number of local, young up and coming coaches among those announced today,” said Ken Lynch, Australian Sailing’s National Performance Pathways Manager.

“These regattas offer young sailors and the appointed coaches the opportunity to access environments, to learn and develop an understanding of what competing for Australia internationally will require of them in the future.”

The appointments cover the Australian Sailing Youth Team (ASYT) and Youth Class World Championships.

“We value the partnership approach with Class Associations in ensuring athletes entering into the pathway have a positive development experience,” continued Lynch.

“Learning to compete in bigger fleets, experiencing international competition and being involved in a squad based approach to development have all been identified as important to address as athletes look to transition into performance pathways.”” said Ken Lynch – National Performance Pathways Manager.

The following people have been appointed for the events below:

*The 420 and Kitefoiling Association sailors will not be attending class worlds this year.

Sailors attending YouthSail Vic will have the opportunity to meet most of the coaches at the upcoming regatta on the 16 – 19 April 2022 at the Royal Yacht Club of Victoria.

If you would like to know more about the upcoming class worlds, please contact your Class Association.