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NZL Sailing Foundation Youth Team

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The Youth Sailing World Championships

New Zealand has a proud history of success at the Youth Sailing World Championships, having won a total of 55 medals including 17 gold, 20 silver and 18 bronze dating back to the first event in Sweden in 1971. The 2018 team won a record-equalling four medals in Corpus Christi.

Past notable winners include America's Cup skippers, Olympic medallists and Volvo Ocean Race sailors including Alex Maloney, Blair Tuke, Chris Dickson, Russell Coutts, Dean Barker and Stuart Bannatyne.

The team are proudly supported by the NZL Sailing Foundation (previously known as the NZL Yachting Trust), Oceanbridge, VMG and HPSNZ.

Team trials and selection

The selection and trials for the NZL Sailing Foundation Youth Team to attend the Youth Sailing World Championships are reviewed annually. The selection regulation sets out the criteria and procedure for selecting sailors to be members of the NZL Sailing Foundation Youth Team and is publicly notified through the Briefings newsletter when published.

The current NZL Sailing Foundation Youth Team selection regulation for 2025 is available here.

2025

The 2025 Youth Sailing World Championships will take place in Vilamoura, Portugal from 12 to 20 December 2025.

Read more about the 2025 youth trials hosted by Manly Sailing Club in September by clicking here.  

Previous events

The 2024 Youth Sailing World Championships were held at Lake Garda in Italy. Read more here.

The 2023 event took place in Armação dos Búzios, Brazil. Read more here.

 

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    Amelia Higson

    Top-three sailing achievements:
    Qualifying for the Youth Team.
    1st at Oceanbridge Sail Auckland.
    Top girl in Starling at three consecutive regattas, with top-3 overall.

    How did you first get into sailing?
    My dad introduced me to sailing when I was little as a hobby.

    Hometown:
    Auckland
    Region
    Auckland
    Date of Birth:
    Club:
    Kohimarama Yacht Club
    Competition Class(es):
    420 (crew)
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    Bella Jenkins

    Top-three sailing achievements:
    Being selected to the NZL Sailing Foundation Youth Team twice (in 2024 and 2025)
    Three-time New Zealand national P Class girls' champion (2022, 2023 and 2024)
    Three-time Interdominion champion with Westlake Girls High School (2023, 2024, 2025)

    Hometown:
    Auckland
    Region
    Auckland
    Date of Birth:
    Club:
    Kohimarama Yacht Club
    Competition Class(es):
    29er (helm)
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    Ben Rist

    Top-three sailing achievements:
    1st at Sail Melbourne.
    1st at the 2025 NZ Youth Championships.
    17th at the iQFOiL Games in Torbole, Italy.

    Hometown:
    Auckland
    Region
    Auckland
    Date of Birth:
    Club:
    Manly Sailing Club
    Competition Class(es):
    iQFOiL
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    Cam Brown

    Top-three sailing achievements:
    Winning a few national titles.
    Representing New Zealand at the Youth Worlds.
    Taking race wins overseas.

    How did you first get into sailing?
    Through my dad.

    Hometown:
    Auckland
    Region
    Auckland
    Club:
    Wakatere Boating Club
    Competition Class(es):
    420 (helm)
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    Chloe Turner

    Top-three sailing achievements:
    2025 under-17 world champion.
    1st girl at the New Zealand ILCA national championships (twice).
    Selected for the Youth Team (three times)

    Hometown:
    Auckland
    Region
    Auckland
    Date of Birth:
    Club:
    Murrays Bay Sailing Club
    Competition Class(es):
    ILCA 6
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    Daniella Wooldridge

    Top-three sailing achievements:
    Selected for and competed at the 2022 Youth Worlds in the 420.
    Competed at Youth and Junior Worlds iQFOiL 2024, finishing 32nd in my first overseas iQFOiL event.
    Winning the NZ Youth Trials 2025.

    Hometown:
    Auckland
    Region
    Auckland
    Date of Birth:
    Club:
    Wakatere Boating Club
    Competition Class(es):
    iQFOiL
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    Jess Handley

    Top-three sailing achievements:
    Three-time Interdominion champion in Schools Teams Racing.
    Winning the Youth Trials twice (in the 420 and 29er).
    New Zealand 29er national girls champion.

    How did you first get into sailing?
    Through my parents, who were both sailors.

    Hometown:
    Auckland
    Region
    Auckland
    Date of Birth:
    Club:
    Murrays Bay Sailing Club
    Competition Class(es):
    29er (crew)
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    Oli Stone

    Top-three sailing achievements:
    16th at the 2025 420 open World Championships.
    New Zealand P Class national champion (twice).
    3rd at the 2024 29er Youth Trials.

    How did you first get into sailing?
    Sailing the Mistral out of Tamaki Yacht Club with my dad and sister.

    Hometown:
    Auckland
    Region
    Auckland
    Date of Birth:
    Club:
    Kohimarama Yacht Club
    Competition Class(es):
    420 (crew)
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    Tessa Clinton

    Top-three sailing achievements:
    Winning Youth Trials three times, and winning the 29er and 420 nationals in the same year.

    How did you first get into sailing?
    Through my parents.

    What is the best thing about sailing your class?
    Being around good people.

    Hometown:
    Auckland
    Region
    Auckland
    Date of Birth:
    Club:
    Wakatere Boating Club
    Competition Class(es):
    420 (helm)
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    Toby Wigglesworth

    Top-three sailing achievements:
    1st: 2025 Oceanbridge Sail Auckland
    40th: 2025 French Olympic Week
    3rd: 2025 New Zealand kitefoil national championships

    Hometown:
    Auckland
    Region
    Auckland
    Date of Birth:
    Club:
    Manly Sailing Club
    Competition Class(es):
    Kitefoil
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    Tom Pilkington

    Top-three sailing achievements:
    2025 youth champion.
    2025 ILCA youth national champion.
    2024 Governor's Cup (4th overall).

    Hometown:
    Auckland
    Region
    Auckland
    Date of Birth:
    Club:
    Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron
    Competition Class(es):
    ILCA 6
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    Will Leech

    Top-three sailing achievements:
    2nd place at the 2025 Kiel Woche (Euro Cup 8).
    2x New Zealand youth champion.
    2x Optimist national champion.

    Hometown:
    Christchurch
    Region
    Canterbury
    Date of Birth:
    Club:
    Charteris Bay Yacht Club
    Competition Class(es):
    29er (helm)
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    William Mason

    Top-three sailing achievements:
    Winning the Optimist Nationals and Starling Nationals back-to-back.
    Back-to-back national titles in the 29er.
    2nd at Kiel Week.

    Hometown:
    Auckland
    Region
    Auckland
    Date of Birth:
    Club:
    Wakatere Boating Club
    Competition Class(es):
    29er (crew)

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