Two USA Teams Selected for Youth Match Racing Worlds

Published on May 18th, 2016

Ten teams will compete in New Caledonia, a French Island in the South Pacific, at the Youth Match Racing World Championship on June 14-18. France’s Robin Follin is the top ranked entrant at 28th.

Each team consists of 3 to 4 members who must be under 23 years of age until the 31st of December 2016. Teams will rotate through eight identical Eliott 6 sailboats.

The Nouméa Yacht Club (CNC) will host the competition on an isolated Island in front of Noumea, the main city. Competitors from six nations will sail in the biggest lagoon of the world, surrounded by an idyllic setting and natural beauty with a host of wildlife such as turtles, tropical fish and dugongs.

Entries:
Robin Follin (FRA)
Cyril Fortin (FRA)
Ryo Takahashi (JPN)
Christophe Killian (USA)
Charlie Lakumiere (USA)
Will Dargaville (AUS)
Harisson Price (AUS)
Matthew Hughes (NZL)
Oakley Marsh (NZL)
Lars-Peter Rosendahl (DEN)