Italy top nation at Youth Sailing Worlds

Published on July 19th, 2024

A total of 418 sailors from 70 countries competed in the 2024 Youth Sailing World Championships, held July 15-19 in Lake Garda, Italy. The host country retained their Nations Trophy, awarded to the best overall nation, by winning six of the 11 events

Maria Vittoria Arseni and Antonio Pascali led the way in men’s and women’s ILCA 6, as did Carola Colasanto and Federico Pilloni in iQFOiL for two Italian clean sweeps. Italy also claimed wins in the Male/Mixed 420 and the Mixed Nacra 15.

Canada’s Nikhil Damji was awarded the Bengt Julin Trophy for fostering international understanding and sportsmanship throughout the Championships. The 17-year-old two-person dinghy sailor helms alongside his identical twin brother Emil who crews in the class.

“It’s very special,” he said. “I wasn’t thinking about winning an award for being me, I like to have friends and I’m very thankful and grateful to have won this. It’s my second time at Youth Worlds and my second time at Lake Garda. Youth Worlds is one of the best weeks of my life, it’s so much fun just being around people who love what I love doing.”

After Italy, the top five in the Nations Trophy standings was France, Great Britain, Poland, and USA. Below are the final results of top North Americans:

Male/Mixed Skiff – 29er
6. Fynn Olsen / Pierce Olsen (USA)

Female Skiff – 29er
3. Annie Sitzmann / Molly Bonham (USA)

Male/Mixed Two Person Dinghy – I420
4. Freddie Parkin / Estella Morris (USA)

Female Two Person Dinghy – I420
4. Ava McAliley / Michelle Kaneti (USA)

Male One Person Dinghy – ILCA 6
10. Sullivan Nakatsu (CAN)

Female One Person Dinghy – ILCA 6
3. Isabella Mendoza Cabezas (USA)

Mixed Two Person Multihull – Nacra 15
5. Dylan Tomko / Casey Small (USA)

Male Kiteboarding – Formula Kite
10. Nathan Pearce (CAN)

Female Kiteboarding – Formula Kite
6. Claire Ramsey (CAN)

Male Windsurfing – Youth iQFOiL
3. Makani Andrews (USA)

Female Windsurfing – Youth iQFOiL
17. Sage Andrews (USA)

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