Future stars
Royal Geelong Yacht Club sets its sights on 2022 Youth World Sailing Championships.
Photography by Beau Outteridge / Salty Dingo
28 January 2020
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The Geelong Yacht Club has its sights on winning the rights to host the 2022 Youth World Sailing Championships – the world’s ultimate youth sailing regatta.
The championships are scheduled to be held from 11 to 18 December 2022. If RGYC’s bid is successful, the championship event would be one of the biggest sailing events ever held in Australia, attracting as many as 600 athletes plus 200 support staff, from up to 75 different countries to Geelong.
First held in Angelholm, Sweden in 1971, the Youth World Sailing Championships is open to sailors aged 19 and under, bringing the stars of the future together in the one location.
The audacious bid to host the 2022 Youth World Sailing Championships was announced last night by Geelong MP Christine Couzens at the MacGlide Festival of Sails VIP function at the Novotel Geelong.
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The Victorian State Government has committed their support for the bid along with the City of Greater Geelong’s commitment through Geelong Major Events, should the RGYC bid be successful. A decision on the location for the 2022 championships is expected in the coming months.
RGYC Commodore John Kint said “welcoming hundreds of elite athletes around the world this summer for the world championships, along with our other successful regattas, really puts the Royal Geelong Yacht Club and our city on the map”.
“We’re hoping our fantastic summer schedule will also put us in a strong position to bid for the prestigious 2022 Youth World Sailing Championships.”
“Hosting the Youth World Sailing Championships would be a major coup for our city.
As well as a significant economic impact it would showcase Geelong to a world-wide audience. Our residents and visitors to Geelong would also be able to see the world’s best youth athletes competing on our waters,” he said.
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