Taking on the world

The Youth Sailing Champions League (YSCL) is set to take place over three days of intense competition from 22 to 24 June.

21 clubs from nine nations, including Australia celebrating its first Sailing Champions League appearance, will be coming to the event which takes place during Kiel Week, the world’s largest sailing event which attracts every kind of sailor, from weekend warriors to Olympic Champions.

The 21 clubs taking part in the under-22 regatta are from Australia, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Italy, Norway, Portugal, Sweden and Switzerland. This is Australia’s first participation in the sailing Champions League, and Jack Littlechild, the helmsman from the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron, said: “As the first Australian team to compete in a sailing Champions League event we are extremely excited for the racing in Kiel and thankful for this amazing opportunity.

We are also very proud to be representing our country and the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron. We hope that through this event we can help build the National Sailing League at home as it is a great opportunity for all the sailing clubs in Australia and New Zealand to compete against each other in a really fun format of racing.”