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A stronger and more consistent 15 knot breeze played out in Gdynia on Wednesday, ensuring a full complement of races for the 409 sailors from 66 nations were completed at the Youth Sailing World Championship in Poland.

Just one point decided the Irish National Championsihp gold medals on Sunday 14 July, with Lucy Kane/Emma Gallagher coming up trumps from their skillful scorecard of 3,1,2,2,1,1,1.

Thirteen 420 teams battled it out over seven races at the annual THE Olympic Regatta on Lake Balaton, Hungary from 12-14 July. Twelve Hungarian teams were joined by one Germany team.

The 420 boys kicked off racing at the 49th edition of the Hempel Youth Sailing World Championship on Monday 15 July with two races under their belts, but  the fading breeze kept the girls off the race track. A more stable breeze on Tuesday gave two races to the Boys and three for the Girls.

Ligth winds prevailed at the annual Warnemuender Woche in Germany, a multi-class event for dinghies and keelboats. The conditions certainly suited the victors, Hannah Kim Thiemann/Maleen Ostermann, who racked up two wins in the 5 race series.

ECOMAR and the Real Federación Gallega de Vela are organizing a beach clean-up on 24 July 2019 at Playa Ecomar on the Isla de Cortegada.

Take a read of the Championship Event Manual to find out all you need to know about arriving to Galicia and on the on site venue facilities.

Ten races contested and we’ve crowned four new 420 Class World Champions in the Open, Women, U17 Open and U17 Women.

A day of patience was asked of the 456 sailors competing at the 2019 420 Worlds in Vilamoura, Portugal as the wind played a waiting game on race day 5.

Poland's sailing capital, Gdynia, will come alive with the sights and sounds of the world's best young sailors when the 2019 Hempel Youth Sailing World Championships commences on 13 July.