The ILCA 4 Youth World Championships, until 2020 the Laser 4.7 Youth World Championships, have been held every year since 2002, organized by the host club on behalf of the International Class Association and recognised by World Sailing. The event is open to sailors under the age of 18.
Editions
Event Host Sailor Date Year Host club City Country Age Gender 1 20-27 Jul 2002 Medemblik U18 Open 98 29 16 3 2 13-18 Jul 2003 Almere U18 Open 80 18 18 3 3 17Jul -24Jun 2004 Riva del Garda U18 Open 228 52 26 6 4 8-13 Aug 2005 Barrington U18 Open 68 24 16 6 5 30Jun -7Jul 2006 Hourtin U18 Male 237 - 30 5 U18 Female - 88 19 3 6 27Dec -4Jan 2007/08 Hermanus U18 Open 90 25 26 6 7 22-29 Aug 2008 Trogir U18 Male 279 - 41 6 U18 Female - 116 29 5 8 24-31 Jul 2009 Armação dos Búzios U18 Male 110 - 24 6 U18 Female - 39 23 5 9 31Mar -8Apr 2010 Pattaya U18 Male 46 - 21 5 U18 Female - 39 19 5 U16 Open 24 6 14 3 10 26Jul -2Aug 2011 Berkeley and San Francisco U18 Male 110 - 28 5 U18 Female - 51 19 5 11 31Mar -6Apr 2012 Buenos Aires U18 Male 71 - 25 6 U18 Female - 46 17 5 12 6-13 Jul 2013 Lake Balaton, Balatonfüred U18 Male 230 - 44 5 U18 Female - 122 31 5 13 8-15 Aug 2014 Karatsu U18 Male 66 - 21 6 U18 Female - 37 14 3 14 6-22 Aug 2015 Medemblik U18 Male 257 - 36 5 U18 Female - 127 29 5 15 30Jul -7Aug 2016 Kiel U18 Male 256 - 38 5 U18 Female - 125 31 5 16 16-24 Jul 2017 Nieuwpoort U18 Male 234 - 43 5 U18 Female - 115 30 5 17 9-17 Jul 2018 Gdynia U18 Male 275 - 42 5 U18 Female - 155 35 5 18 16-23 Aug 2019 Portsmouth Olympic Harbour, Kingston U18 Male 117 - 33 5 U18 Female - 63 20 4 N/A 26 Jul – 3 Aug 2020 Lake Garda Cancelled due to covid 19 7-14 Aug 2021 Dun Laoghaire U18 Male 150 - 26 4 U18 Female - 81 20 5 20 13-20 Aug 2022 Vilamoura U18 Male 271 - 41 5 U18 Female - 154 36 5 21 22-30 Jul 2023 Volos U18 Male 287 - 48 6 U18 Female - 150 40 5 22 22-30 Jun 2024 & Viana do Castelo U18 Male 276 - U18 Female - 150 23 19–26 Jul 2025 San Pedro Bay U18 Male 140 - 31 5 U18 Female - 100 33 5 24 4–9 Aug 2026 Aarhus U18 Male 298 - 46 4 U18 Female - 150 46 4
Medalists Open 2002 / 14th2003 / 13th2004 / 5th2005 / 5th
Boys 20062007 2008 20092010201120122013201420152016201720182019 2020 Cancelled due to COVID-1920212022 20232024 20252026
Girls 200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020 Cancelled due to COVID-19202120222023202420252026
See also - Class Events ILCA Main Worlds Men's ILCA 6 World Championship Women's ILCA 6 World Championship Open ILCA 7 World Championship No Longer Held Male ILCA 7 World Championship ILCA Age Related Worlds Male Under 18 ILCA 4 World Championships Female Under 18 ILCA 4 World Championships Open Youth ILCA 6 World Championships No Longer Held Male Youth ILCA 6 World Championships Female Youth ILCA 6 World Championships Female Under 21 ILCA 6 World Championships Male Under 21 ILCA 7 World Championships Open Over 30,45,55,65,75 ILCA Masters World Championships
See also - World Sailing Events Sailing World Championships Youth Sailing World Championships
References
External links World Champs – Laser 4.7 Sailing World Championships – Men Laser 4.7 from site Sports123.com (by Internet Archive) Sailing World Championships – Women Laser Radial from site Sports123.com (by Internet Archive)