The next generation of match racers is active, passionate, and ready for battle.
The Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron is hosting back-to-back weeks of top-tier youth match racing. Sailors under 23 years old duked it out at the Harken Youth International Match Racing Cup last week in very breezy conditions. James Hodgson, Harry Hall, Louis Schofield, and Nick Rozenauers earned the Cup title for Cruising Yacht Club Of Australia. Results: matchracingresults.com/2020/harken-youth-international-match-racing-cup/
 
Coming up next is the Harken 2020 Youth Match Racing World Championship at RNZYS. The action starts Thursday!

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