Please select your home edition
Edition
Sailingfast 2018 2 728x90

2024 World Sailing Youth Match Racing World Championship at Jeddah Yacht Club & Marina - Overall

by Jordan Reece 3 Dec 2024 00:40 GMT 29 November - 2 December 2024

Cole Tapper, Hamish Vass, Jack Frewin, Chelsea Williams & Joel Beashel, representing the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, have been crowned 2024 World Sailing Youth Match Racing World Champions after a flawless Finals Series on the Red Sea.

The Australian crew went undefeated through the Quarter-Finals, Semi-Finals and Finals to claim victory over ten nations in one of the most comprehensive victories at these World Championships.

To first win the World title, the Australian team first had to qualify for the Finals. In the Semi-Finals the team were paired against Trans-Tasman rivals Josh Hyde, Cody Coughlan, Mason Mulcahy, Sofia Higgott and Zachary Fong, representing the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron. The Australians had the might over the New Zealanders in all three starts, and around the race track to comfortably book the first berth in the Finals 3 - 0.

In the other semi-finals, regatta leader, France chose to race Marius Westerlind from Sweden, who put up an amazing fight, however eventually fell to the French 3 -2.

With a rematch of last year's Finals, the ghosts of the 2023 World Championship campaign in Sydney, Australia, were firmly put to rest, with Tapper, Vass and Williams turning the tables on defending champions Ange Delerce, Julia D'Amodio, Julien Bunel, Sylvestre De Giuli Morghen and Thomas Flachon Sanchez of France, to dominate the Finals Series, winning 3 - 0.

This marks the fourth World Championship title for the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia with Tapper, Vass, Frewin, Williams and Beashel joining the ranks of youth sailors from the CYCA Youth Sailing Academy who have claimed World titles in Los Angeles (2017), Yekaterinburg (RUS) and Auckland (NZL).

Related Articles

GKSS Match Cup Sweden & Nordea Women's Trophy D5
Stage set for Finals showdown in Marstrand With just one day to go at the 2025 GKSS Match Cup Sweden and Nordea Women's Trophy, the stage is set for a thrilling finale in both the Open and Women's classes. Posted on 4 Jul
GKSS Match Cup Sweden & Nordea Women's Trophy D4
High stakes for semi-finalists as the final four teams in each division are locked in The third day of racing at GKSS Match Cup Sweden saw the completion of the quarter-final match-ups in both the Open and Women's class, locking in the final four teams in each division for Friday's semi-finals. Posted on 3 Jul
GKSS Match Cup Sweden & Nordea Women's Trophy D3
Surprise exits in Marstrand as Quarter-Finalists decided The qualifying round-robin stages at GKSS Match Cup Sweden in Marstrand finished today with the surprise departure of defending champion USA's Chris Poole/ Riptide Racing and Switzerland's Eric Monnin/ Capvis Swiss Match Racing Team from the Open Class. Posted on 2 Jul
GKSS Match Cup Sweden & Nordea Women's Trophy D2
A challenging southerly breeze and short three-lap course put teams to task A challenging southerly breeze and short three-lap course put teams to task on the second day of racing at the GKSS Match Cup Sweden and Nordea Women's Trophy in Marstrand, Sweden. Posted on 1 Jul
RYA Harken Youth Match Racing Championships 2025
Nine teams duelled for supremacy in glamour conditions at the WPNSA The 2025 RYA Harken Youth Match Racing Championships saw nine teams duelling for supremacy in glamour conditions at Weymouth & Portland National Sailing Academy. Posted on 1 Jul
GKSS Match Cup Sweden & Nordea Women's Trophy D1
Sunday's storm winds cleared to deliver ideal conditions for the opening race day Sunday's storm winds cleared to deliver ideal conditions for the opening race day of the 2025 GKSS Match Cup Sweden and Nordea Women's Trophy, official championship stages of the World Match Racing Tour and Women's World Match Racing Tour. Posted on 1 Jul
Aspen renews sponsorship for Women's Match Race
As title sponsor of the 2025 Bermuda Women's Match Racing Regatta The Royal Bermuda Yacht Club and World Match Racing Tour has announced the return of leading speciality insurer and re-insurer ASPEN as title sponsor of the 2025 Bermuda Women's Match Racing Regatta to be held from 21-26 October. Posted on 20 Jun
2025 Santa Maria Cup in Annapolis, USA overall
A tense light-air final on the Severn River USA's women's match racing team Team Baam skippered by Allie Blecher from California won the 2025 Santa Maria Cup today, defeating Vela Racing team skippered by Nicole Breault 3-0 in a tense light-air final on the Severn River. Posted on 8 Jun
2025 Santa Maria Cup in Annapolis, USA Day 3
Nicole Breault and Allie Blecher to meet in the final USA's Nicole Breault / Vela Racing and Allie Blecher / Team Baam have both advanced to the final of the Santa Maria Cup in Annapolis, the second stage of the 2025 Women's World Match Racing Tour championship. Posted on 7 Jun
2025 Santa Maria Cup in Annapolis, USA Day 2
Final four skippers emerge from a competitive qualifying double-round robin stage A thrilling second day of racing at the 2025 Santa Maria Cup saw the final four skippers emerge from a competitive qualifying double-round robin stage. Posted on 6 Jun