| The ILCA Class Association and Aarhus International Sailing Center are proud to welcome 877 young sailors from 56 nations to Aarhus, Denmark, for the 2026 ILCA 4 & ILCA 6 Youth World Championships, taking place from 1 to 19 August. Around 450 sailors will compete in the ILCA 4 Boys and Girls fleets, and around 430 in the ILCA 6 Boys and Girls fleets. The ILCA 4 fleet races from 1 to 9 August, followed directly by the ILCA 6 from 11 to 19 August.
Both classes are the heart of the ILCA’s youth pathway, turning these two World Championships into one of the highlights of the sailing calendar: two weeks where the next generation of ILCA sailors race against the best of their peers from around the world, many with sights set on senior competition and the Olympic Games.
“Every Youth Worlds is a reminder of how strong and how global this class is,” says ILCA President Mark Lyttle. “We’re proud to welcome sailors from 56 nations to Aarhus, and we can’t wait to see the racing this fleet is capable of. This is what the ILCA pathway is built for — wherever these sailors go next in the sport, Aarhus will be part of that story. We wish every one of them a great championship, on and off the water.”
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