Young talents ready to fly the flag at New Zealand Youth Worlds (RYA - Royal Yachting Association)

(Source: RYA - Royal Yachting Association) Fourteen aspiring young champions are preparing to represent Great Britain at the prestigious Youth Sailing World Championships, which get underway in Auckland, New Zealand, this Friday (16-20 December). The selected British sailors, competing across nine events, will experience their Christmas countdown in the southern hemisphere as they get set to take on around 270 the world's best under 19-year-old sailing talents from 66 nations out on the Hauraki Gulf. The 17-year-old windsurfer Emma Wilson and Laser Radial sailor Daniel Whiteley, 18, will both be seeking upgrades to their respective silver and bronze medals from the 2015 edition of the event...