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The Nations Trophy is awarded to the best overall nation at each ISAF Youth Sailing World Championship. It was first introduced in 1991 as the Nations Cup and has been awarded every year since, becoming one of the most prestigious prizes in youth sailing. In 1999, the Nations Cup was replaced by the Volvo Trophy which was awarded for the last time in 2010. Below you can take a look at our photo gallery of the winning nations over the history of the Volvo/Nations Trophy. |
Since 1991, the Nations Trophy has been awarded to the top-performing nation at each edition of the ISAF Youth Sailing World Championship. Take a look at all the winners in our photo gallery... © onEdition
1991 Nations Cup winner - France (venue: Largs, Scotland, Great Britain) © onEdition
1992 Nations Cup winner - France (venue: Villamoura, Portugal) © onEdition
1993 Nations Cup winner - Australia (venue: Lake Garda, Italy) © onEdition
1994 Nations Cup winner - New Zealand (venue: Marathon, Greece) © Getty Images
1995 Nations Cup winner - Great Britain (venue: Hamilton, Bermuda) © Peter Bentley
1996 Nations Cup winner - Great Britain (venue: Rhode Island, USA) © Getty Images
1997 Nations Cup winner - France (venue: Fukuoka, Japan) © onEdition
1998 Nations Cup winner - France (venue: Cape Town, South Africa) © onEdition
1999 Nations Cup winner - France (venue: Kuopio, Finland) & 2000 Volvo Trophy winner - France (venue: Sydney, Australia) © onEdition
2001 Volvo Trophy winner - France (venue: Crozon-Morgat, France) © Peter Bentley
2002 Volvo Trophy winner - New Zealand (venue: Lunenberg, Canada) © Peter Bentley
2003 Nations Cup winner - Australia (venue: Madeira, Portugal) © Peter Bentley
2004 Volvo Trophy winner - France (venue: Gdynia, Poland) © Peter Bentley
2005 Volvo Trophy winner - France (venue: Busan, Korea) © Peter Bentley
2006 Volvo Trophy winner - Italy (venue: Weymouth, Great Britain) © onEdition
2007 Volvo Trophy winner - Australia (venue: Kingston, Canada) © onEdition
2008 Volvo Trophy winner - Great Britain (venue: Århus, Denmark) © onEdition
2009 Volvo Trophy winner - France (venue: Buzios, Brazil) © Dave Kneale/Volvo Ocean Race
2010 Volvo Trophy winner - France (venue: Istanbul, Turkey) © Dave Kneale/Volvo Ocean Race
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Find out more about the Youth Worlds top-nation prize.
Winners By Year
Year |
Venue |
Prize |
Winner |
2012 |
Dublin Bay, Ireland |
Nations Cup |
Great Britain |
2011 |
Zadar, Croatia |
Nations Cup |
France |
2010 |
Istanbul, Turkey |
Volvo Trophy |
France |
2009 |
Buzios, Brazil |
Volvo Trophy |
France |
2008 |
Århus, Denmark |
Volvo Trophy |
Great Britain |
2007 |
Kingston, Ontario Canada |
Volvo Trophy |
Australia |
2006 |
Weymouth, Great Britain |
Volvo Trophy |
Italy |
2005 |
Busan, Korea |
Volvo Trophy |
France |
2004 |
Gdynia, Poland |
Volvo Trophy |
France |
2003 |
Madeira, Portugal |
Volvo Trophy |
Australia |
2002 |
Lunenberg, Canada |
Volvo Trophy |
New Zealand |
2001 |
Crozon-Morgat, France |
Volvo Trophy |
France |
2000 |
Sydney, Australia |
Volvo Trophy |
France |
1999 |
Kuopio, Finland |
Volvo Trophy |
France |
1998 |
Cape Town, South Africa |
Nations Cup |
France |
1997 |
Fukuoka, Japan |
Nations Cup |
France |
1996 |
Rhode Island, USA |
Nations Cup |
Great Britain |
1995 |
Hamilton, Bermuda |
Nations Cup |
Great Britain |
1994 |
Marathon, Greece |
Nations Cup |
New Zealand |
1993 |
Lake Garda, Italy |
Nations Cup |
Australia |
1992 |
Villamoura, Portugal |
Nations Cup |
France |
1991 |
Largs, Scotland, Great Britain |
Nations Cup |
France |
Winning Nations
Nation |
Editions Won |
Years Won |
France |
11 |
1991, 1992, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2011 |
Great Britain |
4 |
1995, 1996, 2008, 2012 |
Australia |
3 |
1993, 2003, 2007 |
New Zealand |
2 |
1994, 2002 |
Italy |
1 |
2006 |
How It Works
Scores towards the Nations Trophy standings are taken on a race-by-race basis from the top four performers of each nation across all competing events.
Top ten race finishes translate into points: ten points for a first, nine for a second, all the way down to one point for a tenth place finish. After each race is completed across all events, a nation takes its four best scores and combines them to come up with their overall Nations Trophy score for that race (anywhere between 0-40 points).
The scores are added up as the championship progresses with the Nations Trophy going to the nation with the highest number of points at the end of racing. With a potential 40 points up for grabs, the standings can alter rapidly from one race to another, making the battle for the Nations Trophy one of the most exciting and keenly fought contests of the championship.
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