The ISAF World Sailing Rankings for 28 April 2014 have been released.

Following the ISA (Irish Sailing Association) Youth Pathway National Championships in Howth Yacht Club, Co. Dublin, the ISA has announced the eight-sailor squad that will represent Ireland at the 44th ISAF Youth Sailing World Championships.

It was a great performance by France, Israel, and Italy at the Techno 293 European Championship in Torbole, Italy, which finished on Saturday 26 April after a week of racing on Lake Garda.

Jonatan Vadnai of Hungary is world champion of the single Byte CII class, the boat selected for sailing in the Youth Olympics at Nanjing, China from the 16-28 August. In the women's category it was a Dutch one-two with Odile Van Aaholt first and Mirthe Akkerman taking second place.

From the words of the sailors competing at ISAF Sailing World Cup Hyères it was a beautiful ending to a perfect week.

Germany's Moana Delle brought her Olympic sailing career to a glorious end as she claimed gold in the Women's RS:X at ISAF Sailing World Cup Hyères.

The medals will be decided at ISAF Sailing World Cup Hyères on Saturday 26 April with the Medal Races featuring the top ten sailors across ten Olympic events.

The Medal Race places at ISAF Sailing World Cup Hyères have been decided as the penultimate day brought drama and early victories across the ten Olympic events.