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 Trophy and has been awarded every year since, becoming one of the most prestigious prizes in youth sailing. In 1999, the Nations Trophy was replaced by the Volvo Trophy which was awarded for the last time in 2010.

Find out more about the Youth Worlds top-nation prize.

Winners By Year

Year	Venue	Prize	Winner
2013	Limassol, Cyprus	Nations Trophy	Italy
2012	Dublin Bay, Ireland	Nations Trophy	Great Britain
2011	Zadar, Croatia	Nations Trophy	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 Trophy	France
1997	Fukuoka, Japan	Nations Trophy	France
1996	Rhode Island, USA	Nations Trophy	Great Britain
1995	Hamilton, Bermuda	Nations Trophy	Great Britain
1994	Marathon, Greece	Nations Trophy	New Zealand
1993	Lake Garda, Italy	Nations Trophy	Australia
1992	Villamoura, Portugal	Nations Trophy	France
1991	Largs, Scotland, Great Britain	Nations Trophy	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	2	2006, 2013

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.