The 44th edition of the ISAF Youth Sailing World Championship has been declared open by ISAF President Carlo Croce at the opening ceremony in Tavira, Portugal.

Portugal's ISAF Youth Worlds team is ready for the action on their home waters in Tavira. The team assembled on 11 July in the Algarve and are anxious to start competing.

The 470 fleets stayed ashore under postponement waiting for the breeze to fill on race day 2 at the 2014 470 European Championships.

Anders Pedersen (NOR) has won his first ever Finn Silver Cup, and in his last year as a Junior, without any more races being held.

The five boat classes that will be sailed across eight ISAF Youth Worlds events have been prepared and are at the ready for the 371 sailors from a record 68 nations.

2013 ISAF Youth Sailing World Championship medallists Tiago Brito (BRA) and Nadja Horwitz (CHI) have their eyes set on 420 Boys and Girls honours at the 2014 edition in Tavira, Portugal.

Three more races were completed at the Soto 40 Worlds in weather conditions that created difficulties for the Race Committee.

Counting no worse than second places World Champions Billy Besson and Marie Riou lead the overall standings after five races at the Nacra 17 European Championships at La Grande Motte as the fleet split into a 40 strong Gold fleet and 31 Silver fleet.