The US Sailing Youth Champs is basically an invitational regatta (apply via sailing resume) for youth sailors under 20. That being said, only teams that are under 18 can qualify to go to the ISAF Youth Worlds in 2014.

This regatta is one of two qualifiers, so people that want to attend 2014 Youth Worlds have to sail in both...they have not officially announced the second regatta but it may be in December as part of another large youth event!

One of the big struggles is that the teams have to apply together and many of the youth multihull teams are not paired up for summer sailing by March 15.

At the 2013 Youth Worlds qualifier in Clearwater last month it was awesome to watch all the Laser, 29er and I420 sailors gawk and drool a little as the F16's flew by them all! I think it is great that US Sailing has combined the events lending credibility and visibility to the Multihull world.