Young sailors search for Olympic glory in Perth



10:29 AM Fri 25 Mar 2011 GMT
Perth 2011
Emerging Nations Programme (ENP) 2011* begins this Sunday 27 March. The popular ENP project is proving its worth in identifying young international sailing talent and will bring 11 exciting sailors from developing sailing nations to Perth, Western Australia, in search of Olympic glory. Implemented as a world first sailing initiative in July 2009 the ENP project assists young sailors to increase their sailing skills and helps them towards international success. The concept was developed by Perth 2011 as part of the bid to host the ISAF Sailing World Championships in Perth this December. It is designed to encourage developing sailing ...


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by Will Davies





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