The Youth Sailing World Championships is the pinnacle global event for young sailors. The Youth Worlds was first held in Sweden in 1971.

The 420 dinghy has been the equipment of choice for the two-person dinghy events and used almost continuously since 1971, and continues to be selected for future events.

Recent editions:

• 2021 Youth Sailing World Championship | Al Mussanah, Oman - December 11-18 2021
• 2019 Youth Sailing World Championship | Gdynia, Poland - July 13-20 2019
• 2018 Youth Sailing World Championship | Corpus Christi, USA - July 14-21 2018
• 2017 ISAF Youth Sailing World Championships | Sanya, China - December 9-16 2017
• 2016 ISAF Youth Sailing World Championships | Auckland, New Zealand - December 14-20 2016
• 2015 ISAF Youth Sailing World Championships | Langkawi, Malaysia - December 27 2015 - January 3 2016

Official website:

• Youth Sailing World Championships | worldsailingywc.org