Following to the 2005 experience, the International 470 Class Association has decided, in close cooperation with Nautivela Srl ( Milan , Italy – www.nautivela.com ) as sole Official Sponsor, to renew the Junior Female Support Programme into Junior Support Programme dedicated both to the Female and Male crews.

Awarding ceremony of the Junior Support Programme, 2006 edition

from left to right, Koropecki Nicolaj and Mongird Krzystof from Poland (youngest male crew), Ania Kula and Ewa Kula from Poland (youngest female crew) Nincevic Enia and Zupan Romana from Croatia (second female youngest crew), with Yalcin Gurkan (470 Class Management Committee Secretary)

This programme was originally dedicated to the two youngest female crews (combined age of skipper and crew) competing in the 470 Junior (under 22 years of age) World Championship and consisted in two grants of 900,00 € (cash) each. Thanks to the support of Nautivela, this year the International 470 Class Association could increase the number of the grants from two to three and extend also to male

All the female and male crews are eligible for such grants (the calculation of the combined age is made at the regatta venue after the closing of the entry procedure) but only the two youngest female crews and the youngest male crew receive the grants at the awarding ceremony, provided that the winning crew members are personally present at such ceremony.