Emerging Nations
Programme

In what is an unprecedented initiative for international sailing, the Emerging Nations Programme (ENP) was conceived as an additional benefit that the Perth 2011 Bid Committee offered the International Sailing Federation (ISAF) as a part of its bid to secure the 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships.

The ENP is designed to encourage and assist developing sailing nations to participate in the Olympic Sailing Competition, increase the number of participating ISAF Member National Authorities (MNAs) and subsequently the number of competitors at the Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships. From this World Championship, it is hoped emerging talent identified during the ENP will qualify to represent their country in sailing at the 2012 London Olympic Games.

The inaugural ENP camp was held at Fremantle Sailing Club, Western Australia from 22 July to 3 August 2009 and was the first of seven ENP intensive training camps to be held in WA between July 2009 and the Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships in December 2011.

Over the course of the seven ENP intensive training camps, up to 40 athletes from 30 nations (not represented in any sailing discipline at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games), will be invited to Perth to improve their chances of earning a place at the Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships through their involvement with the ENP. Athletes invited to attend an ENP camp will have met the following criteria, as decided upon by ISAF and Perth 2011, from countries identified by ISAF.

The next ENP Camp runs between 20th November to 11th of December, 2009.