The province produced one of the sport's best of all time in America's Cup CEO and three-time champion skipper Sir Russell Coutts.
Five of those up-and-comers are preparing to head to international regattas after having been coached by Coutts for the past three months.
Anna Walrond (14), of the Ravensbourne club, will leave for Bermuda this weekend.
The Logan Park High School pupil is one of 32 sailors who will compete at the America's Cup Endeavour O'Pen held in conjunction with the finals of the main event.
Walrond had been watching a bit of the cup and was excited to get over there.
She was not sure how she would go, but was expecting a range of abilities among the competitors and was hoping to make the most of the experience.
''I'm not necessarily looking to win,'' she said.
''I mean it would be great to do well, but [my goal is] just to have fun and meet new people.''
Kaya Reese (15), Ollie Gilmour (15) and Thomas Hamilton (13), all also of the Ravensbourne Yacht Club, and Laura Erichsen (16), of the Wanaka Yacht Club, will all head to the O'Pen BIC world championships.
They will be held at Lake Garda in Italy on July 31-August 5.
All were chosen by Coutts based on their strong performances over the summer.
Ravensbourne youth yachting trust secretary Anna Leslie said it could be difficult for southern sailors to compete and this was an amazing opportunity.
The resources in the region were not the same as up north, where most clubs had paid coaches.
Sailing through the winter was generally not an option in the South.
However, the youngsters had been braving the cold conditions and training three times a week.
Leslie said alongside Ravensbourne club commodore Warwick Graham, Coutts had been key in pushing the group along.
''He's [Coutts] a patron of the Ravensbourne youth yachting trust and he sailed at Ravy himself, so he's got that history with Ravensbourne.
''I guess he just really wants to get kids keen, enthusiastic and make sailing available, because it is really a sport that can involve money.
''He's just so passionate about it and really passionate about kids get involved in it and helping in any way he can with his time and his energy and his commitment.''
Coutts has been coaching the group, getting them to send videos every two weeks via Facebook messenger.
He responds with specific feedback and also has Skype sessions with the group every second Sunday.
He had also given them personalised six-day-a-week physical training programmes.
The young sailors had been getting noticeably better with the guidance and were interested to see how they would compare on the world stage.
At national level, all had performed well, consistently achieving top-10 overall finishes and top-five finishes in their age-groups.
Leslie said the America's Cup was generating excitement among the region's young sailors and showed them one pathway the sport could take them. Having their connection to Coutts, they were privy to inside information which added interest to the event.
