Santiago Falasca to sail at first ISAF Youth Worlds

by ISAF on 12 Jun 2013 Having qualifying for the Sail First ISAF Youth Worlds in February, Santiago Falasca's (ARG) preparations for the event are on the right track. Falasca will be sailing at his first ISAF Youth Worlds in the 56-boat Laser Radial Boys fleet and having taken the Argentinean spot in Mar del Plata his preparations began instantly, 'From that moment with my coach Alejo Fernández Sosa, I have been preparing hard to do well in the Championship. 'Many hours on the water, physical training, a lot of swimming and bike rides are helping me to get to the ideal weight for the Laser Radial in July. 'Without the support of the Yacht Club Argentino, the Secretaría de Deportes de la Nación, the ENARD and of course my family, neither the preparation nor the trip would be possible.' Falasca won the Under 18 Laser Standard World Championship in 2012 and has put in steady performances at the Central and South American Laser Championships in 2011 and in 2012 and he's ready for the challenge ahead, 'I'm very excited to compete in this new edition of the Sail First ISAF Youth Worlds. This year I turn 18 and therefore it becomes a unique opportunity to be part of such an important event. 'I want to go home after this championship knowing that I did everything in my power to achieve the best possible result. If that happens, I'll be satisfied. It is difficult to predict a result without knowing most of my competitors, but getting a position within the first 10 would be very rewarding.' The 2013 Laser Radial Boy's fleet features some exciting new talent including New Zealand's Andrew McKenzie and Ireland's Robbie Gilmore who will challenge for top honours. 2012 Champion Mark Spearman returns to the event to defend his title but Falasca will focus on what he needs to do come race time, 'Mark Spearman is clearly one of the candidates to get the gold in Cyprus and is also a great example of the championship level. 'To achieve the best possible result I must focus on myself, race by race and at the end we'll see who takes the victory. I still have a month ahead and with the correct preparation, no one is unbeatable.' Racing across eight classes is scheduled to start on Monday 15 July in Limassol, Cyprus running through to Friday 19 July.

The Laser Radial Boys fleet features 54 sailors.

AHO	Netherlands Antilles	Laser Radial B	Just Van Aanholt
ARG	Argentina	Laser Radial B	Santiago Falasca
AUS	Australia	Laser Radial B	Mark Spearman
BAH	Bahamas	Laser Radial B	Paul de Souza
BEL	Belgium	Laser Radial B	William De Smet
BER	Bermuda	Laser Radial B	Owen Siese
BRA	Brazil	Laser Radial B	Martin Manzoil Lowy
BRN	Bahrain	Laser Radial B	Ebrahim Daij
CAN	Canada	Laser Radial B	Hugh Macrae
CHI	Chile	Laser Radial B	Patricio Seguel
CHN	China	Laser Radial B
COL	Colombia	Laser Radial B	Miguel Saab
CRO	Croatia	Laser Radial B	Ivan Juric
CYP	Cyprus	Laser Radial B
CZE	Czech Republic	Laser Radial B	Jean-Baptiste Janca
DEN	Denmark	Laser Radial B	Celine Carlsen
ECU	Ecuador	Laser Radial B	John Birkett
ESP	Spain	Laser Radial B
EST	Estonia	Laser Radial B	Kristian Raus
FIN	Finland	Laser Radial B	Kaarle Tapper
FRA	France	Laser Radial B
GBR	Great Britain	Laser Radial B	Thomas Williams
GER	Germany	Laser Radial B
GRE	Greece	Laser Radial B	Panos Efraimidis Synodin
HKG	Hong Kong	Laser Radial B	James William Johnston
HUN	Hungary	Laser Radial B	Benjamin Vadnai
IRL	Ireland	Laser Radial B	Robbie Gilmore
ISR	Israel	Laser Radial B
ITA	Italy	Laser Radial B	Zeno Gregorin
JPN	Japan	Laser Radial B	Daichi Takayama
KOR	Korea	Laser Radial B	Joonoh Jin
LTU	Lithuania	Laser Radial B	Dominykas Kneizys
MAS	Malaysia	Laser Radial B	Ahmad Latif Ali Sabri Khan
MEX	Mexico	Laser Radial B	Ander Belausteguigoitia
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