Youthsail on course in fresh winds

by Kirsty Laws, Sandspit YC on 23 Apr 2008

Andrew Maloney (NZL) - Final day Mens and Youths Laser Radial Worlds Richard Gladwell www.photosport.co.nz

A successful day's racing was had at Algies Bay by the participants on the first day of racing at Youthsail 2008, the selection regatta for the ISAF Youth World Sailing Championship.

Racing is on schedule with three races completed on each course. Fresh shifty winds made racing testing for New Zealand's elite youth sailors.

Sam Meech of Tauranga leads Jason Saunders and reigning World Youth Laser Radial Champion Andy Maloney by one point. In the Laser Radial, 2007 ISAF Youth Worlds representative Cushla Hume-Merry has a comfortable lead in the girls' fleet, and is on equal points with Whangarei's Spencer Loxton overall.

In the 420 class 2008 National Champions Paul Snow-Hansen and Ben Goodwin finished the day with a one-point lead over home town favourites Francisco Lardies and David Hazard, with Thomas Saunders and 2007 Optimist World Champion Chris Steele another point behind in 3rd. Alexandra Maloney and Bianca Barbarich-Bacher of Murray's Bay are the first girls. The RSX fleet is dominated by Josh Nixon with three firsts, while Jazmine Lynch leads the girls' fleet, in 4th place overall.

On the B course Sam Bullock of Tauranga is in 1st place in the inaugural Asia Pacific Starling Championships, followed by Molly Meech, Gye Simkin from New Plymouth, and Claudia Pierce. Oskar Rorvik leads the P-class while Ben Lutze of Taipa has a comfortable lead in the Splash.

Youthsail 2008

Sandspit Yacht Club at Algies Bay

420 provisional

Rank	SailNo	Helm	Crew	Club	Points
1st	51986	Paul Snow-Hansen	Ben Goodwin	WBC/NSC	5.0
2nd	52577	Francisco Lardies	David Hazard	GBC/SYC	6.0
3rd	52362	Thomas Saunders	Chris Steele	TYPBC/WBC	7.0
4th	52571	Yelena Lee	Andrew Bettle	MBSC	15.0
5th	52576	Alexandra Maloney	Bianca Barbarich-Bacher	MBSC	17.0
6th	53189	Marcus Hansen	Finn Hansen	MBSC/WCC	22.0
7th	52359	Jamie Dawson	Luca Hyattt-Brown	MBSC	23.0
8th	52358	James Turner	George Kool	MBSC/GBC	23.0
9th	52711	Sarah Berry	Emma Berry	TBC	25.0
10th	52570	Emma Goodwin	Gaby Walmsley	NSC/TYPBC	30.0
11th	52548	Scott Barnes	Sam McKenzie	MBSC	32.0
12th	52713	Keziah Deverell	Vicky Francis	Taipa/MBSC	33.0
13th	52716	Stacy Swanson	Alice Pearson	WBBC	35.0
14th	51641	Lianne Wall	Alexandria Wilkinson	Ngaroto SC	42.0
15th	52575	Janey Goedhart	Christie Osbourne	Kapiti	46.0

Laser provisional

Rank	SailNo	Helm	Club	Points
1st	190332	Sam Meech	TYPBC	6.0
2nd	181961	Andy Maloney	MBSC	7.0
3rd	188807	Jason Saunders	TYPBC	7.0
4th	191616	Luke Deegan	HSC	13.0
5th	187887	Travis Dow	Tutukaka SPYC	14.0
6th	156993	Josh Wild	Tamaki	19.0
7th	169412	Josh Porebski	WBBC	20.0
8th	175279	Tim Coltman	MYC	22.0
9th	181967	Simon Van Ryn	MYC	27.0
10th	192280	Daniel Jones	Manly	33.0

Laser Radial Provisional

Rank	SailNo	Helm	Club	Points
1st	192278	Cushla Hume-Merry	EBYMBC	6.0
2nd	184218	Spencer Loxton	WCC	6.0
3rd	185382	Rawiri Geddes	KKSC	8.0
4th	191617	Jessica Barrell	TSC	14.0
5th	179386	Paula England	NPYC	19.0
6th	178800	Nicolas Croft	MBSC	19.0
7th	191620	Rachel Basevi	SYC	20.0
8th	181720	Sarah Tootill	BBYC	22.0
9th	190327	Donna Hamilton	SYC	26.0
10th	187885	Scott Tillet	Manly	28.0
11th	177773	Mark Bradley	KYC	30.0

RSX provisional

Rank	Class	SailNo	Helm	Club	Points
1st	RSX	37	Josh Nixon	TBC/RAYC	3.0
2nd	RSX	125	Ben MacKay	MBSC	6.0
3rd	RSX	48	Simon Swinton	WBC	14.0
4th	RSX	110	Jazmine Lynch	TBC	14.0
5th	RSX	3	Tom Press	MBSC	16.0
6th	RSX	13	Michael Rogers	TBC/KYC	16.0
7th	RSX	36	Alice Monk	TBC	17.0
8th	RSX	54	Oliver Gunman	TBC/MBSC	25.0
9th	RSX	27	Matt Deegan	HSC	28.0
10th	RSX	105	Lucy Driver	TBC	29.0

Starling provisional

Rank	Boat	Class	SailNo	Helm	Club	Points
1st	Ripsnorter	Starling	1193	Sam Bullock	TYPBC	11.0
2nd		Starling	1144	Molly Meech	TYPBC	14.0
3rd		Starling	1309	Gye Simkin	NPYC	18.0
4th	Devil's Advocate	Starling	1147	Claudia Pierce	TYPBC	18.0
5th		Starling	1206	Grant Hamilton	SYC	19.0
6th	Supernova	Starling	1162	Mark Noyer	SYC	22.0
7th	Le Voilier Rouge	Starling	1305	Matt Broome	NSC	22.0
8th	Backfire	Starling	1025	Callum Jones	SYC	24.0
9th	Channel Surfer	Starling	1315	Phillip Smith	TYPBC	29.0
10th	Amityville	Starling	1273	Wade Tresadern	NSC	31.0
11th	Rough Diamond	Starling	1224	Paul Moriarty	NPYC	32.0
12th	Surreal	Starling	1283	Matthew Lee	MBSC	36.0
13th	Extreme Machine	Starling	1211	Annalise Nixon	TYPBC	38.0
14th		Starling	1251	Luke Stevenson	TYPBC	39.0
15th		Starling	2026	Sylvie Admore	MBSC	46.0
16th		Starling	1194	Paul Hazard	SYC	49.0
17th	Excell	Starling	1088	Tomas Ocampo	YCA	51.0
18th		Starling	2035	Emily Martin	GBC	55.0
19th		Starling	2010	Devin Tootill	BBYC	56.0
20th	Sansonnet	Starling	1304	Hamish Andrew	GBC	60.0
21st		Starling	1184	James Rountree	KYC	61.0
22nd		Starling	1238	Robyn Caundle	TYPBC	66.0
23rd	Tectonic	Starling	1301	Elise Beavis	MBSC	78.0
24th		Starling	375	Brad Moss	MBSC	78.0
25th	Blackbird	Starling	903	Ian Paterson	SYC	82.0
26th		Starling	2038	Leo Pritt	NPYC	83.0
27th		Starling	1132	Alisha Moss	MBSC	87.0
28th	Astrapid	Starling	618	Sam Jones	SYC	91.0
29th	Marquis	Starling	878	Angus Adamson	SYC	91.0
30th	My Mojo	Starling	1306	Kagan Weeks	NSC	105.0
30th	Charisma II	Starling	160	Louise Moriarty	NPYC	105.0
30th	Resolute	Starling	649	Alice Noyer	SYC	105.0
30th	Lunatic	Starling	2042	Angela Goodman	GBC	105.0
30th	One Vision	Starling	1123	Shannen Mills	SYC	105.0

Splash Class

Rank	SailNo	Helm	Club	Points
1st	1432	Ben Lutze	TaipaYC	5.0
2nd	1839	George Lane	MBSC	10.0
3rd	2318	Jordan Coles	TYPBC	11.0
4th	1418	Josh Edmonds	QCYC	12.0
5th	1847	Scott Fyfe	QCYC	14.0
6th	2314	Michael Cate	OYC	18.0
7th	2316	Joseph Wright	WCC	18.0
8th	2433	Laura Hemingway	TYPBC	24.0
9th	2311	Michael Turney	TYPBC	26.0
10th	2317	Hamish Thurston	TYPBC	33.0
11th	318	Lewis Cook	TYC	37.0
12th	2309	Sebastien Masters	KYC	39.0
13th	2307	David Turney	TYPBC	39.0
14th	1436	Declan Burn	QCYC/MBSC	40.0
15th	2312	Melissa Gibbs	TYC	40.0
16th	1856	Nick Dunning	KYC	43.0

P class

Rank	Boat	SailNo	Helm	Club	Points
1st	Wet wet wet	167	Oscar Rorvik	TYPBC	3.0
2nd		31	Felicity Ellis	KYC	6.0
3rd	Vengeance	404	Tim Driver	TYPBC	10.0
4th		183	Ben Caundle	TYPBC	11.0
5th		105	Julia Francis	MBSC	19.0
6th	Twisted Sister	279	Paddy Gibson	Hamilton	19.0
7th	No Surrender	922	Liam Merton	TYPBC	25.0
8th	X-rated	6661	Gen Saunders	TYPBC	25.0
9th	Karizma	835	Micah Wilkinson	Hamilton	26.0