470 Class Junior World Championships day 2 lead to British

by Rick van Wijngaarden on 24 Jul 2011 Winds gusting up to 28 knots tested the 92 teams to the limit in Medemblik on day two of the Delta Lloyd Junior 470 World Championships. Local Dutch team Nina Keijzer and Anneloes van Veen looked very comfortable in the big breeze, taking a big lead that took even them by surprise.

'We started well, were going very fast and suddenly we were ahead of the fleet,' said Keijzer. 'The Australians came back to us on the downwind legs, carrying the stronger down with them and there wasn’t much we could do about that.' But Keijzer and van Veen moved away again to score a dominant victory in the first heat.

Others weren’t so fortunate with a number of broken masts, including the Malaysians and Japanese. They said they would be praying for the wind to drop, although the forecast suggests the wind gods have another strong day in mind for Sunday.

In the second women’s heat, the German team of Annika Bochman and Anika Lorenz were lying in first place as they approached the windward mark, with the rain lashing down, massively reducing visibility and the wind gusting to its highest strength of the day. Bochmann and Lorenz are looking to improve on their silver medal from last year’s Junior World Championship, and a race win would have been very useful - but it was not to be. The race committee abandoned the race, sending the girls teams in before more carnage ensued.

Keijzer and van Veen’s race win moves them into the lead overall, ahead of yesterday’s leaders from Great Britain, Anna Burnet and Flora Stewart, with Bochmann and Lorenz in third overall.

The Men/Mixed Fleet is split into two divisions of 30 boats. Two race wins by British team Phil Sparks and David Kohler suggests they dominated the day, although they didn’t take the lead until the very end of race one.

German brothers Steffen and Sven Hessberger led around the first mark but struggled on the tight spinnaker reach and let the Greek team of Vasileios Papoutsoglou and Faidon Kounas get ahead by the second mark. At this point Sparks and Kohler were in fifth, but the difference was that they stayed upright while others capsized. 'We were lucky as both the Greeks and the Swedish capsized so we finished the first race first,' said Sparks. And they won the next race too. A good regatta for a new pairing. 'We have only been sailing together for three weeks. This is my second year in the 470 and the first for my crew so I guess it’s a pretty cool start for us.'

The Brits may be leading the Mens/Mixed Division, but on the other side of the draw the Swedish crew of Nicklas Dackhammar and Fredrik Bergstrom were also looking strong with scores of 1,3 from the blue group, and are just a point behind first place on the leaderboard. Kevin Peponnet and Julien Lebrun are in third overall, but the French coaches Didier Bernard and Sofian Bouvet (2010 Junior 470 World Champion) think it will be tough for a French team to win if the strong wind continues throughout the week. 'It wasn’t such a good day for the French team,' said Bouvet. 'The British and the Swedish are much stronger in these weather conditions. We wait for the wind to drop a bit and we’ll see, but it will be hard for the French to win this Championship.'

Still, this is only the qualifying phase of the regatta and there are five more days of competition yet to come. The Dutch girls are hoping for the breeze to continue. 'We like the strong wind because we are tall, but any wind will do just fine. There are about 12 teams that could win this event, so it’s very early to say who might win.'

This afternoon after racing, Olympic silver medallist and five time 470 World Champion Lobke Berkhout came to speak to the sailors about what it’s like to campaign at the top level. She talked about boat preparation and also the importance of building up the support of sponsors who will provide the backing needed for full-time Olympic campaigning. It was an inspiring talk and the sailors enjoyed the chance to meet one of the most successful 470 sailors of all time.

Delta Lloyd 470 Junior Worlds - Men's 470

No	Sailno	Name	Scores	1	2	3	4
1	GBR 852	B20 SPARKS Philip, Kohler David	3,0	(2)	1	1	1
2	SWE 345	B59 DACKHAMMAR Nicklas, BERGSTRÖM Fredrik	4,0	1	2	1	(3)
3	FRA 8	B12 PEPONNET Kévin, LEBRUN Julien	6,0	1	3	(4)	2
4	GBR 826	B19 PALMER Ben, WEAVER Konrad	8,0	4	(6)	3	1
5	GER 30	B25 HEßBERGER Steffen, HEßBERGER Sven	9,0	(6)	1	5	3
6	FRA 34	B16 SKOCZEK Gabriel, NEBOUT Achille	10,0	(9)	4	2	4
7	GER 99	B28 SIMON Henrik, HEITZIG David	11,0	6	(21)	3	2
8	GRE 3	B32 TSAMIS Sotiris, KOUNAS Faidon	12,0	8	2	2	(11)
9	GRE 10	B33 PAPOUTSOGLOU Vasileios, ORFANOS John	14,0	3	6	(7)	5
10	CRO 111	B08 IVANOV Lovro, CARIC Marko	15,0	2	(16)	8	5
11	FRA 77	B17 PELISSON Sacha, ROSSI Nicolas	17,0	3	(18)	5	9
12	GER 5029	B31 DIESCH Simon, DIESCH Felix	19,0	(19)	7	6	6
13	ITA 29	B42 SIVITZ KOSUTA Simon, FARNETI Jas	21,0	4	(ocs)	9	8
14	ARG 3	B01 VÖLKER Pablo, CUNILL MARTINEZ Agustín	21,0	(15)	9	6	6
15	JPN 4317	B44 DOI Kazuto, ISOZAKI Tetuya	22,0	10	5	(22)	7
16	USA 8	B63 FACTOR Jordan, WEFER Matthew	23,0	12	(16)	7	4
17	AUS 5	B02 CRAWFORD Matthew, CRAWFORD Robert	23,0	5	8	(10)	10
18	GER 84	B27 MASILGE Magnus, KLINGENBERG Moritz	23,0	5	8	(dnf)	10
19	FRA 21	B15 IKHLEF Clément, PÉQUIN Clément	24,0	8	12	4	(dnf)
20	FRA 20	B14 MOYSAN Louis, BERTHIER Baptiste	25,0	9	4	(13)	12
21	ITA 99	B43 VIGNONE Davide, RAMIAN Matteo	26,0	10	(17)	9	7
22	IRL 82	B38 LEHANE Rob, KENNEDY Iarlaith	29,0	(21)	10	8	11
23	GER 19	B23 HOFMANN Jan-philipp, BROCKERHOFF Felix	31,0	7	5	(19)	19
24	NZL 206	B48 TURNER James, JONES Matthew	31,0	(16)	7	11	13
25	ISR 19	B39 LEVI Yoav, FROYLICHE Dan	31,0	(24)	9	10	12
26	GER 15	B22 AUTENRIETH Julian, AUTENRIETH Philipp	34,0	11	3	(dnf)	20
27	FRA 92	B18 QUIROGA Pierre, BOUCHET Mathieu	36,0	14	(22)	13	9
28	POL 50	B49 OGRODNIK Piotr, CHOROBA Pawel	37,0	13	(22)	11	13
29	ITA 25	B41 FALCETELLI Francesco, FRANCIOLINI Gabriele	39,0	(20)	10	14	15
30	AUT 477	B04 FLORIAN Felzmann, BILDSTEIN Simon	40,0	15	11	(18)	14
31	HUN 391	B36 GOND Gergely, BORS Máté	43,0	(17)	15	12	16
32	AUT 511	B03 BILDSTEIN Benjamin, HUSSL David	48,0	11	13	24	(dnf)
33	SLO 18	B53 GULIA Andraž, BOŽIC Jakob	48,0	13	(25)	16	19
34	SUI 1459	B55 FLESSATI Julian, RÜDLINGER Tobias	49,0	14	(23)	17	18
35	FRA 18	B13 FEYDIT Hugo, RHIMBAULT Pierre	50,0	7	12	(dnf)	dnf
36	NED 17	B47 WEIJERS Jorick, WEIJERS Rogier	50,0	12	21	(24)	17
37	BEL 20	B05 DE MUNCK Toon, JONCKERS Tom	50,0	20	15	15	(22)
38	DEN 164	B09 TOBIASEN Balder, JOHANSEN Magnus Jung	51,0	18	13	20	(dnf)
39	GER 4988	B29 DREES Patrik, SCHUEMANN Max	51,0	16	14	(21)	21
40	HUN 21	B34 GYÖRFFY Bálint, LILLIK Ákos	51,0	17	18	(26)	16
41	JPN 4336	B45 IMAMURA Ryo, ISHII Yusuke	53,0	(dnf)	dnf	14	8
42	ITA 10	B40 CAPURRO Matteo, PUPPO Matteo	53,0	(22)	19	20	14
43	GER 38	B26 CIPRA Matti, HEILMANN Nils	55,0	(23)	17	17	21
44	GER 11	B21 MEHLIG Dennis, MEHLIG Kevin	56,0	19	14	23	(24)
45	SWE 335	B57 HOLMGREN Viktor, JOHANSSON Calle Jr	56,0	18	(24)	23	15
46	GER 5026	B30 DZIESIATY Florian, GÜLZOW Lasse	57,0	(bfd)	20	12	25
47	HUN 53	B35 GYAPJAS Balazs, KOVACS Mate	57,0	(27)	24	16	17
48	RUS 9	B51 DENISOV Vladimir, GORETIY Denis	63,0	21	11	(dnf)	dnf
49	CAN 616	B07 SAUNDERS Jacob, SAUNDERS Graeme	63,0	28	(raf)	15	20
50	POL 52	B50 ANTONIAK Jakub, GONTARZ Wojciech	64,0	22	(23)	19	23
51	UKR 77	B61 POCHTOVYK Sergii, DZIADYK Denys	67,0	26	(dnf)	18	23
52	SUI 1451	B54 OTT René, AMMANN Stephan	69,0	23	(dnf)	28	18
53	FRA 5	B11 THUILLIER Remy, CORRUBLE Mathieu	69,0	25	19	25	(dnf)
54	DEN 166	B10 FRUERGAARD Simon, FRUERGAARD Martin	72,0	29	(dnf)	21	22
55	SWE 340	B58 JOHANNISSON Carl, JOHANNISSON Wilhelm	79,0	28	20	(raf)	dnf
56	BEL 1247	B06 VAN SCHOOTE Matthieu, GOOD Morgan	80,0	27	(dnf)	22	dnf
57	GER 29	B24 SCHÖLLMANN Hendrik, SCHÖLLMANN Steffen	83,0	25	(dnf)	27	dnf
58	MAS 1	B46 KU ZAMIL Ku Anas, MAZELAN Mohamad Hafizzudin	83,0	26	(dnf)	dnf	26
59	SWE 331	B56 WALL Arvid, DIEDRICHS Tom	86,0	24	(dnf)	dnf	dnf
60	UKR 17	B60 MAKAROV Olexandr, Kobets Maxsym	86,0	29	26	(dnf)	dnf

470 Junior Worlds - Women's Results

No	Sailno	Name	Scores	1	2	3
1	NED 24	B88 KEIJZER Nina, VAN VEEN Anneloes	6,0	2	3	1
2	GBR 812	B68 BURNET Anna, STEWART Flora	11,0	1	4	6
3	GER 72	B76 BOCHMANN Annika, LORENZ Anika	14,0	3	8	3
4	GBR 831	B69 SEABRIGHT Amy, MCINTYRE Eilidh	16,0	4	7	5
5	GER 12	B71 JURCZOK Victoria, BACH Josephine	22,0	12	6	4
6	AUS 380	B65 RYAN Sasha, HALL Chelsea	25,0	14	9	2
7	UKR 93	B96 KYSELOVA Anna, KRASKO Anastasiya	26,0	10	2	14
8	NED 74	B90 KYRANAKOU Afrodite, KISTERS Jeske	28,0	5	10	13
9	GBR 849	B70 FREEMAN Joanna, TOMSETT Katie	29,0	8	11	10
10	GER 24	B78 BOEHM Nadine, LINDER Monika	30,0	13	5	12
11	NED 42	B89 CRUM Sanne, KEIJZER Lana	41,0	16	17	8
12	GER 61	B75 LUTZ Tina, BEUCKE Susann	43,0	ocs	1	9
13	GER 93	B77 LORENA Brunnhuber, ALINA Hofstätter	45,0	6	14	25
14	GER 18	B73 LOEWE Frederike, GOLTZER Karoline	47,0	7	20	20
15	RUS 15	B93 PIROGOVA Anna, EROKHINA Irina	47,0	18	12	17
16	IRL 7	B82 BUTLER Jane, ANDREASSON Jenny	48,0	25	16	7
17	FRA 22	B67 BLANDIN Cassandre, MERY Charlotte	48,0	11	18	19
18	GER 22	B74 BORREGO Elia, PANUSCHKA Lisa	57,0	9	15	dnf
19	ITA 4477	B84 BERTA Elena, SINNO Alice	57,0	20	21	16
20	USA 1718	B97 FAUER Marlena, SHEVITZ Carly	60,0	23	13	24
21	POL 80	B91 SZCZESNA Ewa, MROZEK GLISZCZYNSKA Irmina	62,0	15	29	18
22	HUN 91	B80 ORSOLYA Sipos, SIPOS Zsófia	65,0	19	25	21
23	RUS 5	B92 SHUVALOVA Victoriya, ZAKHRYAMINA Lilia	67,0	ocs	23	11
24	ITA 16	B83 CAPUTO Roberta, BARBIERO Benedetta	67,0	ocs	19	15
25	GER 16	B62 TROMMER Marlene, ABICHT Lorena	74,0	17	24	dnf
26	FRA 19	B66 PAULINE Mazzocchi, DORINE Duterte-vielle	76,0	21	22	dnf
27	JPN 4362	B86 HAMADA Kaho, NISHIYAMA Hiromi	79,0	26	27	26
28	HUN 1286	B81 PÉCH Fanni, HÉJJ Eszter	80,0	24	dnf	23
29	GRE 8	B79 PAGIDA Dimitra, PASCHOU Danae-dionysia	81,0	ocs	26	22
30	MAS 2	B87 MOHD AFENDY Khairunnisa, MOHAMED SAYED Norashikin	88,0	22	dnf	dnf
31	SUI 1454	B95 NAEF Livia, HEUBERGER Lara	94,0	ocs	28	dnf
32	JPN 4283	B85 HARAGUCHI Suzuka, NOSHO Chihiro	99,0	dnf	dnf	dnf

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