France leads Youth Sailing ISAF Worlds

by Courtesy ISAF on 18 Jul 2005 Two races were completed in all events, apart from the Boys and Girls windsurfer fleets, which completed three at the 35th Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championships in Busan, Korea.

Wind conditions out on the water were more consistent for the sailors - south-westerly 5-10 knots.

Single-handed Dinghy Girls - Laser Radial

Another two races were sailed in the Laser Radial fleet, with Paige RAILEY (USA) consolidating her lead. An OCS mishap for the overnight second placed Stephanie ROSSE (SUI), drops her down significantly from her opening day form. Up into third is Arantza GUMUCIO (CHI), who had a superb second place, followed by a 12th.

In Busan, with the help of the ISAF Athlete Participation Programme, the following sailors are competing in the Laser Radial fleet:

Name Nation Age

Alyson MYERS BAH 15

Tania ZIMMERMAN PER 16

Beth GERTRUDE SEY 16

Phillipa BAER RSA 17

Supported by onsite coach Jim SALTONSTALL (GBR), these sailors will benefit significantly from the daily briefings and post-race analysis.

Whilst sharing his coaching skills with all sailors at the Championship, SALTONSTALL is focusing on the Athlete Participation Programme sailors.

Commenting on her experience so far, Alyson MYERS (BAH) said, 'after the races and dinner, we had a meeting with Jim SALTONSTALL to discuss today’s races. He had filmed us sailing and was giving us helpful advice and tips.

‘Jim is very knowledgeable and has helped us quite a bit. Some of the techniques we were using were outdated and he let us know what else to do. For example, our traveller tension in light air was incorrect. We had been sailing with a loose traveller, but what is needed in light air is a tight traveller. Personally, I am learning a lot and meeting many new people. To me, this has been a great start to the regatta.'

Pos Nation Helm Pts

1 USA Paige RAILEY 7

2 CRO Tina MIHELIC 32

3 CHI Arantza GUMUCIO 38

4 GBR Alison YOUNG 40

5 GER Janika PULS 48

6 ITA Anita DI IASIO 54

7 SUI Stephanie ROSSE 57

8 ESP Lucia REYES 57

9 NED Anneke BOUWMEESTER 61

10 POL Katarzyna PIC 66


Single-handed dinghy boys - Laser

A change at the top, with the first day’s leader, Jorge JOVER (ESP), losing his form today and giving away his lead to Rutger VAN SCHAARDENBURG (NED). Two consistent finishes moves Royce WEBER (USA) up from fifth overnight to second. Some consistent top ten finishes for Federico BUIATTI (ARG) moves him into the top 10.

Pos Nation Helm Pts

1 NED Rutger VAN SCHAARDENBURG 25

2 USA Royce WEBER 30

3 ESP Jorge JOVER 38

4 NZL Blair MCLAY 44

5 GBR Giles SCOTT 44

6 FRA Jean Baptiste BERNAZ 45

7 FIN Pierre Angelo COLLURA 47

8 DEN Mikkel BONDE 61

9 ISV Cy THOMPSON 62

10 ARG Federico BUIATTI 68


Double-handed Dinghy Girls - 420

With five races away, the French pair of Marie LUMEAU/Claire BOSSARD look set to claim gold, with an exceptional four bullets from five races. Megan Magill/Briana Provancha (USA) retain second place, with Mariana BASILIO/Gabriela BIEKARCK (BRA) moving up to third.

Pos Nation Crew Pts

1 FRA Marie LUMEAU/Claire BOSSARD 7

2 USA Megan MAGILL/Briana PROVANCHA 28

3 BRA Mariana BASILIO/Gabriela BIEKARCK 32

4 AUS Stephanie FLUKES/Emma FLUKES 33

5 SIN Dawn LIU/Siobhan TAM 38

6 GBR Hannah MILLS/Peggy WEBSTER 41

7 JPN Yumi TAKAKHASHI/Kae TSUGAYA 43

8 KOR Hwa-Eun IM/Young-mi KIM 49

10 POR Ana ROCHA/Mariana LOBATO 51

Double-handed Dinghy Boys - 420

Another bullet for Wataru SAITO/Hiroto YOSHINAGA (JPN) puts them in the lead. Scoring a win in today's opening Race 4, overnight leaders, Tomas SILVA/Francisco GOMES suffered a DSQ in Race 5, which sent them down the leaderboard. When the discard comes into play tomorrow, expect to see the Singaporean duo Wee Chin TEO/Terence KOH move up the board.

Pos Nation Crew Pts

1 JPN Wataru SAITO/Hiroto YOSHINAGA 30
2 GBR Tom MALLINDINE/James CLARK 41
3 USA Adam ROBERTS/Nicholas MARTIN 42
4 ITA Stefano CHERIN/Matteo VELICOGANA 48
5 POR Tomas SILVA/Francisco GOMES 53
6 AUS Steven THOMAS/Timothy RECHICHI 53
7 SIN Wee Chin TEO/Terence KOH 54
8 SUI Yannick BRAUCHLI/Simon KOSTER 65
10 CZE Ondrej BOBEK/Pavel BOBEK 71


Windsurfer Girls - Mistral

Blanca MANCHON (ESP) has moved into the lead, with a fourth and a win result. However, it is extremely close between the top three and as predicted, a close fight is expected for the podium places. With the first discard kicking in after tomorrow's Race 6, expect to a shift in placings, especially for Anne Sophie LE PAGE (FRA) who, with some solid results, will be back on target.

Pos Nation Helm Pts

1 ESP Blanca MANCHON Dominguez 11

2 ITA Laura LINARES 14

3 ISR Maayan DAVIDOVICH 16

4 CHN Chen CHUN 22

5 FRA Anne Sophie LE PAGE 25

6 POL Maegorzata BIATECKA 31

7 HKG Hei man CHAN 32

8 KOR Min-jung KANG 43

9 GER Wiebke SRADNICK 50

10 NED Nikki VAN RIEL 53


Windsurfer Boys - Mistral

An outstanding performance from Lukasz GRODZICKI (POL)to-date, with five wins from five races for a big lead - reminiscent of his nation’s previous representatives great results.

Pos Nation Helm Pts

1 POL Lukasz Grodzicki 5

2 ESP Juan Moreno 20

3 CYP Andreas Sofroniou 22

4 FRA Pierre Lecoq 22

5 AUT Thomas Kargl 33

6 GBR Peter Biro 37

7 HKG Kwok Pa ma 37

8 ISR Nimrod Mashiah 38

9 CHN Chen Zeyan 38

10 GER Anton Stadler 47


Multihull Open - Hobie 16

The order has not changed for the top four, the only difference being a swap between first and second with Evan WALKER/Kyle LANGFORD (AUS) now holding the lead. The points are incredibly close in the Multihull Open event and it looks as though the defending champions, Tom PHIPPS/Jon COOK (GBR), are going to have a tough battle on their hands over the next few days.

Pos Nation Crew Pts
1 AUS Evan WALKER/Kyle LANGFORD 15

2 FRA Julien VILLION/Martin BATAILLE 19

3 ITA Virrorio BISSARO/Lamberto LEJARI 19

4 GBR Tom PHIPPS/Jon COOK 20

5 GUA Juan IGNACIO/Ana Cristina GUIROLA 24

6 USA T.J. TULLO/Jerry TULLO 25

7 GER Lauritz BOCKELMANN/Nils HIESTERMANN 37

8 BRA Felipe FREY/Bruno FREY 37

9 SIN Melcolm HUANG/Pei Quan CHUNG 38

10 KOR Hyeon-am KOH/Se-in YUN 47

Athens Olympic silver medallist, Joe GLANFIELD, who is coaching the British Hobie and 420 classes at these Championships, commented on the event: 'I have been really impressed by the level of sailing at this regatta, there is so much depth in the classes I have been watching and their racing skills are exceptional for sailors of this age group. There are defiantly some contenders for future Olympic champions on the water here this week.’

On the overall results table, France, the defending nation, is dominating the event and well on the way to again winning the Volvo Nations Trophy.
There are two races scheduled for tomorrow, for all of classes and the first discard comes into play following six races.

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