In four classes, the winners were known before the last races this morning UTC at the Youth Worlds in Auckland NZL.
Wiley Rogers/Jack Parkin USA had their title already and the interest was on the duel for Silver and Bronze. Ido Bilik/Ofek Shalgi ISR won the last heat and finished 2nd ahead of Fausto Peralta/Martin Arroyo ARG. In the 420 Girls, Julia Szmit/Hanna Dzik POL defended their title of last year. Silver and Bronze went to Alexandra Stalder/Silvia Speri ITA and Violette Dorange/Camille Orion FRA.
Finishing 3rd in the last race, Crispin Beaumont/Tom Darling GBR replaced Gwendal Nael/Lilian Mercier FRA, leaders during the whole Championship, on top of the 29er Boys. John Cooley/Simon Hoffmann AUS earned Bronze. In the 29er Girls, Nathasha Bryant/Annie Wilmot AUS were the premature Champions already. The duel for Silver and Bronze went in favour of Aleksandra Melzacka/ Maja Micinska POL one point ahead of Greta and Kate Stewart NZL. Tim Mourniac/Charles Dorange FRA had their Nacra 15 Gold Medals before the start to the last race too. Romain Screeve/Ian Brill USA earned Silver ahead of Henri Demesmaeker/Isaura Maenhaut BEL at equal points
No change on the podium of the Laser-Radial-Boys: Finnian Alexander AUS won with a big advantage on Paolo Giargia ITA. Bronze went to Carrson Pearce USA. In the Radial Girls, Dolores Moreira URU moved up on rank 1 after the final race. Sandra Lulic CRO and Carolina Albano ITA at equal points took Silver and Bronze.
No changes in the RS:X Windsurfers either: Yoav Omer ISR was the premature RS:X Boys champion and Sil Hoekstra NED and Chen Hao Chen CHN earned Silver and Bronze. On the RS:X Girls podium were Emma Wilson GBR Gold, Katy Spychakov ISR Silver and Maria Belen PER Bronze.
Italy, England and France are on top of the Nations' Cup.

The ranks of the North Americans:
420 Boys: Will Rodgers/Jack Parkin USA World Champion, Patrick Wilson/Arie Moffat CAN 14th, Jose Aguilera Palacios/Juan Martinez Moreno MEX 22nd
420 Girls: Kathryn Hall/Ashton Borcherding USA 4th, Georgia Lewin-La France/Madeline Gillis CAN 12th, Alejandra Montemayor/Casilda Flores MEX 16th
29er Boys: Ryan Ratliffe/Samuel Merson USA 14th, Eric Lyall/Andrew Wood CAN 22nd
29er Girls: Emily Bugeja/Astrid Frkman CAN 17th, Louisa Nordstrom/Catherine Mollerus CAN 22nd
Laser Radial Boys: Carrson Pierce USA 3rd, Matti Muru CAN 26th, Leopoldo Seifert MEX 35th
Laser Radial Girls: Sophia Reineke USA is 15th, Lauren Sullivan CAN 35th, Paula Pelayo MEX 42nd
Nacra 15 Open: Romain Screve/Ian Brill USA 2nd
RS:X Boys: Geronimo Nores USA 16th, Mateo Salles MEX 17th
RS:X Girls: Mariana Acquilar MEX 11th
Nations Cup: USA 6th, CAN 28th, MEX 32nd

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The last races of the Youth Worlds were completed this morning UTC in Auckland NZL.
No changes occurred on the podium of the Laser-Radial-Boys: Finnian Alexander AUS won with a big advantage on Paolo Giargia ITA. Bronze went to Carrson Pearce USA. In the Radial Girls, Dolores Moreira URU moved up on rank 1 after the final race. Sandra Lulic CRO and Carolina Albano ITA at equal points took Silver and Bronze.

The ranks of the North Americans:
Laser Radial Boys: Carrson Pierce USA 3rd, Matti Muru CAN 26th, Leopoldo Seifert MEX 35th
Laser Radial Girls: Sophia Reineke USA is 15th, Lauren Sullivan CAN 35th, Paula Pelayo MEX 42nd

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The first World Champions are known after today's races: Tim Mourniac/Charles Dorange FRA, finishing 1/3/1 in the Nacra 15, cannot be overtaken in the last race tomorrow. For Dorange, this is the third Youth Worlds Gold Medal, as he was first in the two previous multihull event sailed on the SL-16 Cat. Ugolini/Giubilai ITA (47 Pkt.), Screve/Brill USA (48 Pkt.) and Demesmaeker/Maenhout BEL (51 Pkt) will fight for Silver and Bronze.
Overall winners are also Nathasha Bryant/Annie Wilmot AUS in the 29er Girls. Alexandra Melzacka/Maja Micinska POL and 2 points back Greta and Kate Stewart NZL will duel for the remaining two medals. In the 29er Boys, Gwendal Nael/Lilian Mercier FRA have to defend the frist place agains Crispin Beaumont/Tom Darling GBR in the last race. John Cooley/Simon Hoffmann AUS are on a safe way to Bronze.
In the 420 Boys, the title will most probably go to Wiley Rogers/Jack Parkin USA 12 points ahead of Ido Bilik/Ofek Shalgi ISR and Fausto Peralta/Martin Arroyo ARG 2 points more fighting for Silver. 8 points is the advantage of Julia Szmit/Hannah Dzik POL on Alexandra Stalder/Silvia Speri ITA in the 420 Girls. Olivia Belda/Marina Arndt BRA moved up on rank 3.
Finnian Alexander AUS has a considerable lead in the big Laser Radial Boys fleet. The only threat is the now discarded premature start penalty from race 1, but a moderate position the last race will be sufficient for the title. Paolo Giargia ITA follows on the 2nd place 8 points ahead of the tied Carrson Pearce USA and Ismael Iess ESP on rank 3. In the Radial Girls, Hannah Anderssohn GER has taken the lead only one point ahead of Dolores Moreira URU and also Maria Erdi HUN 5 points behind has still a chance for the title.
Ioav Omer ISR with three bullets this morning UTC is the premature World Champion in the RS:X Boys Windsurfers. He is now 29 points ahead of Sil Hoekstra NED, Mack Van den Eerenbeemt ARU is on 3rd. On a safe way to the title is Emma Wilson GBR in the RS:X Girls with an 11 points' advantage on Katy Spychakov ISR. Yue Tan CHN and Maria Belen PER follow at equal points on the 3rd position.
GBR, ITA, FRA are the first three MNA's in the Nations' Cup

The ranks of the North Americans:
420 Boys: Will Rodgers/Jack Parkin USA 1st, Patrick Wilson/Arie Moffat CAN 16th, Jose Aguilera Palacios/Juan Martinez Moreno MEX 22nd
420 Girls: Kathryn Hall/Ashton Borcherding USA 5th, Georgia Lewin-La France/Madeline Gillis CAN 13th, Alejandra Montemayor/Casilda Flores MEX 16th
29er Boys: Ryan Ratliffe/Samuel Merson USA 14th, Eric Lyall/Andrew Wood CAN 20th
29er Girls: Emily Bugeja/Astrid Frkman CAN 14th, Louisa Nordstrom/Catherine Mollerus CAN 22nd
Laser Radial Boys: Carrson Pierce USA 3rd, Matti Muru CAN 22nd, Leopoldo Seifert MEX 32nd
Laser Radial Girls: Sophia Reineke USA is 16th, Lauren Sullivan CAN 34th, Paula Pelayo MEX 42nd
Nacra 17 Open: Romain Screve/Ian Brill USA 3rd
RS:X Boys: Geronimo Nores USA 16th, Mateo Salles MEX 17th
RS:X Girls: Mariana Acquilar MEX 11th
Nations Cup: USA 5th, CAN 30th, MEX 31st

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Before the last race tomorrow, Finnian Alexander AUS has a considerable lead in the big Laser Radial Boys fleet. The only threat is the now discarded premature start penalty from race 1, but a moderate position the last race will be sufficient for the title. Paolo Giargia ITA follows on the 2nd place 8 points ahead of the tied Carrson Pearce USA and Ismael Iess ESP on rank 3. In the Radial Girls, Hannah Anderssohn GER has taken the lead only one point ahead of Dolores Moreira URU and also Maria Erdi HUN 5 points behind has still a chance for the title.

The ranks of the North Americans:
Laser Radial Boys: Carrson Pierce USA 3rd, Matti Muru CAN 22nd, Leopoldo Seifert MEX 32nd
Laser Radial Girls: Sophia Reineke USA is 16th, Lauren Sullivan CAN 34th, Paula Pelayo MEX 42nd

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Favorable conditions prevailed also on the third day of the Youth Worlds in Auckland and the program of today has already been completed.
In the 420 Boys, the situation remains open. Wiley Rogers/Jack Parkin USA stay on top, but Edoardo Ferraro/Francesco Orlando ITA are only one point behind, and Ido Bilik/Ofek Shalgi ISR with a 4 points' backlog have also still an option on the title. Julia Szmit/Hanna Dzik POL reclaimed the first place in the 420 Girls 4 points ahead of Alexandra Stalder/Silvia Speri ITA.
Gwendal Nael/Lilian Mercier FRA lead in the 29er Boys 5 points in front of Crispin Beaumont/Tom Darling GBR. Natasha Bryant/Annie Wilmot AUS extended their lead in the 29er Girls on 9 points. Greta and Kate Stewart NZL are the new first challengers.
Tom Mourniac/Charles Dorange FRA continue with their series of top-3 results and have now a 15 points' lead already. Winning all three heats of the day, Gianluigi Ugolini/Maria Giubilei ITA advanced on rank 2 overall.
Finnian Alexander AUS won both races in the Laser Radial Boys and extended his lead on 18 points. Patrick Doepping DEN and George Gautrey NZL follow at equal points on rank 2. Sandra Lulic CRO remains first in the Laser Radial Girls 2 points ahead of Dolores Moreira URU. Hannah Anderssohn GER, 6 points behind, has still an option on the title.
In the RX:S Boys Windsurfers, Yoav Omer ISR is on a solid track to the title after having won 6 of the 9 races completed so far and an advantage on Sil Hoekstra NED of 19 points. With 13 points, the cushion of Emma Wilson GBR on the persuers in the RS:X Girls Windsurfers - Katy Spychakov ISR and Maria Belen PER - is comfortable as well.
The leading trio in the Nations' Cup are GBR, FRA and ITA. USA are 6th, MEX 27th and CAN 29th.

The ranks of the North Americans:
420 Boys: Will Rodgers/Jack Parkin USA 1st, Patrick Wilson/Arie Moffat CAN 18th, Jose Aguilera Palacios/Juan Martinez Moreno MEX 22nd
420 Girls: Kathryn Hall/Ashton Borcherding USA 4th, Georgia Lewin-La France/Madeline Gillis CAN 12th, Alejandra Montemayor/Casilda Flores MEX 14th
29er Boys: Ryan Ratliffe/Samuel Merson USA 14th, Eric Lyall/Andrew Wood CAN 21st
29er Girls: Emily Bugeja/Astrid Frkman CAN 14th, Louisa Nordstrom/Catherine Mollerus CAN 22nd
Laser Radial Boys: Carrson Pierce USA 7th, Leopoldo Seifert MEX 22nd, Matti Muru CAN 24th
Laser Radial Girls: Sophia Reineke USA is 10th, Lauren Sullivan CAN 31st, Paula Pelayo MEX 39th
Nacra 17 Open: Romain Screve/Ian Brill USA 3rd
RS:X Boys: Mateo Salles MEX 14th, Geronimo Nores USA 18th
RS:X Girls: Mariana Acquilar MEX 11th

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Favorable conditions prevailed also on the third day of the Youth Worlds in Auckland and the program of today has already been completed.
Finnian Alexander AUS won both races in the Laser Radial Boys and extended his lead on 18 points. Patrick Doepping DEN and George Gautrey NZL follow at equal points on rank 2. Sandra Lulic CRO remains first in the Laser Radial Girls 2 points ahead of Dolores Moreira URU. Hannah Anderssohn GER, 6 points behind, has still an option on the title.

The ranks of the North Americans:
Laser Radial Boys: Carrson Pierce USA 7th, Leopoldo Seifert MEX 22nd, Matti Muru CAN 24th
Laser Radial Girls: Sophia Reineke USA is 10th, Lauren Sullivan CAN 31st, Paula Pelayo MEX 39th

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This morning UTC, the planned two or three races per class at the second day of the Youth Worlds in Auckland NZL have already been completed.
Leaders in the 420 Boys are Wiley Rogers/Jack Parkin USA at equal points with Edoardo Ferraro/Francesco Orlando ITA. In the 420 Girls, Kathryn Hall/Ashton Borcherding USA are first one point ahead of Isabel Davies/Gemma Keers GBR. On top of the 29ers Boys after three races are Gwendal Nael/Lilian Mercier FRA. In the 29ers Girls, Natasha Bryant/Annie Wilmot AUS are on rank 1. Tim Mourniac/Charles Dorange FRA extended their lead in the Nacra 15 on 10 points. Despite of a moderate day, Patrick Doepping DEN defended the first place in the Laser Radial Boys, but George Gautrey NZL and Dominik Perkovic CRO are not far behind. In the Radial Girls, Sandra Lulic CRO has taken the lead. Dolores Moreira URU and Hannah Anderssohn GER follow on the ranks 2 and 3. With 5 bullets in 6 races, the dominating first in the RS:X Boys Windsurfers is Yoav Omer ISR. Emma Wilson GBR leads in the RS:X Girls ahead of Maria Belen PER.

The ranks of the North Americans:
420 Boys: Will Rodgers/Jack Parkin USA 1st, Patrick Wilson/Arie Moffat CAN 16th, Jose Aguilera Palacios/Juan Martinez Moreno MEX 23rd
420 Girls: Kathryn Hall/Ashton Borcherding USA 1st, Alejandra Montemayor/Casilda Flores MEX 10th, Georgia Lewin-La France/Madeline Gillis CAN 13th
29er Boys: Ryan Ratliffe/Samuel Merson USA 15th, Eric Lyall/Andrew Wood CAN 20th
29er Girls: Emily Bugeja/Astrid Frkman CAN 21st, Louisa Nordstrom/Catherine Mollerus CAN 22nd
Laser Radial Boys: Carrson Pierce USA 6th, Leopoldo Seifert MEX 26th, Matti Muru CAN 29th.
Laser Radial Girls: Sophia Reineke USA is 13th, Lauren Sullivan CAN 27th, Paula Pelayo MEX 41st
Nacra 17 Open: Romain Screve/Ian Brill USA
RS:X Boys: Mateo Salles MEX 14th, Geronimo Nores USA 15th
RS:X Girls: Mariana Acquilar MEX 10th

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This morning UTC, the planned two or three races per class at the second day of the Youth Worlds in Auckland NZL have already been completed.
Despite of a moderate day, Patrick Doepping DEN defended the first place in the Laser Radial Boys, but George Gautrey NZL and Dominik Perkovic CRO are not far behind. Carrson Pierce USA is 6th, Leopoldo Seifert MEX 26th, Matti Muru CAN 29th.
In the Radial Girls, Sandra Lulic CRO has taken the lead. Dolores Moreira URU and Hannah Anderssohn GER follow on the ranks 2 and 3. Sophia Reineke USA is 13th, Lauren Sullivan CAN 27th, Paula Pelayo MEX 41st.
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The World Sailing Youth World Championship 2016 began this morning on Hauraki Gulf / Auckland in a fresh 17 to 20 kn breeze. 389 participants from 65 are on the entry list. All classes sailed two or three races.
In the 420 Boys, Fausto Peralta/Martin Arroyo ARG and Edoardo Ferraro/Francesco Orlando ITA share the lead at equal points. Wiley Rogers/Jack Parkin USA follow as 3rd. 25 teams sailing. In the 420 Girls, three teams are tied on top: Julia Szmit/Hannah Dzik POL, Kathryn Hall/Ashton Borcherding USA and Alexandra Stalder/Silvia Speri ITA with 6 points each. 21 teams sailing.
The 29ers completed 3 heats and Alexander Gronblom/Martin Mikkola FIN lead in the Boys fleet ahead of John Cooley/Simon Hoffmann AUS and Gwendal Nael/Lilian Mercier FRA. With the ranks 1/1/2, Hannah Bristow/Emily Covell GBR dominated the 29er Girls with Sirre Kronlof/Veera Hokka FIN and Nathasha Bryant/Annie Wilmot AUS as first challengers.
For the first time, the Nacra 15 replace the SL-16-catamarans in the open multihull event. Tim Mourniac/Charles Dorange FRA lead ahead of Jackson Keon/Tom Fyfe NZL and Henri Demesmaeker/Isaura Maenhaut BEL.
Two race wins for Patrick Doepping DEN in the Laser Radial Boys leading ahead of George Gautrey NZL and Jakup Rodziewicz POL tied on rank 2. 57 participants. In the Radial Girls, Maria Erdi HUN is on top ahead of Sandra Luli CRO and Hannah Andersohn GER. 46 starters.
In the RS:X Boys Windsurfers, Mack Van den Eerenbeemt ARU is first with the day ranks 1/1/2 one point ahead of Yoav Omer ISR. Sil Hoekstra NED is 3rd. Emma Wilson GBR and Maria Belen PER are jointly on top of the RS:X Girls Windsurfers. Aimee Hoff NED follows as 3rd.
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