29er, 420, Laser Radial, RS:X, Nacra 15 - World Sailing Youth World Championship 2016 - Auckland NZL - Day 1

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.
All ranking lists and the event website, where the daily news will be posted soon.