29er, 420, Laser Radial, RS:X, Nacra 15 - World Sailing Youth World Championship 2016 - Auckland NZL - Day 4

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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