World Sailing Youth World Championship 2022 - Den Haag NED - Day 1

The Junior World Championships began yesterday in Holland in moderate conditions, with a full programme of 2-4 races depending on the class. In the Nacra 15, Daniel and Nora Garcia ESP and Axel Grandjean/Noëmi Fehlmann SUI shared the lead after 3 races with equal points. Sebastian Kempe BER won both races of the ILCA 6, Boris Hirsch SUI is 47th of the 63 participants. In the women's ILCA 6, Eve McMahon IRL leads ahead of Evie Saunders AUS and Roos Wind NED. In the 29er Maximo Videla/Tadeo Funes de Roca ARG won all 3 races, Devaux/Rio FRA and Sesto-Cosby/Wilkinson GBR are the first chasers. Stach Vleeshowers/Meyssan Tazi SUI follow in 21st place, they had to skip the first race with material damage. In the 29er Girls, Lucie Gout/Fleur Bain FRA are leading ahead of Manase Ichihashi/Rinko Goto JPN. Sophie Studer/Sterre Wiersma SUI are 22nd. In the 420 Men, Roi Levy/Ariel Gal ISR won both races, Theo Elbel/Liam Kuster SUI follow in 19th place. The women's classification in the 420 is led by Amelie Wehrle/Amelie Rinn GER, Maria Perello/Marta Cardona ESP follow in 2nd place. After 4 races, Hidde Van de Meer NED and Charlie Dixon GBR lead the iQ-Foil windsurfers with 3 race wins each in their group. In the women's category Tamar Steinberg ISR and Merve Vatan TUR won all 4 races of their group. As expected, defending champion Maximilian Maeder SGP is already in the lead among the kiteboarders, followed by Riccardo Pianosi ITA, who is tied for second place. Julia Damasiewicz POL and Héloise Pegourie FRA also have a double lead in the women's kiteboarding. All rankings and the daily report.