Day #2 - How to Follow - Back to the Wild

The 48th Youth Sailing World Championships rolls into Day two expecting more of the same, that is windy, wet and wild conditions for the 382 sailors aged 16 to 19.

Sailors described yesterday’s conditions, which saw the wind build to 18 to 20 knots on choppy waters as challenging, crazy, fun and difficult. They can expect more of the same today as the seabreeze on Corpus Christi Bay is again forecast to build from 8 to 10 knots to 15 to 20 knots from the southeast.
 
WATCH: Day 1 Video Highlights
 

The USA streaked to leads in three classes yesterday, thanks to fine performances from Geronimo Nores in the Boys’ RS:X Class, Carmen and Emma Cowles in the Girls’ 420 Class and JC Hermus and Walter Henry in the Boys’ 420 Class. In particular, Nores and the Cowles sisters won each race in their respective classes.
 
Other class leaders include Australians Henry Larkings and Miles Davey in the Boys’ 29er Class, Norway’s Pia Andersen and Nora Edland in the Girls’ 29er Class, Germany’s Silas Mühle and Romy Mackenbrock in the Nacra 15 Class, Argentina’s Juan Cardozo in the Boys’ Laser Radial Class, Emma Savelon of the Netherlands in the Girls’ Laser Radial Class, and New Zealand’s Veerle ten Have in the Girls’ RS:X Class.
 
A total of 23 races are planned today, but some warning signals have been switched from yesterday. Today’s schedule includes:

• – Nacra 15 Multihull, Delta Circle, warning signal at 1200, race start at 1205, 3 races scheduled
• – Girls’ 420, Charlie Circle, warning signal at 1200, race start at 1205, 2 races scheduled
• – Boys’ 29er, Bravo Circle, warning signal at 1200, race start at 1205, 2 races scheduled
• – Girls’ RS:X Sailboard, Alpha Circle, warning signal at 1300, race start at 1305, 3 races scheduled
• – Boys’ RS:X Sailboard, Alpha Circle, warning signal at 1310, race start at 1315, 3 races scheduled
• – Girls’ Laser Radial, Delta Circle, warning signal at 1500, race start at 1505, 2 races scheduled
• – Boys’ Laser Radial, Delta Circle, warning signal at 1510, race start at 1515, 2 races scheduled
• – Boys’ 420, Charlie Circle, warning signal at 1530, race start at 1535, 2 races scheduled
• – Girls’ 29er, Bravo Circle, warning signal at 1530, race start at 1535, 2 races scheduled

 
The warning signal for subsequent races will be made as soon as practicable after the previous race.
 
This evening after racing 11th Hour Racing, the official sustainability partner of the Youth Sailing World Championships, will present the award-winning movie The Smog of the Sea. The movie chronicles a 1-week journey through the remote waters of the Sargasso Sea with marine scientist Marcus Eriksen, who invited onboard an unusual crew to help him study the sea: renowned surfers Keith & Dan Malloy, musician Jack Johnson, spearfisher Kimi Werner and bodysurfer Mark Cunningham.
 
Following the 30-minute movie Neil McQueen, the vice chairman of the Surfrider Foundation, Texas Coast Bend Chapter, will host a question and answer session with the sailors.
 
There are many channels available to follow all of the action:

• – Twitter: https://twitter.com/youthworlds
• – Facebook: https://Facebook.com/youthworlds
• – Instagram: https://instagram.com/worldsailingofficial
• – YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCihBCFVwHKZT_jHc3Y3j8YA

 
Check back throughout the day for updates.
 

How to Follow

ENTRIES
Full entries are available here – http://www.worldsailingywc.org/entries/corpus_christi_entries.php

WATCH
Daily highlights will be available on the World Sailing TV YouTube Channel here – https://www.youtube.com/worldsailingtv.

SOCIAL MEDIA
Follow the event on World Sailing’s social networks and get involved in the conversation using #YSWC18 and #YouthWorlds.
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/youthworlds
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/worldsailingofficial/
Twitter – @youthworlds

PRESS RELEASES
All World Sailing international press releases throughout the duration of the Youth Sailing World Championships, including the latest news and reports, are available to read here – http://www.worldsailingywc.org/news/index.php.

About the Youth Worlds

The Youth Worlds was first held in Sweden in 1971. The 2018 Youth Sailing World Championships will be the 48th edition of the championship.

As the regatta evolved further classes were added to bring the best young sailing talent across the world together in one place and in 1984 the Mistral windsurfer was added to the list of events with Knut Budig (GER) taking the first gold medal in San Diego, California.

Past notable winners include American’s Cup skippers, Chris Dickson (NZL), Russell Coutts (NZL), Dean Barker (NZL); Olympic medallists, Nathan Outteridge (AUS), Iain Jensen (AUS), Robert Scheidt (BRA), Amelie Lux (GER), Ben Ainslie (GBR), Iain Percy (GBR), Alessandra Sensini (ITA), Elise Rechichi (AUS) and Tessa Parkinson (AUS); Volvo Ocean Race sailors like Stuart Bannatyne (NZL) and Richard Clarke (CAN).