Day #4 - How to Follow - Time running out for medal hopefuls

If yesterday was moving day at the 48th annual Youth Sailing World Championships today might be considered the last chance.

After the completion of today’s schedule each class will have just one race remaining on the schedule. So, if anyone is looking to secure victory or move onto the podium, today’s the day to get it done.
 
WATCH: Day 3 Video Highlights
 
There are four classes with great competition going on—the Girls’ RS:X, the Boy’s Laser Radial and the Boys’ and Girls’ 29er classes. While the podium is starting to take shape in other classes, these four are wide open and up for grabs.
 
In the Girls’ RS:X Class Veerle ten Have of New Zealand leads Italy’s Giorgia Speciale, last year’s bronze medalist, by 1 point and Islay Watson of Great Britain by 3 points.
 
In the Girls’ 29er Class, Russians Zoya Novikova and Diana Sabirova lead Norway’s Pia Andersen and Nora Edland by 3 points.
 
In the Boys’ Laser Radial Class, New Zealander Josh Armit leads Argentina’s Juan Cardozo by 1 point with Australia’s Zac Littlewood, the reigning Men’s Laser Radial World Champion, in third, 9 points off the lead.
 
VIEW: Overall Standings
 
The Boys’ 29er Class continues to be hotly contested as well. Norwegians Mathias Berthet and Alexander Franks-Penty lead New Zealanders Seb Lardies and Scott Mckenzie by 1 point and Australia’s Henry Larkings and Miles Davey by 7 points.
 
Overall, the USA is still the top performing country. The USA leads four classes and is third in a fifth. That gives the host nation the low score of 15 points in the race for the Nations Trophy, good for a 17-point lead on New Zealand with Italy placed third, a further 2 points behind.
 
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.
 
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)