Little change at the top of the 2016 RS:X Youth Worlds

The racing continued on day four of the RS:X Youth Worlds in Limassol, Cyprus after the previous day’s lay day.

After a day of relaxation, the competitors returned to surprising sailing conditions with the wind building up throughout the morning from 17 up to 30knots gusts. Flying boards, crashes, broken sails, broken masts, smashed boards, a few injuries and several protests define another intense racing day in front of the Limassol Nautical club.
 
The surprising conditions even gave the water crew a hard time as the course had to be reset after the first round of racing as the wind shifted more to shoreside.
 
Mens Fleet:
Second placed Yoav Omer moved up to first position after a strong and steady performance in the days tough conditions, but that was the only change in the top five.
 
Men Gold Fleet Top 5 after 3 series final races:
1. Yoav Omer ISR 24
2. Mack van den Eerenbeemt ARU 11
3. Camille Bouyer FRA 2
4. Tom Reuveny ISR 60
5. Luuc van op Zeealand NED 55
 
Full result listings – http://www.rsxclass.org/youthworlds2016/index.php/results/men/
 
Riccardo Renna (ITA) said, “I am usually a slalom competitor and this is my first experience with the RS:X and its going pretty well. I am happy with my performance. The wind was very strong and this is all new for me, but I prefer slalom equipment as you can go superfast in these conditions. The level of the kids here is very high and some of the them are really good, especially in the strong conditions. I definitely want to continue in the RS:X discipline and I plan to get into some more training when I return to Italy”.
 
Womens Fleet:
There was no major changes at the top of the Womens standings either as the top sailors continue with their consistent performances.
 
Emma Wilson (GBR) said, “Its my first time here in Cyprus and its pretty cool, nice hot weather and windy everyday. The races are going well. I try to stay consistent and I am happy about it.
 
“I do prefer a bit lighter conditions and hope we get to sail in lighter conditions in the next days. This season been a busy one, I attended some of the RS:X senior World Cup events and the RS:X Europeans. The next event for me will be the Auckland 2016 Aon Youth Sailing World Championships
 
Peru’s Maria Belen Bazo said, “The races went good, so all is good. The conditions today were crazy, I think we were all expecting lighter winds than the previous days, but at the end it was the strongest day, especially the last race, it was so strong and waves were big and coming from every direction.
 
“It was really fun for me, and no problem if it stays like this until the end. Tomorrow is a key day for me, it’s the last day of three races, so I want to do really good and get into the Medal Races with a nice score. It is my opportunity now, to shorten the point difference with the top girls as much as I can and fight for a Medal on Saturday.”
 
Women Fleet Top 5 after 9 races:
1. Noy Drihan ISR 20
2. Katy Spychakov ISR 32
3. Emma Wilson GBR 7
4. Maria Belen Bazo PER 7
5. Mariam Sekhposyan RUS 13
 
Full result listings – http://www.rsxclass.org/youthworlds2016/index.php/results/women/