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02 Feb 2012

Racing abandoned on Day 6 of the 470 Junior Worlds due to lack of wind

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2012 470 Junior World Championships
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Today was the final day to make the cut through to the top 10 teams in the Mixed/Men's fleet, and the Women's fleet at the 2012 470 Junior World Championships. At Takapuna Boating Club the day began very quietly with no wind, no sun and a light drizzle of warm rain. Sailors left the shore around 1100 hours when there was a hint of a breeze and by midday the first attempt at race 11 of the twelve race series was underway.

On the course today there was an unusual south southeast (SSE) wind direction for the Waitemata Harbour. This fickle light wind comes from the off the land, but with Rangitoto Island adding shelter. After rain overnight, the atmosphere was heavily humid and hot. Difficult conditions for the Race Management team who had to abandon race 11 as the wind had died out. Shortly after, the decision was made to abandon racing for the day.

 

Day 6 Photos © OceanPhotography

Simon Sivitz Kosuta/Jas Farneti (ITA)

James Turner/Finn Drummond (NZL)


Friday 3 February is the final day of the Championship. At 1100 hours those in the Mixed/Men's fleet who have not made the top ten will race their eleventh and final race of the series, at 1300 hours the Women's fleet will sail their medal race, followed at 1400 hours with the Men's fleet medal race. The forecast is for strong winds.

 

470 Men/Mixed - Top 10 Overall

Pos Nation Crew R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 Pts
1 ITA SIVITZ KOSUTA Simon/
FARNETI Jas
-9 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 14
2 NZL TURNER James/
DRUMMOND Finn
7 2 3 3 -13 4 3 7 2 5 36
3 NED BENNEN Dirk/
WEIJERS Rogier
3 7 2 9 (22 BFD) 8 16 4 3 1 53
4 AUS CRAWFORD Matthew/
CRAWFORD Robert
5 3 9 4 8 3 4 8 -13 12 56
5 GER MASILGE Magnus/
KLINGENBERGER Moritz
1 9 8 8 3 -13 11 11 5 4 60
6 FRA PELISSON Sacha/
ROSSI Nicholas
12 10 (22 BFD) 2 2 5 7 3 11 8 60
7 GRE KAVVAS Alexandros/
KAVVAS George
4 15 7 5 4 -16 2 5 6 16 64
8 NZL STEVENSON Luke/
BULLOCK Sam
11 5 4 7 10 2 -15 14 4 7 64
9 ARG VOLKER Pablo/
CUNILL MARTINEZ Agustin
-16 11 6 6 6 12 6 9 8 2 66
10 NZL MOORE Gareth/
GOODWIN Ben
13 6 5 10 5 6 5 -19 15 10 75
Day 6 Photos © OceanPhotography

Anika Bochmann/Elisabeth Panuschka (GER)

Afrodite Kyranakou/Jeske Kisters (NED)

470 Women - Top 10 Overall

Pos Nat   R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 Pts
1 NED KYRANAKOU Afrodite/
KISTERS Jeske
1 1 -5 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 15
2 GER BOCHMANN Annika/
PANUSCHKA Elisabeth
5 3 1 1 4 3 3 1 1 -7 22
3 GBR BURNET Anna/
STEWART Flora
3 2 3 3 1 2 5 3 (11 DNF) 5 27
4 JPN HATAE Chika/
HATAYAMA Eri
-8 4 2 4 7 4 1 4 4 1 31
5 AUS RYAN Sasha/
RYAN Jamie
-7 5 7 7 3 7 4 6 5 4 48
6 NZL DAWSON Erica/
FRANCIS Vicky
4 7 (11 BFD) 5 6 5 7 5 7 3 49
7 NZL BERRY Sarah/
BERRY Emma
2 (11 DNF) 4 6 9 6 8 7 3 8 53
8 IRL KISSANE Diana/
TIDEY Saskia
6 8 (11 BFD) 11 DNF 8 8 6 8 6 6 67
9 JPN HADACHI Yuka/
MUTA Ayami
9 6 6 8 5 -10 9 9 9 10 71
10 NZL BARBARICH-BACHER Bianca/
FRANCIS Julia
-10 9 8 9 10 9 10 10 8 9 82

 Video Review after Day 6 of racing by Will Calver

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Media Contacts:
Will Calver, Official Photographer
Ocean Photography
Email: will@oceanphotography.co.nz
Web: www.oceanphotography.co.nz
Tel: +64 93570881
Mob: +64 211147204

Christine Hansen, Media Liaison
New Zealand 470 Class Association
Email: snowhansen@gmail.com

Source: Christine Hansen

Top Image: Race 11 underway, but later abandoned © Ocean Photography