Day Five: Laser Radial Mens and Youth Worlds

by Olivia and Sarah Powrie

There were similar weather conditions again today for day five of the men and youth Laser Radial worlds. The north-easterly direction of breeze has held strong for the week bringing 15-20 knots of wind today. With the tide turning around one pm, the second race got underway in a one and a half metre swell.

There was no change to the top two placings in the Youth Mens fleet, with Andy Maloney (NZL) holding firm in the top spot, on fourteen points, and Martin Evans (GBR) still in second, on twenty-one points. Tom Burton (AUS) has moved up to third today, obviously enjoying the windier conditions, posting first and third placings in the races.

The two at the top of the Youth Female fleet have switched places again. Cushla Hume-Merry (NZL) scored two wins today to overtake Gabrielle King (AUS), who sits in second place. Sarah Gunni (DEN) has held on to third with two seconds, closing the points gap on the leaders as the second discard has come into effect.

With the top two in the Men’s fleet well out in front the race is on for third place, swapping around again today now that the second discard has been brought in. Michael Leigh (CAN) and Brad Funk (USA) both scored well today to sit thirteen points ahead of third place. Simon Morgan (AUS) jumped up into third place sitting on thirty-two points, closely followed by James Sandall (NZL) on thirty-five points and James Burman (AUS) on thirty-eight points.

Provisional Results after 10 races (and two discards), top five places

Men (senior)
1st CAN Leigh, Michael 12pts (2) 2 1 1 1 1 2 (10) 2 2
2nd USA Funk, Brad 19pts 1 3 2 2 5 2 (72 DNC) (7) 3 1
3rd AUS Morgan, Simon 32pts 7 (72 BFD) 5 3 2 4 6 (38) 1 4
4th NZL Sandall, James 35pts 6 1 (13) 7 9 5 1 1 5 (13)
5th AUS Burman, James 38pts (18) 4 6 4 4 (11) 8 5 4 3

Men (Youth)
1st NZL Maloney, Andrew 14.0pts 3 1 1 1 3 (ocs) 1 (4) 2 2
2nd GBR Evans, Martin 21.0pts (10)(12) 1 2 3 1 2 4 3 5
3rd AUS Burton, Tom 25.0pts (10)(bfd) 3 3 2 1 6 6 1 3
4th NED Moerman Maarten, Max 27.0pts (20) 9 2 4 1 2 3 (14) 5 1
5th NZL Meech, Sam 34.0pts 6 2 2 6 (11) 6 1 (34) 4 7

Women (Youth)
1st NZL Hume-Merry, Cushla 12.0pts 2 2 2 1 (6) 1 2 (17) 1 1
2nd AUS King, Gabrielle 18.0pts (4) 1 1 (7) 4 2 1 2 4 3
3rd DEN Gunni, Sarah 22.0pts 1 (bfd) 3 2 5 4 3 (13) 2 2
4th FRA de Kerangat, Mathilde 37.0pts (11) 3 7 (11) 7 3 5 1 6 5
5th IRL Murphy, Annalise 39.0pts (17) 4 6 4 3 9 4 (18) 5 4

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