Final Chance to Claim YOG places!

Posted On:  10/04/2010 4:59:28 PM
Day 5 and the final chance to claim a place in the Youth Olympic Games in Singapore. An earlier start was scheduled to maximise the opportunity of racing but light winds meant a long wait on the beach! Tension mounted, and the deadline for the last possible start of 15.00 approached.
Eventually, sailors were called on to the water, the wind was light, but hopefully enough for racing. But then, close to the starting procedure for race 8, the wind dropped to 4 knots - the boards were postponed on the water!

Finally, race 8 started for the boys on a course further from the shore and the girls started as the boys were on their second windward leg. Naomi Cohen ISR 7, lead the girls to the windward mark but it was Hadas Zaga, also from Israel, who shone at the end by winning race 8. The race had to be shortened for the girls as the wind dropped and there was no more time for further racing.

Mayan Rafic won the boys' race, Brit Kieran Martin got a fourth which was not enough to put him back at the top. Chun Leung Cheng's worst, and discarded performance this championship made no difference to his final third position.

The three girls on the podium are only separated by one point each - today's race meant delight for Naomi Cohen back in first and disappointment for Veronica Fanciulli now in third place. Audrey Yong Pei Lin takes home the silver.

That is it for this regatta! The race committee did a great job completing the maximum possible races in the conditions available.

Countries who have qualified for the Youth Olympic Games at this regatta:

Boys : ESP, ITA, NED
Girls: ITA, BLR, HKG

One more race and one change at the top

Posted On:  09/04/2010 6:35:53 PM
Once again the wind did not last long enough for more than one race. The result produced no change at the top the girls fleet, with Veronica Fanciulli (ITA 82) holding on to top spot despite posting her worst race score of the series to date.

However, in the boys it was a different story with overnight leader Kieran Martin (GBR 926) exchanging positions with yesterday's runner up Mayan Rafic (ISR 900).

With one more day and another 3 races possible it is still a very open event regarding the final podium positions; and below the leaders there are 5 or 6 countries jostling for the 3 qualification places available for the Youth Olympic Games.

First possible start on day 5 is brought forward to 10.00hrs.

More gallery pics have been posted on the event website

What a difference day 3 makes!
Posted On:  08/04/2010 8:03:26 PM
Great Britain's Kieran Martin jumps for joy as he now sits at the top of the boys' leaderboard, one point ahead of Tuesday's leader Israeli Mayan Rafic. Chun Leung Cheng from Hong Kong has dropped to third.

In the girls fleet Italian Veronica Fanciulli sits at the top, 4 points ahead of Audrey Yong Pei Lin. Naomi Cohen has been knocked down to third.

The first discard has come into play after 6 races and made a big difference to places.

Wind was light at the beginning of the day but soon 8 knots was enough to get racing under way. After the finish of the girls' race the Race Officer sent competitors to the beach to await improvement in dropping winds, but it was not to be so, just the one race each fleet.

The light wind suited Amanda Ng Ling Kai from Singapore who took the bullet in today's race, just ahead of fellow countryman Audrey, followed by Veronica.

Kieran Martin is settling into this championship well as he took another bullet ahead of Mayan. Vicente Castello from Spain put in a strong performance finishing in third.

Two days to go and all to play for!

More pictures have been uploaded to the event site.

Day 2 - all change!

Day 2 of the Civitavecchia Spring Trophy brought different sailing conditions and changes in the leaderboard at the close of racing. With 13-15 knots over the course area throughout the day, it was possible to start on time and to complete a full schedule of 3 races for both boys and girls.

In the Boys' division only Mayan Rafic (ISR 900) was able to hold on to a podium position, but he dropped to 3rd overall. However, he lost first place only on a tie-breaker, with both Chun Leung Cheng (HKG 16) and Kieran Martin (GBR 926) - first and second respectively; also finishing the day on 15 points!

Star sailor of the day is tied between Kieran and Kiran Badloe (NED 194) , the Dutch sailor finishing with 2 first in races 3 & 4, and winning race 3 by a big margin.

In the Girls division Naomi Cohen (ISR 7) held on to her overnight lead 10th in race 4. Rewarded for her equally consistant performance, overall, was Veronica Fanciulli (ITA 82) - today's star perfomer in the girls. Moving up into 3rd place overall was Audrey Yong Pei Lin (SIN 2).

Nobody can afford to relax in either fleet with so many capable performers in the chasing pack.

Day One
Posted On: 06/04/2010 4:43:11 PM
Results are in after two races. Russian Artem Murashev and Mayan Rafic from Israel have a first and second each while Italian Daniele Benedetti sits in third with two fourth places in the boys' fleet. Israeli Naomi Cohen heads the girls' leaderboard with two bullets, Audrey Yong Pei Lin from Singapore took two second place results.

Posted On:  05/04/2010 9:53:18 AM
Registration is under way today - over 70 competitors from 18 countries will compete in this Spring Trophy - the final qualification regatta for the Youth Olympic Games.

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Notice of Race

Mayan Rafic (ISR) first, Kieran Martin (GBR) second, Chun Leung (HKG) third position.

The three girls on the podium were only separated by one point each - Naomi Cohen (ISR) first; Audrey Yong Pei Lin (SIN) second, Veronica Fanciulli (ITA) third place.

Countries who qualified for the Youth Olympic Games at this regatta:
Boys : ESP, ITA, NED
Girls: ITA, BLR, HKG

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