European Laser Radial Youth Championship 2009
Fri 1st July 2009 - 8th 2009
DENMARK, Charlottenlund
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Wed 8th July 2009
The European Laser Radial Youth Championship 2009 came to an end after 1 race on the final day.
In the boys fleet, Croation Toma Visic claimed the race win and his fantastic performance in the latter half of the championship was awarded with a 3rd place overall in the championship. Second place overall went to Shahar Jacob from Israel who ended the regatta on 38 points. With a 13 point lead over the rest of the fleet, Alexios Katsios from Greece was crowned this year's Euroepan Laser Radial Youth Boys Champion.
In the Girls fleet, Annina Takala from Finland finished the final race in 2nd place, giving her a 10 point lead over the rest of the fleet and claiming the championship win with 50 points. Joining her on the podium are Erika Reineke from the USA on 60 points and Claire Dennis on 86 points, also from the USA.
Tue 7th July 2009
Shifting winds, thunder and a lot of protest over the results from yesterday delayed the take off from the harbour in the morning. It wasn't until 17:00 that the first dinghy had left the harbour. In the end all fleets completed 1 race.
The boys were assigned to final-series fleets on the basis of their qualifying-series scores. Katsios Alexios from Greece claimed the race win, followed by Toma Visic (CRO) in second place and and Italian Christiano Vitulano in third place.
In the girls fleet, the last start called for a high number of false starts. Approximately 13 girls received a black flag penalty before the principal race officer had the fleet well underway.
German's Svenja Stein came first and was followed in 2nd place by Annina Takala from Finland. Third place went to Sarah Butterfield from Great Britain.
Mon 6th July 2009
Today saw light but steady winds. The remaining fleets completed their catch-up races and then all fleets completed race 4 and 5. In the boys category, Yan Chekh (RUS) started well again and scored a 2nd a 3rd place, but then fell back to finish 41st in the race 5. However with the first discard now coming into play he is able to discard his 41st and so currently tops the leader board with 10 points. Filip Kobielski from Poland had a fantastic day, scoring a second place in race 3 and two bullets in race 4 and 5, which puts him in second place with 14 points. Sharhar Jacob (ISR) moved from the top of the leader board into third position overall with 14 also.
In the girls fleet, US sailors are dominating the top ranks. Emily Billing climbed to the top of the leader board after claiming the race win in race 5 and discarding her 30th place from the previous race. Fellow American Claire Dennis takes 2nd place overall after coming 3rd in the last race of the day; she is followed in third place overall by Finnish sailor Annina Takala who had a very good day with a 2nd, 4th and 4th place finish.
Sun 5th July 2009
Another day of very light winds. Only one of the boys fleets managed to complete one race, all other races were postponed. The other fleets will have catch-up races tomorrow.
Sat 4th July 2009
No racing due to lack of wind in Charlottenlund
It was a long hot day in Charlottenlund and despite hoping the wind did not pick up and racing had to be abandoned. The young sailors were not disheartened and enjoyed themselves nevertheless.
Fri 3rd July 2009
Racing begins in Charlottenlund
Racing got underway today in sunny conditions with winds up to 6 knots. Both the boys and girls fleets completed two races. Israeli sailor Shahar Jacob, 2008 World Champion in the Laser 4.7 class, had a very good start to the regatta, with a 1st and 4th place in his fleet, which places him at the top of the leader board. Following Jacob on equal points is Russian sailor Yan Chekh who after a second and third place currently sits in second place overall. Third place is currently held by Brazilian Stefano Mazzafero after he followed his 6th place finish with a 1st place in race two.
The girls fleet saw very mixed results after two completed races. Lithuanian sailor Viktorija Andrulyte won the first race, followed by Israeli Souffa Ben-horin in second place and fellow Lithuanian Saima Plerpaite in third place. In the second race, however, Anrulyte fell back to finish in 41st place, which saw her shooting from 1st to 15th place on the leader board. Kamila Szymanska from Poland claimed the second race win, which after a 29th place in the first place put her in 9th place overall. Szymanska was followed by German Svenja Stein and fellow Polish sailor Anna Brzozowska in third place. At the end of today, Michon Pernelle from France sits in first place after a 8th and 5th race finish, followed by Estonian Anna Pohlak in second place (7th & 11th) and French Baude Bérénice in third place(17th & 7th).
Wed 1st July & Thu 2nd July 2009
The first 2 days of the championship were filled with registration and measurement, followed by a practice race and opening ceremony on the Sunday.