Aussies sit just off the podium at 470 Juniors in NZ
At the 2012 470 Junior World
Championship, sailed out of Takapuna Boating Club on Auckland's North
Shore, ten races have been completed. Simon Sivitz Kosuita/Jas Farneti
of Italy continued their winning ways, and the consistency of Afrodite
Kyranakou/Jeske Kisters of the Netherlands kept the women's crew just
clear of their rivals. Racing conditions returned to the prevailing breeze of
this regatta. The offshore south westerly, with it's shifty and patchy
gusts, is hard to read and was described as "a crazy breeze" by at least
one sailor who lost 10 boats when missing a shift. The wind was 15-18
knots. 470 Men/Mixed Top 10 Overall
Sivitz Kosuta/Farneti began the day with yet another win,
but it was the Netherlands crew of Dirk Bennen/Rogier Weijers who
claimed line honours in race 10. This brings Bennen/Weijers up into
third place on the leader board after beginning the day on sixth, while
the ever consistent local lads James Turner/Finn Drummond put in a solid
performance with a second and fifth placing which tightened their grip
on second position. Snakes and ladders in the challenging conditions is
to be expected and today was no exception in the fleet - Magnus
MasilgeMoritz Klingenberger have climbed from eighth to fifth, while
young Greek sailors Alexandros and George Kavvas have dropped two places
in the heavier breeze.
| 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 |
470 Women A first placing in race nine brought the German girls a
little closer to their goal, but a drop in the second race relieved the
pressure on Kyranakou/Kisters once again. Despite a DNF (did not finish)
the British crew Anna Burnet/Flora Stewart remain in third, but Chika
Hatae/Eri Hatayama of Japan are now within contention following a win in
the second race today. Top 10 Overall
A run of second places has put seven points between series
leaders Netherland's Afrodite Kyranakou/Jeske Kisters and new
combination Annika Bochmann/Elisabeth Panuschka. Bochmann is the
defending 470 Junior World Champion with her previous crew, so has
plenty of experience to call on.
| 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 |
Another day with two more races remain in
the series for all competitors, giving the sailors a last chance to move
into the top ten placings and allow them to take part in the medal race
on Friday.
YouTube Video Wrap after Day 5 of Racing
- Christine Hansen, 470 Assn.
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