The 2010 ISAF Youth Championships are underway!
Two races on the first day of racing in Istanbul, and the Japanese team, Hirohiki Yamaguchi & Tetsuya Isozaki, took the early lead with two bullets! Back for a second bite of the ISAF cherry, Jordi Xammar & Joan Herp (ESP) are in 2nd and Jao Vilas Boas & Tomas Camelo (POR), also back for a second year, are running 3rd.
Khairunnisa Mohd Afendy of Malaysia, also returning for a second year and leading women’s helm at the NZL Nationals earlier this year, is joined by Ameira Izla Zuklefli to take the Day 1 lead of the Women;’s fleet, but on equal points with Linda Fahrni & Maja Siegenhalter (SUI). Lara Vadlau & Elli Smolka (AUT) are in 3rd.
Top ten after two races:
Men:
1 Hirohiki Yamaguchi & Tetsuya Isozaki (JPN) 2 points
2 Jordi Xammar & Joan Herp (ESP) 7 pts
3 Jao Vilas Boas & Tomas Camelo (POR) 9 pts
4 Benjamin Grez & Carlos Vergara (CHI) 10 pts
5 Chuan Yang Ko & Andrew Paul (SIN) 14 pts
6 Gonzalo Bisi & Tomas Volker (ARG) 15 pts
7 Felipe Caldeira & Alan Dale (ARG) 21 pts
8 Jim Asenathi & Daniel Ashwynn (RSA) 23 pts
9 Max Deckers & Duko Bos (NED) 24 pts
10 Raul Rios & Rogelio Fernandez (PUR) 24 pts
Women:
1 Khairunnisa Mohd Afendy & Ameira Izla Zuklefli (MAS) 5 points
2 Linda Fahrni & Maja Siegenhalter (SUI) 5 pts
3 Lara Vadlau & Elli Smolka (AUT) 11 pts
4 Barbara Cornudella & Sara Lopez (ESP) 13 pts
5 Patricia Costa & Filipa Barros (POR) 13 pts
6 Maelenn Lemaitre & Aloise Retornaz (FRA) 13 pts
7 Charlotte Stumpel & Shannen Marck (NED) 15 pts
8 Svenja Weger & Wiebke Lechler (GER) 18 pts
9 Yu Yamaguchi & Hitomi Shirasawa (JPN) 18 pts
10 Ipeknaz