Sirre Kronlof and Veera Hokka(FIN)
The final day of the 45th Youth Sailing World Championships produced some tense finishes as medal places were mixed about on the waters of Langkawi, Malaysia.
Lighter winds awaited the record 425 sailors from 76 nations to end a regatta that has seen a constant 20 knots throughout. With the wind halved, tactics and surprises were in store and that proved to be the case with several shake ups having big bearings on who left with a medal.
The gold medal in the boy’s Laser Radial and 420 were already decided, with some of the sailors in other fleets knowing they had a medal, just not what colour it would be. There were also some who had a medal in their grasp, but just couldn’t quite hold on at the last.
Check out some highlights from the week below:
Laser Highlights
Alistair Young (AUS) and Maria Erdi (HUN) came out on top in the Laser Radial at the Youth Worlds after a hard fought week on Langkawi’s waters.
URL – https://youtu.be/7BISCIOQLXo
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29er Highlights
29er sailors from Finland and Slovenia were full of smiles back at the boat park on the final day of the Youth Worlds. Hear from the winners and catch the best of the boy’s and girl’s skiff action.
URL – https://youtu.be/bRz4_8vl0EU
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420 Highlights
There were two very happy 420 teams from Poland and the USA. Enjoy some of the 420 highlights and reaction from the winners in Langkawi.
URL – https://youtu.be/tnECbCa332E
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RS:X Highlights
Russia’s Stefania Elfutina successfully defended her Youth Worlds RS:X title in Langkawi whilst France’s Titouan Le Bosq picked up the title in the boy’s fleet.
URL – https://youtu.be/SFLHiD84FaM
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SL16 Highlights
France’s Louis Flament and Charles Dorange were nearly perfect in the SL16 as they retained their title in the Youth Worlds multihull. The pair were reflective after racing and are now aiming to take their sailing career forward.
URL – https://youtu.be/O5fNGhzk1b0
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