Smith and Clark in Medal Position at Youth World Champs

WA Institute of Sport sailors Carrie Smith and Ella Clark are in medal contention at the 2013 ISAF Youth Sailing World Championships in Limassol, Cyprus after completing day two of competition in second place.

The 420 sailing duo recorded second and tenth place finishes in day two racing to sit in the silver medal position, only four points shy of the defending youth world championship crew from Italy. Smith and Clark won silver medals in the 2012 event.

WAIS athlete and defending Laser Radial boy’s champion Mark Spearman ended day two of racing in seventh position, with a 28^th, 14^thand second place in the day’s three races.

The boys 420 squad of WAIS pair Lachlan Gilmour and Thomas Blauuw have made a difficult start to the regatta, and currently sit 30^th, and will look to storm back into contention in the second half of the championships.

In the multihull SL16 class Paul Darmanin and Lucy Copeland ended day two in fourth position, with the pair currently just three points off the podium.

Darmanin and Copeland improved with each race on Tuesday, beginning the day with a ninth before finishing fifth in race two and winning the final race of the day.

Laser Radial girl’s competitor Louise Evans was the big mover of day two, jumping up from her overnight 29^thto be sixth overall.

Evans was in the top four in every race on Tuesday, finishing with a third, a fourth and a second, and once she was able to drop her black flag from the opening race of the regatta shot up the leader board.

Harry Price and Angus Williams are currently sitting eighth in the 29er class, with the pair having a mixed day on the water. Price and Williams began the day with a 20^thand a 21^stbefore bouncing back well with a sixth in the final race.

In the RS:X girl’s class New South Wales sailor Annalise Gilbert is currently in 16^thposition, with the three-time ISAF Youth Sailing World Championship representative finishing 17^th, 20^thand 16^thin the three races contested on Tuesday.

Jock Calvert is 25^thin the RS:X boy’s class following a 25^th, 26^thand a 16^th, with the final race of the day his best result so far this regatta.

Racing continues in Cyprus on Wednesday, with the 2013 ISAF Youth Sailing World Championships wrapping up on Friday.

Full results can be found here, and you can follow the team on Facebook at www.facebook.com/AustralianYouthSailingTeam.

-YachtingAustralia