Youth : 2008 Youth Sailing Championships, Day 2,

Youth Sailing Championship Day 2 had 9 competitors show up for three
exciting races. Racing was held in club Sunfish, with 7 boats competing. Two had 2 person crews.

The first race was a short triangle course, set between the points of Watt’s bay that allowed the competitors to be seen from the docks. After a good start, Zack Shaw led to the first mark. He cut the turn a little too tight and fouled with the mark, allowing Ian Behm and Daniel Whitehurst to slip past, and that is how they finished.

The second race started with a bang! 15 seconds before the start, Daniel Whitehurst’s halyard let go, and his sail crashed down to the deck. After the start he was towed to the dock for repairs. Luke Gintner had made a rocket start and was leading by a large margin. As he rounded the Gybe mark, the wind started to die, and the RC decided to shorten course from Olympic to Triangle. All competitors were notified of this, and Luke crossed the finish line a minute ahead of his nearest competitor. Zach Shaw came second, and in a thrilling fight to the line, Julia Campbell and Maggie Behm, nipped inside of Maggie’s brother Ian for third.

The third race had all boats back at the start, and Daniel Whitehurst, hungry from his equipment failure, hit the line right at the whistle and at full speed. He was determined to make up for race 2’s disappointment, and he did, cruising to an easy victory on the Olympic course. Mr. Consistent, Zack Shaw came home second, with Luke Gintner in third. So after three races the order is:

1.Zack Shaw 3,2,2, 7
2.Luke Gintner 4,1,3, 8
3.Ian Behm 1,4,4, 9
4.Daniel Whitehurst 2,DNS,1, 10
5.Julia Campbell/Maggie Behm 6,3,5, 14
6.Sarah Behm/Annika Chang 5,DNS,6, 18
7.Chris Chang 7,5,7, 19

Who will return in August? Who will win the championship?
Who will come to the Awards Banquet to claim their trophy?
Stay tuned to find out!

Jason Harrison