Three more great races on Tuesday 9 July in a fresh early morning
breeze gave the lead of the 2013 Finn Junior World Championship to 2012
Olympian
from Brazil, Jorge Zarif. The day belonged to the early risers on Lake Garda with the best wind
conditions encountered in the day's first hours. At 7.00 am the boat
park was
already buzzing with sailors, coaches and race committee getting ready
for the third day of racing. When the gun for race 3 went at 8.00 am the
wind
was as strong as ever with a 24 knots northerly breeze and waves.
With free pumping on the downwind legs and a triangle course, the
morning was survival of the fittest. Racing was more physical than
tactical with
the course a one way track close to the cliff. The fastest sailors
secured a place at the top and often despite an average start. In the
day's first
race, regatta leaders Jorge Zarif (BRA) and Jake Lilley (AUS) didn't
impress at the start: the Brazilian started again in the third row while
the
Australian touched the pin end mark. Nevertheless, the pair showed their
great speed to gain some ground on their rivals. It was not enough
though to
catch up with current Junior World Champion Martin Robitaille (CAN) who
took an early lead, comfortable and untouchable in the strong breeze,
stretching his tall body to make the most of the upwind legs. Lilley and
Zarif finished second and third behind the Canadian.
The Brazilian, on fire in the breeze, took a good start in the two
last races to take the lead of the championship. Zarif took the bullet
in race 4
after a dual with the Australian. In the last race Lilley crossed the
line just ahead of the Brazilian, however, an earlier starboard incident
between
the two was settled in the Jury room with a disqualification for Lilley
and another race win for Zarif.
After five races, the sailors can now discard their worst score. 2009
Junior World Champion Jorg Zarif takes the lead of the regatta from
Anders
Pedersen (NOR) who is in third behind the Australian Jake Lilley. Martin
Robitaille is in fourth position on equal points with Peter McCoy
(GBR).
After some well deserved pasta offered by the Yacht Club, and truly
enjoyed by all, the sailors could take the day off at 1pm, ready for
another
early start scheduled for tomorrow, Wednesday 10 July.
Results after five races
| 1 | BRA109 | Zarif Jorge, BRAJZ4, ICRJ | 6,0 | 1 | (4) | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | AUS 41 | Lilley Jake, AUSJL12, RQYS | 9,0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | (dsq) |
| 3 | NOR 1 | Pedersen Anders, NORAP2, DSSF | 12,0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | (8) |
| 4 | CAN110 | Robitaille Martin, CANMR7, CVL RCYC | 15,0 | (7) | 7 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 5 | GBR 29 | McCoy Peter, GBRPM40, ESSC | 15,0 | 5 | 5 | (10) | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | RUS 6 | Kistanov Arkadiy, RUSAK48, CSK VMF | 16,0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | (10) | 4 |
| 7 | ITA 213 | De Luca Umberto, ITAUD1, YCT - FANTASTICA | 27,0 | 6 | (9) | 8 | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | GER 595 | Gorgels Simon, GERSG14, DTYC | 31,0 | 8 | 8 | (14) | 9 | 6 |
| 9 | GER 64 | Luttukus Lennart, GERLL1, SKBUE ASTG | 32,0 | 14 | (16) | 6 | 7 | 5 |
| 10 | POL 7 | Marciniak Jakub, POLJM5, AZSPG | 36,0 | (18) | 6 | 7 | 12 | 11 |
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