With one race left in the 2013 Finn Junior World Championship, Jorge
Zarif (BRA) has sealed the title after a series of consistent races. On
the
penultimate day, Zarif scored a third and a second place and is now
untouchable. Jake Lilley (AUS) struck back with two bullets to pass
current World
Champion Martin Robitaille (CAN) by a few points. The last race in the championship will decide Silver and Bronze, and there are five sailors who can still stand on the podium.
As usual, racing started at 8am with a 18 knots breeze. And as usual,
the pressure along the left side, down the cliff made choices
predictable.
The leaders gathered in the middle of the starting line and sailed
upwind to the cliff. Peter McCoy (GBR) after a great start and a good
speed up the
beat, passed the top mark in first place, trailed by Lilley and Zarif.
The Australian passed the British on the run and remained in the lead
until the
finish.
The start of the second race was evenly spread on the line but it
took three attempts to have a clear start. The wind was stable and
around 14
knots, providing another great race.
Lilley took a good start and was first at the cliff followed by most
of the fleet. Closely followed by 2009 Junior World Champion Zarif,
Lilley
increased his lead steadily to win a second race.
Strong wind races and early starts have made for a testing regatta
for the young sailors who are also enjoying a good rest each afternoon.
The last race will start at 8am on Friday and will decide Silver and Bronze.
Unless there is a major breach of rules, Zarif is sure to get Gold.
This will be the second Junior World title for the Brazilian who had won
the
Silver Cup in 2009 on Balaton.
Results after 10 races
| 1 | BRA 109 | Zarif Jorge | 16,0 | 1 | (4) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | AUS 41 | Lilley Jake | 31,0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | (dsq) | 6 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | CAN 110 | Robitaille Martin | 34,0 | (7) | 7 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
| 4 | GBR 29 | McCoy Peter | 39,0 | 5 | 5 | (10) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | NOR 1 | Pedersen Anders | 47,0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 5 | (18) | 13 | 4 | 5 |
| 6 | RUS 6 | Kistanov Arkadiy | 47,0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | (10) | 4 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 6 |
| 7 | POL 7 | Marciniak Jakub | 68,0 | (18) | 6 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 8 |
| 8 | ITA 213 | De Luca Umberto | 69,0 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | (ocs) | 5 | 10 | 8 | 10 |
| 9 | GER 64 | Luttukus Lennart | 83,0 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 13 | (18) | 5 | 7 |
| 10 | ITA 214 | Bevilacqua Riccardo | 89,0 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 6 | (20) | 7 | 13 |
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