Venezuelan David Gonzalez Arria wins 2014 Sunfish Youth Worlds
by Sherri Campbell 13 Oct 2014 08:12 BST
10-16 October 2014
Sunfish Youth Worlds action © Sherri Campbell
Holding a slim two point lead going into the final race of the nine race series, David Gonzalez Arria of Venezuela stayed ahead of his closest competitor and finished third in the race to win the series. Alonso Collantes of Peru was seventh in the final race to finish second overall. Finishing strong in the last two days of racing and rounding out the top three was Daniela Rodriguez of Ecuador. John Birkett also representing Ecuador was fourth and Chase Carraway of the United States finished in fifth. Thirty seven competitors from six countries participated in the championship. The Youth World Championship was open to qualified sailors under the age of 19.
The 2014 Sunfish World and Youth World Championship is organized by the International Sunfish Class Association. This year's championships are being held at Camp Sea Gull and Camp Seafarer. The residential camp venue offers a unique opportunity for sailors, their families, coaches and support crew to stay on site.
The Youth World Championship will be immediately followed by the Sunfish World Championship with seventy two sailors. New Sunfish sailboats are being chartered to all sailors by Triton Yacht Sales. Twelve races are scheduled in the World Championship running from October 13 through 16 with October 17 as a reserve day if necessary.
Full results can be found here.
www.sunfishclass.org