ILCA 6 Youth Worlds: taking the gold

Arco, Italy (July 31, 2021) – After a short delay to allow the Lake Garda thermal wind to develop, two races were competed for the Gold Fleets for the final day of the 2021 ILCA 6 (Radial) Youth World Championships. There were 374 entries from 40 countries racing for the gold.

After a protest in which her nearest competitor was disqualified, Ireland’s Eve McMahon won the girl’s division. Mattia Cesana of Italy swept the boy’s division after eleven races, finishing first place overall with 24 points and also taking home the top under-17 award. American Chapman Petersen was second in the boy’s division finishing with 43 points.

Final Results:
Girls Division:
1. Eve Mcmahon (IRL) 37 Pts.
2. Anja VonAllmen (SUI) 50 Pts.
3. Sara Savelli (ITA) 62 Pts.
4. Alessia Palanti (CZE) 68 Pts.
5. Maria Martinez (ESP) 70 Pts.
6. Carlotta Rizzardi (ITA) 79 Pts.
7. Amaya Escudero (USA) 84 Pts.
8. Marissa Ijben (NED) 107 Pts.
9. Aleksandra Lukoyanova (RUS) 117 Pts.
10. Pia Conradi (GER) 122 Pts.

Boys Division:
1. Mattia Cesana (ITA) 24 Pts.
2. Chapman Petersen (USA) 43 Pts.
3. Sebastian Kempe (BER) 83 Pts.
4. Martin Verhulst (SUI) 92 Pts.
5. Iasonas Kefallonitis (GRE) 95 Pts.
6. Oskar Madonich (UKR) 96 Pts.
7. Przemyslaw Machowski (POL) 101 Pts.
8. Lorenzo Predari (ITA) 106 Pts.
9. Robby Meek (USA) 114 Pts.
10. Mathias Reimer (BRA) 124 Pts.

The 2021 ILCA Radial Youth World Championships was held on Lake Garda in Arco, Italy from July 26-31.

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