YOUTH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Salinas Yacht Club, Salinas, Ecuador
November 20-28, 1998
Sean and team splashing through waves on their way to win the Youth World Championship. Photo by David Sprague.
Visit David and Daniel Sprague's web site for more photos
For a complete List of competitors . . .
16 Teams, 8 Countries, 3 Continents
David Sprague reporting from Salinas via email! (THANKS, DAVE!)
FINALLY! We had a great week. 5 different countries won a race (USA had 2). No one person won 2 races. Very tight racing and right down to the last race!
DAY 3 (Race #5 and Race #6) results unofficial.
DAY 2 (Race #3 and Race #4) results unofficial. Race #3: Wind 8-12 knots, cloudy and 30 degrees (C). Race #4: 8-10 knots, overcast and 28 degrees (C).
DAY 1 (Race #1 and Race #2) results official. Winds were 8-12 1st race, 10-14 2nd race. Weather clear and hot. Good RC work.
OFFICAL FINAL RESULTS
| ... | Skipper/Sail/Country | . | Race1 | Race2 | Race3 | Race4 | Race5 | Race6 | ------- | TOTAL | Total
with throwout |
| 1 | Carroll 14640 USA | . | dsq | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | . | 38 | 20 |
| 2 | Merentitis 14377 GRE | . | 7 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 6 | . | 35 | 22 |
| 3 | C. Bustos 14057 COL | . | 3 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 7 | . | 37 | 25 |
| 4 | Boxberger 13834 USA | . | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 13 | ocs | . | 46 | 28 |
| 5 | Allen 14768 CAN | . | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 4 | . | 43 | 28 |
| 6 | Meira 14673 ECU | . | 5 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 5 | . | 42 | 28 |
| 7 | Simpson 14548 CAN | . | 6 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 3 | . | 44 | 32 |
| 8 | Marston 13367 PER | . | ocs | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 8 | . | 51 | 33 |
| 9 | Ficker 14602 BRA | . | 2 | 7 | dsq | 16 | 10 | 1 | . | 54 | 36 |
| 10 | Mercier 11885 USA | . | dsq | 8 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 11 | . | 54 | 36 |
| 11 | Bocciarelli 1420 BRA | . | 4 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 9 | . | 50 | 39 |
| 12 | Herman 11011 CHI | . | ocs | 4 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 10 | . | 62 | 44 |
| 13 | Jacob 14536 COL | . | 11 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 12 | . | 59 | 46 |
| 14 | Plaza 14045 ECU | . | 10 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 16 | ocs | . | 70 | 52 |
| 15 | A. Bustos 14863 COL | . | 9 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 14 | . | 72 | 57 |
| 16 | Vidal 14780 ECU | . | 12 | 16 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 13 | . | 80 | 64 |
List of Competitors
| Sail # | Country | Skipper & Crew |
| 14682 | Brazil | Bruno Ficker, Marcos Biekarck, Patrick Fleury |
| 1420 | Brazil | Fernando Bocciarelli, Richard Zietemann, Martin Zachne |
| 14768 | Canada | Andrew Allen, Brent Bassermann, Oliver Bone |
| 14548 | Canada | Matt Simpson, Daniel Sprague, Jessica Simpson |
| 11011 | Chile | Pablo Herman Varella, L. Philipe Herman, Andress Guevara |
| 14057 | Colombia | J. Camilo Bustos, Camilo Salcedo, Nicolas Deeb |
| 14863 | Colombia | Alvaro Bustos, A. Maria Bustos, Susana Salcedo |
| 14536 | Colombia | Loreana Jacob, Pedro Latill, Jessica P. Jacob |
| 14045 | Ecuador | Carlos Andres Plaza, Miguel Macias, Alfredo Marin |
| 14673 | Ecuador | Sebastian Meira, Octavio Jarrin, Francisco Soriano |
| 14780 | Ecuador | Juan Carlos Vidal, Juan Rafael Santos, Juan Jose Ferreti |
| 14377 | Greece | Constantinos Merentitis, Hilias Manolakis, Michalis Koulianos |
| 13367 | Peru | Derek Marston, Juan Andres Marchini, Gianfranco Martinell |
| 11885 | USA | Nicolas Mercier, Pike Severance, Kat Ward |
| 13834 | USA | John Boxberger, Jim Ward, Allison Stevens |
| 14640 | USA | Sean Carroll, Karl Schutte, Kate Sheahan |
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