Buenos Aires 2018 YOG
Racing continues on the third day of sailing at the Youth Olympic Games at Club Nautico San Isidro, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Girl’s and Boy’s Windsurfing (Techno 293+) will take up their third day of racing, with Girl’s and Boy’s Kiteboarding and the Mixed Nacra 15s beginning their second day on the water.
Starting first are the Girl’s Windsurfers, Girl’s Kiteboarders and the Nacra 15s at 12:00 local time, with the Boy’s Windsurfers and Boy’s Kiteboarders following suit shortly afterwards.
© Matias Capizzano
As there was only one race sailed in the Nacra 15 fleet yesterday, they are scheduled to complete four races today. There will be three further races in Windsurfing, with the slalom single elimination format coming into play today.
Elsewhere, the Kiteboarding fleet will complete Final A and Final B to conclude race one, and then have four more races with two heats and two finals within each race.
Stronger winds are expected this afternoon, with 10-15 knots of wind due to remain throughout the day. The south south easterly wind may turn slightly in a south westerly direction later on.
Today’s winds will have a big impact on the current, with 10cm-15cm more water anticipated than on previous days. The tide is due to change at around 15:00, with a maximum downstream current of 1 knot and upstream of 1.4 knots.
The schedule for the day is as follows:
Girl’s Windsurfer: 12:00 Warning (Area A)
Three races scheduled
Girl’s Kiteboard: 12:00 Warning (Area A)
Three races scheduled
Mixed Multihull: 12:00 Warning (Area B)
Four races scheduled
Boy’s Windsurfer: 12:10 Warning (Area A)
Three races scheduled
Boy’s Kiteboard: 12:12 Warning (Area A)
Three races scheduled
ENTRIES / RESULTS
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Results will be available here - https://buenosaires2018.sailing.org/results
WATCH
The Olympic Channel will be providing daily coverage of the 2018 Youth Olympic Games -https://www.olympicchannel.com
SOCIAL MEDIA
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PHOTOGRAPHY
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