The Youth World Championships on Lake Garda ended yesterday in moderate winds. The Italians knew how to shine and won 6 of the 11 titles to be awarded: ----- Federico Pilloni ITA and Carola Colasanto ITA dominated the iQ Foil. ----- Both titles in the ILCA 6 went to Italy too: Antonio Pascali ITA in the men's and Maria Arseni ITA in the women's took gold. ----- In the Nacra 15, Lorenzo Sirena/Alice Dessy ITA moved up to first place on the final day. ----- The home team also dominated the 420 Open with Lisa Vucetti/Vittorio Bonifacio ITA. ----- In the men's Kite Foil, the duel between Lucas Fonseca BRA and Gian-Andrea Stragiotti SUI lasted until the last (18th!) race, with the Brazilian securing the title by a narrow one-point margin. ----- Maria Turrienza ARG took a comfortable victory in the women's Kite Foil. ----- Ewa Lewandowska/Krszysztof Krolik POL dominated the 29ers Open and Alicja Dampc/Alicja Tutowski POL won the women's 29er on the final day. ----- In the women's 420, Danai Giannouli/Kerkezou Lakovina GRE were already the winners before the final day. ----- All rankings and the final report.

Good northerly winds prevailed in the morning, but in the afternoon, the southerly wind could only establish weakly and died early. The ILCA 6, 29er, and 420 men did not race at all. ----- Before today's final race, Danai Giannouli/Kerkezou Lakovina GRE are the new world champions in the women's 420. Their lead over Esther Rodenhausen/Luisa Becker GER is 43 points. ----- The two iQ Foil titles also appear to have been decided: Federico Pilloni ITA already has a 42-point lead in the men's race, with another 5 races on the program today. Robin Zeley SUI is still in 17th place. ----- Carola Colasanto ITA has continued her winning streak in the women's iQ-Foil with a lead of 8 points. ----- In the men's Kite Foil, Lucas Fonseca BRA goes into the final day with a 3-point lead over Gian Andrea-Stragiotti SUI with four races on the program. ----- Maria Turrienza ARG has an 11-point lead in the women's kite foil. ----- In the women's 29ers, Alicja Dampc/Alicja Tutkowska POL have taken the lead with 1st and 2nd place. ----- In the Nacra 15, Com Vic-Molinero/Fatima Tia FRA go into the final day with a 5-point lead. Morgane Mazuay/Alexis Lagger SUI are still 8th. ----- All rankings and the daily report.

On the third day of the Junior World Championships on Lake Garda, the Ora was only blowing lightly, some classes were only able to complete a reduced programme. In the iQ-Foil Windsurfer, Federico Pilloni ITA was once again the day's best with 1st and 3rd place, extending his lead to 15 points. Robin Zeley SUI is still 17th. The dominant Carola Colasanto ITA took her 7th race win in 9 races in the women's event. Chloë Huguenin SUI is now 15th. There was only one race for the Formula kiters: Lucas Fonseca BRA continues to lead the men's race by 2 points ahead of Gian-Andrea Stragiotti SUI. In the women's event, Maria Turrienza ARG had to admit defeat for the first time after 8 race wins. Tim Lubat ESP took the lead in the men's ILCA 6 with an 11-point advantage. Matthew Chassot SUI moved further ahead and is now 15th of the 62 participants. In the women's event, Alina Shapovalova UKR dropped back to 3rd place after two unlucky races. Hermionie Ghicas GRE is now back in the lead, followed by Shana Burger SUI in 27th place. In the 29er Open, the leaders Ewa Lewandowska/Krszysztof Krolik POL lost some of their lead with 15th and 18th place on the day. Finnian Morris/Charlie Gran GBR closed the gap to 6 points. Ikke Huber/Liam Berger SUI are now 14th. In the women's 29er, Clementine Van Steenberge/Jessica Riordan IRL and Annabelle Vines/Amelie Hiscocks GBR are tied for the lead. Malena Rüegge/Liv Wicki SUI follow in 6th place. Lisa Vucetti/Vittorio Bonifacio ITA are still clearly ahead in the men's 420 (Open), with Nino Livio Löfteröd/Sandro Meszaros SUI moving up to 3rd place as the day's best (2/2). In the women's 420, Danai Giannouli/Kerkezou Lakovina GRE are now already 15 points ahead. Lorenzo Sirena/Alice Dessy ITA are back in the lead in the Nacra 15. Morgane Mazuay/Alexis Lagger SUI are still 8th. All rankings and the daily report.

Best Ora with 12-18kn yesterday on Lake Garda, and all classes continued their World Championships according to program. ----- In the men's Kite Foil, the duel at the top between Lucas Fonseca BRA and Gian-Andrea Stragiotti SUI continues, yesterday both with 2 race wins each. In the overall standings, the Brazilian is 2 points ahead. ----- In the women's event, Maria Turrienza ARG also won all 4 races yesterday. ----- In the men's iQ Foil Windsurfer, Federico Pilloni ITA is already well ahead with a 15-point lead, and Robin Zeley SUI is now 17th. ----- In the women's competition, Carola Colasanto ITA is now clearly ahead with 7 race wins in 8 races. Chloë Huguenin SUI is now 17th. ----- Alina Shapovalova UKR is now the sole leader in the women's ILCA 6, with Maria Arseni ITA 2 points behind. ----- In the men's ILCA, Antonio Pascali ITA has taken the lead with a 2-point advantage over Anders Bultynck BEL and Tim Lubat ESP, who are tied on points. Thanks to the discard, Matthew Chassot SUI has moved up to 26th place among the 62 participants (62 nations!). ----- Annabelle Vines/Amelie Hiscocks GBR took the lead in the women's 29er, followed one point behind by Clementine Van Steenberge/Jessica Riordan IRL. Malena Rüegge/Liv Wicki SUI managed two midfield finishes and a 2nd place, dropping back to 4th place in the overall standings. ----- Ewa Lewandowska/Kszysztof Krolik POL extended their lead in the 29er men's/open event. Ikke Huber/Liam Berger SUI dropped back to 15th place due to an early start. ----- Lisa Vucetti/Vittorio Bonifacio ITA continue to lead the 420 Open rankings, with Nino-Livio Löfteröd/Sandro Meszaros SUI following in 12th place. ----- Danai Giannouli/Kerkezou Lakovina GRE extended their lead in the women's 420 to 7 points. ----- In the Nacra 15, Come Vic-Molinari/Fatima Tia FRA have moved into the lead, followed by Lorenzo Sirena/Alice Dessy ITA in second place on equal points. Morgane Mazuay/Alexis Lagger SUI are still in 8th place. ----- All rankings and the daily report.

The starting signal for the first races of the Youth World Championships will be given today at 2pm on Lake Garda. A total of 480 participants from 70 nations will be competing in the 10 classes. With the exception of the 420 Women and the Formula Kite, Switzerland is represented in all classes. Gian-Andrea Stragiotti SUI, who has just won the U17 Kite-Foiler World Championship, has big chances of success. The races will be broadcast live via GPS-Tracking. The reports.