Sophie Platts gets to grips with the shifty NE winds off Auckland where she enjoyed her best day yet. (Picture by Rob Platts, 0555373)
SOPHIE PLATTS continues to finish in the higher reaches of the fleets of future Olympians and stars of the sailing world out in New Zealand.
On day three of the Laser Radial Youth World Championships in Auckland, the Ladies’ College student had her best day yet, placing 20th in the opening race and 16th in the second.
In shifty NE winds of 12 to 18 knots, the Guernsey star, who is part of the five-strong GB junior women team, rounded the windward mark in the top 10 of each race.
However, on each occasion she lost water on the downward legs and despite it being her most successful day yet, she remained in 22nd overall as the high-score discard came into effect after the fifth race.
The other British girls remained unchanged, too.
Chloe Martin stays eighth, Hannah Diamond 10th, Melissa Addy 11th and Grace Twedell 26th.
The British junior men enjoyed a fantastic day with Martin Evans scoring a third and a first to move up to second overall, and James Spencer had a fourth and fifth to rise to eighth.
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