470 - Junior World Championship 2017 - Enoshima JPN - Day 6, Rogers/Parkin USA 5th overall

Fresh winds between 20 and 25 kn and big waves - the forefront of an approaching typhoon - prevailed yesterday in Enoshima JPN. With two races in each fleet, the Qualification Series for today's Medal Races were concluded, and the men's race has already been sailed in Japan this morning UTC.
Hippolyte Machetti/Sidoine Dantes FRA won the title in the 470 men 13 points ahead of Guillaume Pirouelle/Valentin Sipan FRA. Daichi Takayama/Naoya Kimura JPN grasped Bronze. Wiley Rogers/Jack Parkin USA finished 2nd in the Medal Race and are 5th in the final rankings.
In the 470 women, Silvia Mas/Paula Barcelo ESP with an 11 points advantage are in the pole position for the title. Nia Jerwood/Monique De Vries AUS and Ilaria Paternoster/Bianca Caputo ITA 0.5 points behind will fight for the Silver medal. Sarah De Silva/Julia Fuller USA did not sail yesterday and remain on rank 24 among the 25 participants.
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