The Andalusian Fernando Lamadrid is the Spanish closest to the podium posts. Photo: Pedro Martínez / World Sailing

The Youth Sailing World Championship was launched in Auckland (New Zealand) waters, with medium-strong winds and up to 60 degrees of oscillation. Five Spanish crews hold positions in the top ten after holding between two and three first sleeves, depending on the class, on the opening day.

In RS: X Male the Andalusian Fernando Lamadrid is that it has started stronger, sixth to four points of the podium posts that close the British Andy Brown. The Spanish windsurfer has performed 10-8-3, which place him in a comfortable position on a table leading the Israeli Yoav Omer. In the female category the Canary Islands Magüi Suárez is the one that ran the worst luck with 11 and 2 DNF. It's the first British Emma Wilson.

The Valencian brothers Henry and Pablo Lujan occupy the sixth position in the 470 Male class, after starting with an 11-4. The general heads the Argentines Fauto Peralta and Martín Arroyo, tied to points with the Italians Edouardo Ferraro and Francesco Orlando.

In Nacra 15 the Catalans Ruben and Rita Booth are septic in general after 11-6-16, just five points from the podium positions, which close the New Zealanders Jackson Keon and Tom Fyfe. It's first Cecilia and Michael Wollmann from Bermuda.

In 420 Feminine the Canaries Carlota Hernández and Ana Carrasco marked an 8-23 which provisionally placed them in the tenth place in the general. There is a triple tie to six points in the head of the table: The Szmit / Dzik Polacas, the American Hall / Borcherding and the Italian Stalder / Speri.

Tenth in the general of Laser Radial is also the grancanary Ismael Iess after performing 17-7-24. It's first the Danish Patrick Doepping. In the female category also the canaria Carlota Sánchez is tenth after performing a 21-12. The Hungarian Maria Erdi head the board.

In 29er the Catalans Pep Costa and Fran Núñez did not have much luck in the premiere with a 14 and a retired who left them in the 19 place of the general, led by the Finns Alexander Gronblom and Martin Mikkola.

In 29 women, three tests were held in which the Canaries Carlota Gala and Lucía González marked a 20-15-6, taking the thirteenth position in the general. The British Hannah Bristol and Ely Cowell are leaders.

Three new tests are planned for tomorrow's day.