RYA Nationals -Day 2 – Results and Round up

Welcome to the round up of Day 2 of the RYA Youth Nationals. The stand-out performance of the day was a Race 4 16th (out of 28 boats) in the Blue Fleet for the new 29er pairing of Morven Wood and Jamie McKeating. Coupled with a 22nd in Race 5, this moved them up toContinue reading “RYA Nationals -Day 2 – Results and Round up”

RYA Youth Nationals – Day 1 Scottish/Irish team report

A great day on the water today with steady winds dropping towards the end of racing. Without doubt Christine Wood was the best of the bunch, with a 1st, 2nd and 3rd in the ILCA 6 women to finish the day 2nd on countback. She was headed by Coco Barrett, with two 1sts and aContinue reading “RYA Youth Nationals – Day 1 Scottish/Irish team report”

Something old, something new……..

We are in Plymouth this week for the RYA Youth Nationals and went out for a training sail today. I launched my new boat (219069) for the first time, in winds near the top end. I was sailing alongside my old boat (195779) which has been borrowed by Ellen Barbour from the Irish Squad, andContinue reading “Something old, something new……..”

Laser Radial Youth European Championships

Finlay has just applied to compete in the Laser Radial Youth European Championships, which are in Kastela, Croatia in 2021. Hopefully, the travel restrictions in Scotland will be lifted by then allowing us to travel and Finlay to compete. Thank you as ever to IYST for making this possible.