RYA Youth National; Championships and Trials. Largs 2009.

This was a key event for me this season as it is a n inducator for the isaf youth worlds, National youth Squad and the worlds in Turkey in July. The racing was surposed to last 5 days, but unfortuanatly the strong eastly winds meant racing could only take place on the first two days.

Day one stated with two races with winds from 6- 12 knts and 10-14. I posted a 3rd and a 1st, which was an excellent start to the week. Day two saw 3 races run, with similar gusty conditions, in which i placed two 2nd's and a 1st. This brought me on equal points in first place.

The rest of the week conditions were unsailable and so the results stood, and i won the youth trials. Unfortunatly, the results were deemed to close to be the selector event for the ISAF Youth worlds, were one boy and one boy compete, so past results were taken into consideration.
This meant that Ali Masters on joint points in 2nd place was selected.

So i was very pleased with this fantastic result, not many people get to win the youth trials, and looking on to a hopefully sucsessful 2009.

I have been training hard over the winter, and over the half term i had my first event of the season. The Med Cup in Marseille, France was an excellent training evnt with a range of conditions. The first 4 days of training proved very vauble, with winds of up to 20knots. The there were 7 races run over the last 3 days for the event. I finished in 11th position, but could of done better if not for kit failure in the final race. I gained vauble internatinal experience, and are now concentration on the Youth ISAF Trials in Largs at Easter. Where the winner wil get the chance to represent G.B. at the youth ISAF worlds in Brazil.