Day 1 action from the RYA Youth Nationals in Great Britain
The 2011 RYA Volvo Youth National Championships got off to a flying start at Hayling Island Sailing Club, Hayling Island, Great Britain today (Monday 11 April) and witnessed some superb sail racing as the nation’s finest Youth sailors and windsurfers utilised the near perfect weather conditions.
The 2011 RYA Volvo Youth National Championships got off to a flying start at Hayling Island Sailing Club, Hayling Island, Great Britain today (Monday 11 April) and witnessed some superb sail racing as the nation’s finest Youth sailors and windsurfers utilised the near perfect weather conditions.
With the sun shining and winds ranging from 10-20 knots, 420 sailors Tim Gratton and Ed Riley stole the show, finishing the day top of their fleet. The twosome, who recently won silver at the 420 Youth World Championships, posted a steady seventh in their first race followed by two impressive firsts to assert their authority.
Crew Riley commented: “We had a terrible start in our first race and just didn’t get out the blocks quicker enough. We gave ourselves such a challenge following a bad start that we were actually quite pleased with posting a seventh.
"Callum and Drew Airlie absolutely creamed us in the first race and we are pleased to have had a good day's racing. It came as a surprise when we realised it was the Airlie brothers so I guess you could say they are the new kids on the block!”
