T15 Inter Club Competition

South East Zone

Bewl Water                         April 27th 2002

Press Release

 

Saturday 27th April saw the South East’s young windsurfers take to the water at Bewl in their first Team15 event of the season.

 

Top sailors this time round were the AquaSports 100% fun team who just nudged Bewl into second place.

 

The Hythe & Saltwood SC hotshots sailed brilliantly to win both the 4.5 and 5.5 classes outright with bullets, but could only finish third team just ahead of Ardingly Activity Centre.

 

Twenty-one junior racers fought it out in windy conditions over four races on a variety of user-friendly courses.

 

Outstanding performances from Hythe’s Ollie Brooks and Eliot Carney showed their potential as future race stars, while AquaSports aquanaut brothers, Anthony and Redmond Scales, carried top places in the 3.5 class.

 

More sibling rivalry in the 6.5 class meant that Bewl’s Ali G (indaclubhouse!) dropped only on race to brother Sebastian Graham to win his class.

 

Special mention should go to the girls Daisy Binks, Lucy Stewart and Emma Royston who finished in the top five places in three out of four classes.

 

Overall, a great day’s windsurfing with amazing hospitality from Bewl’s Jill White and Graham Drake and excellent support from a superb team of parents, spouses, coaches and boat crew.

 

Next events are at AquaSports on Sunday,19 May, Ardingly Activity Centre on Saturday, 15th June and Hove Lagoon on Saturday,  29th June.

 

Trevor Jones

RYA South East

Team15 Co-ordinator