Engagement
Engaging more people to stay involved in sailing and boating for longer, and growing their commitment over time.
Getting competitive
There have been plenty of opportunities for young boaters to become engaged through competition in the past year:
• 16 young sailors represented Great Britain at the Youth Sailing World Championships in Brazil. iQFOiL rider Darcey Shaw took third in her event on the final day.
• Almost 280 young sailing and foiling talents competed in the RYA Youth National Championships held at the Weymouth & Portland National Sailing Academy last April. Winners were crowned across eight youth classes.
• The RYA Eric Twiname Championships took place at Rutland Sailing Club at the end of April, with 275 junior sailors and windsurfers competing for fleet honours and the Eric Twiname Shield. The South-West and North regions were joint winners, with the Midlands region coming in third.
• The RYA Eric Twiname Youth and Junior Team Racing Championships took place in October at Oxford Sailing Club. With 348 competitors from 73 teams, this year’s championship featured a new pre-junior (under 15) course.
• A youth sailing team trio, Ben Tylecote, Terry Hacker and Jamie Tylecote from Rutland Sailing Club won the EUROSAF Youth Match Racing European Championship in France. Ben and his team also represented GBR at the Youth Match Racing World Championships in Australia in December, finishing in tenth place.
Speaking up and supporting others
Outside competition, British Sailing Team members have been busy using their skills to support others and raise awareness of ecological issues. Kitesurfer Maddy Anderson worked with Youth Action Wiltshire to boost the life skills and confidence of ten young people who have suffered through difficult times, joining them for part of a five-day Tall Ships training programme.
John Gimson and Anna Burnet set a Guinness World Record for crossing the Irish Sea as fast as possible in their foiling Nacra 17, taking just over one hour and 30 minutes. They were accompanied by the Artemis eFoiler, a state-of-the-art electric vessel. The pair, who won silver medals at Tokyo 2020, and will compete again for Team GB at Paris 2024, took on the challenge to highlight the need for the marine industry to switch to greener alternatives. Anna has also been raising awareness of the need for more female coaches in competitive sailing to improve gender equality.
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