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Training starts on 12th April at 1700hrs
- Manylion
- Trawiadau: 4227
Our young sailors have been busy, this weekend!
Three of the clubs promising Optimist sailors were down in Weymouth for the last training session of the Winter for the GB squad. This was a joint session between the three squads, the 60 best sailors in Britain (in this class of boat).
Success came to the club with Gethin Llewelyn Owen coming 1st and Iago Davies 3rd in the "Intermediate" Squad, Gethin 6th and Iago 10th overall; Christopher Jones was also taking
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- Manylion
- Trawiadau: 3975
During the Easter weeekend, Chris Jones, Gethin Owen and Iago Davies travelled to Braassermermeer in the Netherlands to compete in the annual Easter Regatta as members of the GBR Optimist team. 210 sailors were invited to compete from 12 countries. Two days of training were led by head coach, Alan Williams, before the regatta started for real on Good Friday. In the last practice race against team USA, Iago crossed the line first with Gethin following in second. “Good Job!” was the shout from the USA support yacht.
The qualifiaction series comprised of three days of racing in very
Darllen mwy: Chipac Sailors Racing for Team GBR in the Netherlands
- Manylion
- Trawiadau: 4037
Another CHIPAC member has been busy over the Easter holidays. Mari Davies spent ten days in Largs preparing for and competing in the RYA Youth Championships. The Events is the premier sailing event in Britain for sailors between 15 and 19 years of age. Pwllheli SC hosted the event in 2012. Mari competed in the 420 class with her partner, Sarah Norbury from South Stafford Sailing Club. At 15 years of age the girls were amongst the youngest in the fleet of 38 male and female crewed boats. The event is used to select Britain’s representative for the ISAF World Championships. As only one boat in each fleet is selected the competition is intense.
Darllen mwy: Mari Experiences First RYA Youth Championships and wins Selection for RYA Youth Squad
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- Trawiadau: 4032
Clwb Hwylio Pwllheli Sailing Club members Mari Davies and Sarah Norbury have qualified to represent Britain in the 420 Worlds in Valencia as well as the Junior Europeans in Pwllheli this August. Well done.
The 420 Spring Championships in Pwllheli was the 3rd and final event in the International Selection series. Mari and her partner, Sarah Norbury, were in 5th place in the GBR girls rankings entering the final weekend. Saturday was a glorious spring day, blue sky and 10 knots of breeze on the race course near Abererch.
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