Lymington’s Tom Rogers crowned Champion of Clubs at Honda RYA Youth RIB Nationals
Tom Rogers from Lymington won the Honda RYA Youth RIB National Championship Champion of Clubs trophy at the PSP Southampton Boat Show on 14 September in a thrilling finale to a great day of RIB competition.
Tom, aged 10, was representing 2013
champion club Royal Lymington Yacht Club when he faced the new national winner
of the Honda RYA Youth RIB National Championship, Jamie Paterson from Findhorn
Marina, who was fresh from clinching the Championship winner’s title in the
8-12 age group just minutes before.
In the head to head showdown the competing
pair faced two runs and two nail biting finishes. The scores were announced and
Tom and the Royal Lymington Yacht Club were declared 2014 Honda RYA Youth RIB
Champion of Club winners.
The Champion of Clubs head to head
followed the main event which saw 28 of the UK’s most talented young RIB
drivers, including Jamie, showing their great skill and speed at the throttle
of two Honda powered Highfield RIBS as they tackled the tricky championship course
in front of a packed crowd.
“Today’s competition has just been fantastic.
The conditions have been perfect and the standard of talent out on the water is
incredible, you could tell that all the competitors, no matter what time they
achieved have really enjoyed themselves today” said Andrew Norton, RYA
Powerboat Project Manager and Event Director.
The Honda RYA Youth RIB
Championship is Britain’s leading programme introducing kids to powerboats and
training them to be safe, proficient drivers and excellent boat handlers.
RIBs are light, manoeuvrable
craft and the boats driven in the Honda RYA Youth RIB Championship can hit
speeds of up to 25mph
Thanks to Championship sponsors
Honda and Highfield. For more information about the Honda RYA Youth RIB
Championship click here. visit www.rya.org.uk/go/hondayouthrib
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all of the latest videos from the PSP Southampton Boat Show 2014 here.