Winners crowned at RYA Eric Twiname Youth and Junior Team Racing Championships 

'Gingernut and Assorted Biscuits’ and team ‘420’ take event honours at Oxford Sailing Club

This weekend (18-19 October) winning glory went to ‘Gingernut and Assorted Biscuits’ and team ‘420’ as they were crowned 2014 RYA Eric Twiname Youth and Junior Team Racing champions in their respective events.

The biggest team racing event in the world was held at Oxford Sailing Club, Farmoor Reservoir, with 23 Junior (under 16) teams and 27 Youth (under 19) teams competing for championships honours.

Following a full day’s racing on Saturday with 10 rounds completed on both the Youth course with Fireflies and the Junior RS Feva course, standings started phenomenally close on the Sunday. The Youth fleet saw 11 of the 27 teams fighting for seven places that make up the Gold A Fleet, while there were three teams in the Junior fleet who had all lost only one race each.  

However, with Sunday bringing gusts of up to 42 knots, racing soon came to a close at lunchtime after only one more round of stage one was possible, resulting in the event winners being decided from the final standings in the round robin stages.  

John Burgoigne, Event Director, commented: “What an action-packed weekend!  With over 300 young sailors taking part, the enthusiasm for the RYA Eric Twiname Youth and Junior Team Racing Championships was once again in abundant evidence this year.  

“Obviously we would have preferred sailing to have continued through the full schedule, but we’re pleased to have got so many races successfully completed before conditions brought things to a close. The quality of sailing was impressive and the conditions challenging.

“With the continued support of the Eric Twiname Trust, we look forward to seeing so many passionate young sailors again next year.”  

2014  RYA Eric Twiname Youth and Junior Team Racing Championships results:  

Junior

1st:      Gingernut & Assorted Biscuits (Hayling Island SC/Royal Torbay YC)

James Hammett
Piers Nicholls
Finley Armstrong
Ben Todd
Freddie Wood
Dan Armstrong  

2nd       420 (Datchet Water Sailing Club /Frensham Pond SC)            
Alex Smallwood
Ross Thompson
Ben Shorrock
Johnny Thompson
Harry Fitzsimmons
George Bridge  

3rd       RS Tera Assoc 1Youth            
Henry Jameson
Bethan Matthew
Harry Jones
Anna Petterson
Lucy Greenwood
Archie Hainsworth  

Youth

1st        420 (Warsash SC/Royal Lymington YC/ Spinnaker Sailing Club)
Robbie King
Jo Burns
Dan Whiteley
James Clementson
Alex King
Matt Viney  

2nd       Sevenoaks School            
Ed Haynes
Alice Kidd
George Haynes
James Rudd
Jones Remi
Pfister Tancredi Pucci  

3rd       Winchester College            
Michael Smith            
Miles Jones
Max Chapp
Tom Nottingham
TX Finney
Tiger Tellwright  

Click here for the full list of results from the 2014 RYA Eric Twiname Youth and Junior Team Racing Championships.  

For further information on the event please visit www.ryaracingevents.org.uk.