RYA Regional Youth Champion Awards
Nominations are now open
Nominations for the 2014 Awards are now closed
The RYA is turning the spotlight on 2014’s most promising young sailors, windsurfers and powerboaters by opening nominations for the RYA Regional Youth Champion Awards.
These regional awards which were launched last year are a fantastic opportunity to recognise the outstanding achievement and performance of young people across the range of activities the RYA represents.
RYA Chief Executive Sarah Treseder said: “We’re delighted to welcome nominations for the RYA Regional Youth Champion Awards which celebrate the talents of the many young sailors, windsurfers and powerboaters who are achieving amazing things across the UK”.
From the nominations received, each of the RYA’s 13 regional committees will select a regional winner.
All winners and their families will be invited to the RYA Suzuki
Dinghy Show (28 February-01 March) for the official awards ceremony.
Nominations will close on 12 January. Nominees must be under 19 years of age at 31st December 2014.
Results from 2013
The RYA Regional Youth Champions winners are:
- Thames Valley: Leila Moore
- Eastern: Bryony Bennett-Lloyd and Annabel Cattermole
- North East: Ben Russell
- South East: Ross Banham
- South West: Bella Fellows
- Scotland: Gillies Munro and Daniel Harris
- North West: Hannah Bristow
- Northern Ireland: Liam Glynn
- East Midlands: Ellie Craig
- Southern: Anthony Parke
- Yorkshire and Humberside: Reanna Wilson
- West Midlands: Kieran Martin
- Wales: Ellie Meopham
British Sailing Team's Dylan Fletcher said: “It was great to be here to meet everyone and to present these inaugural awards. It’s really important to recognise people on every level and these youngsters are all so passionate about their sport and they all put in the extra effort”.
Ellie Craig, RYA East Midlands winner added: “It felt really good to be recognised for my sailing and it’s also fantastic publicity for my club, they are really proud of me. I love the challenges that the sport presents and the feeling you get when you do well in sailing”.