Stars of the future at County Antrim Yacht Club’s Junior Regatta

County Antrim Yacht Club held its Junior Regatta on Sunday, June 17. A total of 24 competitors took part in three races.
By The Newsroom
Published 29th Jun 2012, 11:34 BST

This event had been allocated as one of the club’s “Sail for Gold” events in line with the RYA initiative to “Inspire, Celebrate, Support” given the Olympics are approaching.

The Club is a RYA Training Centre and a RYA Volvo Champion Club. The Junior Regatta followed on from recent race training that many of the juniors took part in over eight Saturday mornings in the spring.

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Three of the Club juniors - Jocelyn Hill, Emily Hill and Andrew Mitchell - are in the RYANI junior squad. This aims to develop young sailors and facilitate those who wish to go into the Great Britain or Ireland national junior squad programmes.

Sponsored by Balmoral Estates, Stephen McAloney presented the prizes to all the children who took part, many received “gold medals”.

Overall winners in each class: Laser - 1st, Jocelyn Hill; 2nd, Scott Carse; 3rd, Jenny Lewis.

Topper - 1st, Ellen McCarlie; 2nd, Andrew Mitchell; 3rd, Emily Hill.

Optimist - 1st, Ellen Barbour; 2nd Amy Armstrong.

The Yacht Club, located on Marine Parade in Whitehead is also running an Open Day for the public to come along and try Sailing and Kayaking on Saturday, June 30 from 2.30 pm (weather permitting).