RYANI Sailor Wins Prestigious Eric Twiname Final
for Second Year
Jack Brien, RNIYC, has won the
Topper Class in the Eric Twiname Final - the second year A RYA Northern
Ireland Squad sailor has done so. Fellow Royal Yachting Association
Northern Ireland (RYANI) Junior Squad member Laura Gilmore, SLYC, came
in 3rd Lady, ranking 11th overall. Press
Release
here
NI Squad Sailor Secures
ISAF Youth Worlds place
Sophie Murphy QYC & RYA NI
Youth Squad Member
is to represent Ireland in 2010’s ISAF Youth Worlds and it doesn’t stop
there as she will also be Irelands representative at this year’s Youth
Olympic Games in Singapore. This is an amazing result for Sophie and NI
Youth sailing. We wish her the best for the events and with her upcoming
exams!
ISA PRESS RELEASE:
ISAF YOUTH WORLD SAILING CHAMPIONSHIPS 2010: IRISH TEAM The ISA Board
today (7th May 2010) ratified the team to represent Ireland at the 2010
ISAF Youth World Sailing Championships, which takes place in Istanbul,
Turkey from 8th - 17th July 2010. More than 300 young sailors from 60
nations will compete across eight disciplines, of which Ireland will
compete in four.
Level 2 Race Coach
Course
(back row from l to r
James Waugh CSC/CAYC, Oisin McClelland DSC, Michael Molloy EDYC, Alan
Hill CAYC front row Ben Ferris CAYC and Peter Cameron
EABC)
Congratulations
to the six candidates above who passed their level 2 Racing Coach
Qualification last weekend at Ballyholme Yacht Club. Coach tutor James
Farrell put the lads through their paces to ensure that good quality
coaches can filter into our club system to help bring on sailors in NI.
14 January 2010
Ben
ainslie presents inspirational young sailor with Prestigious award
Chris Eames from Lisburn was presented with the
prestigious RYA NI Young Sailor of the Year Award 2009 at the Tullet
Prebon London International Boat Show. The awards were presented by
sailing legend Ben Ainslie, a previous winner himself, and recognise the
outstanding achievements of youth sailors across the country.
Chris was voted RYA NI’s Regional Young Sailor of
the Year 2009 last autumn following his outstanding sailing season.
Chris finished 1st in the UK Topper Nationals 2009 and is
first NI sailor to achieve this, he was also 1st in the
Irish Topper Nationals 2009, and after moving up to the Laser he
finished 1st in the Irish Laser 4.7 Nationals, and 1st
Laser 4.7 at the RYANI Volvo Youth Championships. Chris was also a
member of the RYA GBR Topper Squad last year.
Chris was amongst thirteen RYA Regional Young
Sailor of the Year winners who are voted for by RYA affiliated clubs and
associations. These young sailors have made a significant impact on
youth sailing, ranging from gold medal winning achievements and
overcoming adversity, to the huge amount of hard work and effort they
give back to their clubs.
Chris and family were treated to an action packed
VIP day at the show, thanks to Pantaenius Yacht Insurance.
For more
information:
Lisa Waugh
RYA NI Regional
Communicator
Tel: 028 90 383812
Email:
ryani@btconnect.com
www.ryani.org.uk
Rolex Miami OCR Jan 24th - 30th 2010
Three sailors from Northern Ireland are
competing in this year's Rolex Miami OCR James Espey BYC in Laser
Standard, Tiffany Brien RNIYC in Laser Radial, and Lauren Martel BYC in
Ladies Match Racing. Follow the action at
http://rmocr.ussailing.org/
Established in 1990, the annual
Rolex Miami OCR, organized by US Sailing, is sailed on Biscayne Bay and
features
elite-level competition in the
classes selected for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Foreign teams are
attracted because of the
traditionally tough competition offered, plus the fact that the regatta
forms the second
of seven events on the newly formed
ISAF Sailing World Cup. A long-time ISAF Grade 1 world-ranking event
as well as a US Sailing team
qualifier, the Rolex Miami OCR will celebrate its 21st Anniversary when
it returns
to “The Grove” (Coconut Grove, FL).
SOPHIE MURPHY WINS IRL PLACE FOR YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES
2010
Sophie Murphy wins a IRL Female Place for the Youth
Olympic Games 2010 Singapore
Sophie Murphy competed in the European Qualifier Trials
for the inaugural 2010 Youth Olympic Games.
33 female sailors competed in the Byte C11 Girls class,
which was the European Qualifier Trials for the Youth
Olympics Games 2010. Only the top 7 nations would secure a
place for Singapore from this qualifier event. Sophie
finished as 6th Nation and therefore secure a place for
Ireland at the inaugural Olympic Youth Games, which is open
to 15-16 year olds.
The competition was very high at the European Qualifier
as many of the competitors sail the Byte dinghy as their
main boat in their respective countries.
Sophie competed in several European events in the last
year but in a Laser. With no previous experience in the Byte
class Sophie had to put in every conceivable effort possible
to win her very well earned position and result.
Her father Malachy Murphy explained:
"she was able to remain very focused, despite an
understandable amount of aprehension in a completely new
boat!! She never worked harded at anything to earn this
amazing result. She is very very happy, and we are very very
proud."
The inaugural Youth Olympic Games (YOG) will be held in
Singapore in August 2010 and feature 100 young sailors
competing across four sailing events: Boys Windsurfer –
Techno 293; Boys One Person Dinghy – Byte CII; ; Girls
Windsurfer – Techno 293 and Girls One Person Dinghy – Byte
CII
(ISA NEWS)
Team McGovern & Seaton
49er 2010 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND BAHAMAS
The 2010 49er Worlds Championships were completed over
the weekend in the Grand Bahamas. The new World Champions
are Spain's Iker Martinez and Xabier Fernandez following on
from wins in 2002 and 2004. This is in addition to their
Olympic Gold medal from Athens in 2004 and Silver medal from
Beijing in 2008.
Ryan Seaton and Matt McGovern have begun their first full
year of campaigning together on a very solid footing. They
needed to finish top 40 to secure ongoing SNI funding
finished 31st position. It is clear that the time they spent
training over the winter in Australia paid off as they were
18 positions higher than their 2009 result. The funding will
ensure they have the resources to move further up this
competitive fleet.
(ISA NEWS)
The full results are available
here
Matt & Ryan had a tremendous result in the
Australian Nationals finishing 3rd
Ryan Seaton and Matt McGovern have attained an excellent 3rd place in
the Australian 49er National Championships. The racing was over four
days and the boys were consistent, in 4th place up until day four, when
they sailed two excellent races and gained a place to finish in the top
three.
The
boys left home in November to train in
Australia
with the World Champions and this result proves that it has been
worthwhile. Their next event will be in
Sydney
in December when they will compete against the World's best. Yachting
NSW, the organisers of Sail Sydney, are pleased to announce that at the
close of entries they had received 222 applications for their annual
event to be held from December 5-8 on Sydney Harbour.
Hosted by Woollahra
Sailing Club, the second event of the Sail Downunder series is one of
only two ISAF Grade 1 events in the southern hemisphere and a strong
level of commitment has come from the Olympic classes which is not
surprising considering the next summer Olympic Games is less than three
years away. Event website
http://www.sailsydney.org.au/
Matt & Ryan will then return home on 22nd December, it will only be to
celebrate Christmas as they will head off to the World Championships in
the Bahamas
at the end of the year.
You can follow the progress of
Ryan & Matt on their website
www.irish49er.com
VOLUNTEERS OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS RECOGNISED AT RYA AGM
HRH the Princess Royal, President of the RYA,
presented the annual RYA Community and RYA Awards at the 2009 RYA AGM.
A total of 49 volunteer awards were presented
to winners hailing from across the UK from as far afield as the Isle of
Wight to Northern Ireland.
The RYA Awards and Community Awards
acknowledge the importance of volunteers within the sailing and boating
communities. They recognise the outstanding contributions, time, effort
and experience individuals have made to making it possible for others to
enjoy boating and sailing, from establishing clubs, committee
participation, to boat maintenance and training.
Forty-nine Community Awards were projected
across three categories recognising; Lifetime Commitment, Outstanding
Contribution and Youth.
Northern Ireland had two award winners in this year's round of
nominations. RYA Regional Award Winner Doug Smyth who was nominated by
the RYA NI Executive Committee for his contribution
to sailing in
Northern Ireland and a unique contribution to RYA NI particularly
in respect of the introduction of effective governance and management
arrangements.
RYA Lifetime
Commitment Award winner John Lewis from County Antrim Yacht Club. John
was nominated by his club for his continual support and commitment to
developing their club and their sailors.
All the winners enjoyed a celebratory lunch
and were presented with a commemorative medallion and certificate by
HRH, The Princess Royal.
Rod Carr Chief Executive of the RYA said:
“Every one of the Award winners has exceeded the reasonable expectations
of their fellow volunteers, club members and the boating community in
general and the amount of work they put in is outstanding. These people
are an inspiration to us all and it is my pleasure to recognise and
celebrate their sheer hard work and commitment through these awards.”
For more information and to see video footage of
the awards visit:
http://edit.rya.org.uk/aboutus/awards/Pages/RYA_Volunteer_Awards.aspx
Archive News
Greetings from the
Glen Class at Strangford Lough Yacht Club!!
Just to let you know
that our new online version of the SLYC newsletter Mainsail is now
available to download from the website:
http://www.slycyouth.com.
In particular, it
contains 3 articles about Glen Adventures and escapades this year: The
Mylne Classic Regatta in Scotland, The Glen Team Challenge Cup and a
humorous article about sailing single-handed in a Glen!!
To commemorate the
fantastic achievements of those who took part in the Great Mylne
Adventure, I have supplemented this email with a few choice
attachments!!
Other news!!
Not to be undone by the achievements of the Glens from SLYC, Glenmillar
G29 of the Dublin Bay Glen Class rounded the Fastnet Rock on Tuesday 7th
July 2009!!
So all in all, a truly fantastic
achievement by all members of the Glen Class both in Whiterock and in
Dublin!!
Nicky Bloch
Glen Class Captain (SLYC)
The RYA NI AGM was held on Tuesday Oct 13th
at Royal Ulster Yacht Club it was very well attended with
standing room only. After the conclusion of the formal business several presentations were made:
Dr Stanton Adair for his three years
service as Chairman of RYA NI, Dr Curly Morris for his contribution as
Chairman of the RYA NI Performance Committee, Chris Eames who was
awarded RYA NI Young Sailor of the Year, Rory Flannigan Young
Powerboater of the Year, and Jennifer Whitaker who won the U16 category
of the Green Blue photography competition.
Guest Speaker Bill O'Hara gave a short
talk on his experience as Race Officer for Volvo Ocean Race.
The new Executive are: Chairman Jay
Colville EDYC, Vice Chairman John Taggart, Hon Sec Irene Aston RNIYC,
Hon Treas John Gilmore SLYC also on the Executive are Performance
Chairman Adrian Bell QYC, Training & Development Committee Chairman John
Magowan QYC, and Ex Officio Maeve Bell QYC.
RYA NI VOLVO YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIPS IN ASSOCIATION WITH
MCCREADY SAILBOATS
In contrast to the South East Zone, too much wind (25 knots plus)
greeted young sailors at the Northern Ireland event last weekend meaning
racing was postponed for a couple of hours until conditions improved.
It was worth the wait as the wind moderated to a steady 15 knots
and along with it came some sunshine making for a great day of racing.
The Laser 4.7’s were first out on the race course with the Toppers
joining them after one race. A further two races went ahead in both
classes with the following sailors achieving top three prizes at the
event:
Laser Radial: 1st: Chris Penny 2nd: Robbie Gilmore 3rd: Oliver
Loughead
Laser 4.7: 1st: Chris Eames 2nd:
Fionnan Martin 3rd:
Ben Regan
Topper: 1st: James O’Hare 2nd: Eoin Curran 3rd: Laura Gilmore
Topper 4.2: 1st: Rory Fekkes 2nd: Peter Gilmore 3rd: Emily Hill
Chris Penney scoops NI youth sailing victory
RYA NI Youth Squad sailor
Chris Penney finished off his successful season with a convincing win over the
weekend (26-27 September) at the RYA NI Volvo Youth
Championships in Association with McCready Sailboats.
Posting bullets in four
of the six races Chris easily walked away with NI Youth Cup.
Also sailing to victory at the event, which saw some challenging high
winds on Sunday’s second day, was Carlingford Lough Yacht Club sailor
James O’Hare. The 14 year-old sailing in his single-handed Topper dinghy
posted a consistently high score over his five races scoring 1,6,3,3,1
giving him a three point lead over second placed Eoin Curran and a well
fought junior title.
Other significant achievements at the weekend were:
GBR Topper Squad sailor Chris Eames sailed to victory in the 4.7 Class
Overall Lady’s Cup went to Laura Gilmore from Strangford Lough Yacht
Club
Best School results and winner of the School’s Cup went to Methodist
College Belfast.
Hosted by East Antrim Boat Club in Larne, the Championship saw no fewer
than 80 boats compete across 5 RYA-supported Junior & Youth dinghy
classes.
The RYA NI Volvo Youth Championships in association with McCready
Sailboats was one of nine Zone and Home Country Championships taking
place throughout Great Britain this weekend, with some 1000 children all
aged under 16 taking part in total.
The RYA Volvo Zone and Home Country Championships traditionally
mark the end of the Junior racing season and the start of a hard
winter’s training. They are a key event for any young sailor wishing to
be selected for the RYA Zone and Home Country squads, which are the
first step on the pathway to Olympic Classes sailing.
RESULTS
TOPPER
TOPPER 4.2
LASER RADIAL
LASER 4.7
LASER STANDARD
http://www.sailracer.co.uk/events/event-v2.asp?eventid=7301
