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Sunday, 23 September 2012

Nine Wins Gives Lyden Junior All Ireland Sailing Title

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Nine Wins Gives Lyden Junior All Ireland Sailing Title

#youthsailing – Nine wins from nine races gave Fionn Lyden the Junior All Ireland Sailing Championship this afternoon in Schull, West Cork. Scroll down to download full results as a pdf.

Lyden, a member of Schull's Youth Team that lifted the under 21 trophy at the Wilson trophy at West Kirby in the UK in May, capped off the 2012 season with the storming win in the locally built TR3.6 dinghy.

Conditions remained ideal for the Irish Sailing Association (ISA) event with a steady easterly breeze of between 10 and 12 knots on the windward leeward courses today.

Under the management of David Harte, racing got off to a good start at 10.30am and Fionn and his crew of Anna O'Regan were quick to take the lead yet again. Continuing their domination of the fleet, the duo from Schull Community College Sailing Club were unbeatable in the locally built boat TR3.6 dinghy as they won all three of the remaining fleet races putting them on 7 points entering the medal race followed by Finn Lynch and his crew Sean Donnelly on 24 points and Eoin Lyden and Darragh McCormack on 28 points in third place.

At 1.25pm the top 10 sailors, consisting of eight boys and two girls, crossed the start line for the last time. Fionn got off to a bad start but echoing his skill from the previous races, he sailed hard and rounded the first mark in first place. The wind dropped off to only 3 knots at the windward mark but Fionn extended his lead while his cousin Eoin Lyden chased him in vain from second place. Never wavering from his leading position, Fionn crossed the finish line in first place.

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The TR3.6 dinghy fleet in action. Photo: Brian Carlin

Meanwhile Finn Lynch from the National Yacht Club and Eoin Lyden from Royal Cork Yacht Club had been fighting it out for the silver. Finn had a four point lead going in to the medal race but the 2012 ISAF Youth Worlds silver medallist had a disastrous final race finishing in 10th place. The additional 20 points meant he dropped to third overall to take the bronze.

Eoin however sailed a great race finishing in second place moving him up to second overall to take the silver.

Competing for the title of First Girl were Aisling Keller from Lough Derg and Laura Gilmore from Northern Ireland. Both girls had sailed a strong regatta with a total of nine top 10 finishes between them but ultimately a 4th in the medal race for Aisling saw her finish the regatta in 7th overall taking the prize for Frist Girl with Laura finishing in 9th overall.

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When it comes to Youth Sailing, Afloat.ie has got you covered. From regattas to juniors, training and courses to awards and skills, we bring you the most important news and events around the country - as well as those overseas with an Irish interest.

We only need to look at the incredible performance of 22-year-old Annalise Murphy in the Laser Radial at the London Olympics to see what Ireland's younger sailing talent is capable of doing on the world stage. But of course Annalise is just one of a whole new class of youth helms who hold the future of Irish sailing in their hands - whether in the Optimist, RS Feva, Mirror, Laser Radial or 4.7.

Take Finn Lynch, our Sailor of the Month for July 2012 and Annalise's club-mate at the National Yacht Club, who at 16 already had a silver medal at the 2012 Youth Worlds to his name. His 2013 has been just as strong, though he faces a tough challenge from up-and-comers like Strangford Lough's Robbie Gilmore.

Down in Schull there's Fionn Lyden, the runaway winner against the cream of Ireland's crop at the All-Ireland Nationals in September 2012 - earning him his rightful Sailor of the Month accolade - and a talent whose 2013 campaign is off to a great start.

And there's no forgetting Tralee Bay and Royal Cork's Sophie Browne, a silver medallist in 2012's Optimist Worlds at the age of 14 and someone who already knows, despite her tender years, what it takes to get on the podium.

These young sailors and more highlight the success of initiatives such as the ISA Academy programme and the ISAF's Athlete Participation scheme in identifying the potential of youth talent and giving it the support to advance to the highest levels.

Elsewhere, Ireland's universities are also a hotbed of talent that's currently dominating the world inter-varsity scene, with the University of Limerick leading the emerald charge heading into the 2013 Student Yachting Worlds, following the UCD Sailing Team's victory in the 2012 event.

We also highlight the voices at home and abroad calling for a renewed focus on sailing growth. From Roger Bannon's candid assessment of the sailing's state of play to North American sailing chiefs' suggestions, the keywords that keep coming up are accessibility and mentoring to make the sport more attractive to a broader base of young people, and instil in them a lifelong love of the waves.

The Irish Cruiser Racing Association's 'More Sailors, More Sailing' programme is a great example of this, providing expert advice, tuition and training for a new generation of sailors. Youth Sailing aims to bring you the latest developments on this and more.