A mixed bag of wind conditions didn’t hamper any close racing at the RYA Scotland Winter Championships over the weekend of 7-8 December.
Forty intrepid young sailors took to the water at Blairvadach Outdoor Centre across six Youth and Junior Pathway Classes for an invitational and residential competition.
With arrival and setup taking place on Friday evening 6 December, it looked like some blustery conditions were set to build overnight. And build they did, with a solid breeze throughout the Saturday morning, allowing sailors to put their heavy wind sailing to the test.
Even stronger gusts in the afternoon meant just the older IlCA fleet returned to the water post-lunch for some valuable training instead of racing.
Sunday proved much more mellow, with all classes getting in some solid racing under some winter sun ahead of a festive prize-giving and thanks from the Pathway team to all participants, parents, officials, coaches and volunteers for helping the weekend run smoothly.
Reflecting on the weekend, RYA Scotland Pathway manager Jamie Rogers said: “It’s been great to bring so many of you together in one place this weekend, getting the community together like this is really special. We hope everyone enjoyed it and can take some reflections away from this weekend to apply to their sailing journey going forward.
“The team feel has been brilliant, and we can’t wait to see everyone back on the water at our upcoming academies and again next year!”
