Galway's Top Junior Windsurfers Battle it Out for Academy Honours

17th September 2012

#windsurfing – Galway's top junior windsurfers battled it out over 10 races and a freestyle session for the 2012 Rusheen Bay Windsurfing Junior Academy Awards titles on Saturday.

The winners were Diarmuid Mc Cormack and Fiona Reidy.

The academy began in April and ran every Saturday and Sunday morning. Participants were coached by some of the country's top windsurfers and all showed excellent progress towards the end of the season.

Notable performances also on the day came from Oisin Concannon who won several races. Inline with the competition results, the 2012 Rusheen Bay Junior Mens and Ladies Windsurfer of the year prizes were awarded to Diarmuid McCormack and Fiona Reidy.

The 2013 Junior Windsurfing Academy will recommence again in April.

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Scott Kennedy (Manager, RBW), Fiona Reidy (RBW 2012 Ladies Windsurfer of the Year), Diarmuid McCormack (RBW 2012 Mens Windsurfer of the Year), Danny Mulryan (RBW)

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