Windy conditions made for exciting
racing at the 2010 Scotiabank National Youth Sailing Championship.
The regatta, which determines
Cayman’s best youth sailors, was held on 30-31 October at the Cayman Islands
Sailing Club in Red Bay.
Racing was held in the optimist and
pico classes. After 25 races, Prospect Primary School sailing star, Allena
Rankine, who won the optimist class in 2009 again retained the title. In second
place was Savannah Primary School racer, Matthew Whorms followed by Jhonny
Wight from St. Ignatius who finished third.
Cayman Prep student, Ben Williams,
topped the pico single handed division, followed by his schoolmates Florence
Allen and Thomas Bishop. The racing was closest in the pico double handed fleet.
On the final day of racing, Cayman Prep sailors, Gabbi Nelson and Doug Rowland
overtook the Prep/Prospect Primary School team of Adrian Pasquali and Walden
Kidd. Prep sailors Sammy Bailey and Keegan O’Connor finished third. This year’s
event was comprised of many novice sailors racing for their first time.
Sailing director, Michael Weber,
noted that the number of young sailors is a promising sign for Cayman. “Some of
our top racers are now too old for youth sailing and are busy planning their
adult sailing careers. The good news is that we still have a very large base of
sailors ready to start racing.”
Some of the winning sailors were
picked by the sailing club’s talent identification programme. Allena Rankine,
Matthew Whorms and Walden Kidd all hail from the club’s school sailing lessons,
which is funded by the Cayman Islands Ministry of Sport. Weber thanked
Scotiabank for its continued sponsorship.
“It really means a lot to the
sailing club that Scotiabank sponsors this annual event and we are grateful for
its continued support for youth sailing in the Cayman Islands.”
For more information, visit its Facebook page: Cayman Islands
Sailing Club.
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