South West win out

In both dinghy and windsurfing divisions of Eric Twiname Shield

The South West Zone dominated the 2003 ET Final winning both the dinghy and windsurfing team events, to take the prestigious Eric Twiname Shield for best overall team. The South East and West Zones were tied in second place, ahead of the South and East Zones who were both strong favourites in the lead up to the event.

Over 200 young sailors made the trip to Rutland Water Sailing Club over the weekend of the 10/11 May to compete in the Final. The sailors had been specially selected by their RYA High Performance Manager and class coach to represent their Zone/Home Country at the Finals following months of hard training in their RYA Zone/Home Country Squad over the winter and spring. Teams competed in almost perfect conditions and completed the full schedule of six races.

"I was delighted with my teams performance as they dominated both the dinghy and windsurfing classes. In particular I was impressed with our performances in the Topper and Mirror dinghy classes and the 4.5m and 5.5m windsurfing classes. This tremendous performance will provide our sailors with an excellent platform to build from as they prepare for the National Junior Squad indicator events coming up this summer" commented Duncan Truswell, the RYA High Performance Manager for the South West.

Steve Joel, RYA Youth Racing Manager, said "I was really pleased with the quality of the racing and the intensity of the competition over the weekend. Every sailor should be extremely proud of their achievement in being selected to represent their Zone or Home Country at the Finals. My congratulations go to everyone who has supported the South West team to achieve their success. I'm sure it will drive every other team to work even harder at improving their performance at next year's Finals. Finally, I would like thanks Rutland Sailing Club for their outstanding organisation of the event and the Eric Twiname Trust for their continued support of the Finals and the RYA Junior and Youth Programme."

Results

Optimist - Individual Results
Fleet Size: 46 Boats

1, Oliver White, Papercourt, South East Zone (8,9,2,1,4) 24 pts
2, Frances Peters, South Zone (2, 3, 1, 21, 3) 30 pts (First Girl)
3, Matthew Lis, Corinthian Otters, East Zone (9,1,6,3,15) 34 pts

Optimist - Team Results

1, South East Zone
2, South Zone
3, West Zone
4, East Zone
5, South West Zone
6, North Zone
7, Wales
8, Scotland

Topper - Individual Results
Fleet Size: 54 Boats

1, Rob Partridge, Budworth SC, West Zone (4,1,3,10,1) 19 pts
2, Matthew Undrell, Haversham SC, East Zone (10,5,6,5,2) 28 pts
3, Ben King, Chew Valley Lake SC, South West Zone (1,12,10,5,9) 37 pts
First Girl, Kate Black, Clevedon SC, South West Zone, (7,6,9,8,15) 45 pts

Topper - Team Results

1, South West Zone
2, Scotland
3, South East Zone
4, East Zone
5, North Zone
6, West Zone
7, South Zone
8, Wales, Northern Ireland

Cadet - Class Results
Fleet Size: 16 Boats

1, Jonathan Moss and Sophia Digwall, Rutland, East Zone (1,1,2,1,3) 8 pts
2, Jasmine Husband and Bethany Bridge, South Zone (10,2,3,4,4) 25 pts
3, Andrew Twinn and Ryan Bolger, Waldringfield, East Zone (3,17,3,2,1) 26
pts

Cadet - Team Results

1, East Zone
2, South Zone
3, South West Zone
4, West Zone
5, South East Zone

Mirror - Class Results
Fleet Size: 17 Boats

1, James Budd and Helen Williamson, Leigh and Lowton SC, West Zone (2,
2,2,6,1) 13 pts
2, Anna McKenzie and Nichola Brook, Royal Windermere YC, West Zone (1,
5,3,1,4) 14 pts
3, Eloise Hansen and Kayleigh Hansen, Covenham SC, North Zone (2,4,4,2,3) 15
pts

Mirror - Team Results

1, West Zone
2, South West Zone
3, South Zone
4, North Zone

Dinghy Trophy Results

1, South West Zone
2, West, South East and South Zones
5, East Zone
6, Scotland
7, North
8, Wales
9, Northern Ireland

Windsurfing - 4.5m Class Results
Fleet Size: 11 Boards

1, Anthony Scales, Aquasports, South East Zone (1,1,2,1,2) 7 pts
2, Edward Strange, Croft Farm, South West Zone (2,1,3,3,1) 10 pts
3, David Woods, Durleigh, South West Zone, (5,5,7,4,3) 24 pts
First Girl, Ade Cooke, Astbury Sailsport, West Zone, (11,9,11,11,10) 52 pts

Windsurfing - 4.5m Team Results

1, South West Zone
2, North Zone
3, South East Zone
4, East Zone
5, West Zone

Windsurfing - 5.5m Class Results
Fleet Size: 13 Boards

1, Graham Woods, Durleigh, South West Zone (1,1,2,2,1) 7pts
2, Peter Fey, South East Zone (3, 3, 2, 3, 2) 13 pts
3, Anthony Gillan, South East Zone (4,2,4,1,3) 14 pts
First Girl, Clare Barnard, Alton Water SC, East Zone (6,9,9,9,9) 42 pts

Windsurfing - 5.5m Team Results

1, South West Zone
2, South East Zone
3, West Zone
4, North Zone
5, East Zone

Windsurfing - 6.6/6.5m Class Results
Fleet Size: 14 Boards

1, Richard Hall, West Zone (1,1,1,1,3) 7 pts
2, Tom Allbut, South West Zone (1,2,2,2,2) 9 pts
3, Aaron Curtis, South East Zone (2,3,3,4,1) 13 pts
First Girl, Beth Williamson, West Zone (7,5,6,5,4) 27 pts

Windsurfing - 6.6/6.5m Team Results

1, West and South East Zones
3, South West Zone
4, North Zone
5, East Zone

Best Overall Windsurfing Team Results

1, South West Zone
2, South East Zone
3, West Zone
4, North Zone
5, East Zone

Best Overall Team

1, South West Zone
2, South East and West Zones
4, South Zone
5, East Zone
6, North Zone
7, Scotland
8, Wales
9, Northern Ireland