Largs sailing event lands top award

The Royal Yachting Association Youth Championships has been voted Event of the Year by the UK sailing community and readers of the Yacht and Yachting Magazine. Held last April, it was the biggest ever UK Youth Championships to be held in Scotland. The 450 young athletes who sailed in 239 boats were from all over the UK, and even from as far away as Australia and Serbia. The championships were held at Largs Yacht Haven. David Kent of the Scottish Sailing Institute, based at Largs Yacht Haven, thanked the volunteers who made the competitors so welcome.