Molesey sailing club has made it to the national finals of the Royal Yachting Association (RYA) Club of the Year Award.
Island Barn Reservoir Sailing Club is a small, volunteer-led club that has had success in encouraging girls and young women into top-level racing.
Island Barn is one of ten finalists from across the UK selected by the RYA for the 2021 RYA and Yachts and Yachting Club of the Year award.
The club is already renowned for competitive adult racing, but in recent years it’s the club’s youngsters that have dominated.
Over 25 have been selected for national training squads, of whom around half are girls. Three of the girls, all aged 14, plus five of the boys, aged 14-16, have also become RYA assistant instructors.
The Club of the Year award aims to reward the hard work and dedication that goes into such achievements – but Island Barn still faces stiff competition from nine other UK clubs.
The outcome depends on a public vote where each club has to persuade its members, supporters and friends to vote for them before January 25.
Votes can be made at: https://awards.yachtsandyachting.co.uk/RYA
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