A young team from Rutland Sailing Club skippered by Ben Tylecote claimed overall victory at the RYA Harken Youth Match Racing Championship along with the trophy for Under-19s.
Seven teams duelled for supremacy in RS21s at Cardiff Bay Yacht Club, 3-4 September 2022, with a moderate breeze building to strong winds gusting around 16-17 knots on day two.
Tylecote sailing with brother Jamie, Freya Pembery and Terry Hacker, topped the leaderboard at the end of the round robin series and beat Joe Walters' team in the semi-final by two matches to one.
Richard Moxey, RYA Keelboat Development Manager, said: "In the finals it was then three wins to Tylecote against Oli Hale but the matches were very tight with some good tacking battles. Ben just managed to get ahead each time but Oli was sailing well and the great thing is that the top two teams were both under-19, which is really encouraging for the future of British match racing."
Harken was proud to support the RYA Harken Youth Match Racing Championship. Congratulations to all those who took part in the event, including experienced and first-time sailors," said David Brown of Harken UK. "A special mention goes to Ben Tylecote and his team for winning both the Youth and U19 trophies. We look forward to continuing to work with the RYA and strengthening youth sailing through future events in the coming months ahead."
A full breakdown of the results is at www.matchracingresults.com/2022/rya-youth-championships
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