Arnside Sailing Club in Cumbria can now look forward to providing more opportunities for more local groups to get out on the water as they were handed the keys to a brand new Suzuki-powered Rigiflex safety boat today at the RYA Dinghy & Watersports Show (Sunday 26 February).
Club Commodore Alasdair Simpson collected the £6,400 package, which includes an Extreme trailer, along with fellow Arnside club officers at Farnborough International on Sunday, with their winning competition entry having stood out from over 180 nominations received from RYA Affiliated Clubs across the UK.
"I was greatly surprised to have won the competition as I knew there would be many other very strong entries," Alasdair explained.
"We're very excited that the new safety boat will be coming home to Arnside and will allow us to expand our training offer more widely in the community."
Rob Clark, RYA Director of Sport Development, said: "It was a very difficult task for the panel to identify one winner. However, the nomination for Arnside Sailing Club stood out for how they would be able to use the boat to help build on the considerable growth and demand in training the club has seen over recent years, their commitment to providing low cost opportunities to get on the water, and their strong links within their local community."
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