The 2025 Junior Schools Week at Itchenor Sailing Club, sponsored by Magic Marine, brought together 89 RS Fevas for exhilarating youth sailing in beautiful Chichester Harbour. Despite some challenging wind conditions, the Race Team managed to get six great races away and the young competitors rose to the occasion, with exciting and high calibre racing across the fleet.
Defending champion Cassius Day from Ryde School, crewed by Fallon Day, retained his title in style with a near-perfect scoreline of five bullets and a third place across the six races. Their consistent dominance reaffirmed their place at the top of junior school sailing.
The contest for the remaining podium positions was closely fought, with Zoe Lomas-Clarke and Will Ahlheid of Weydon School finishing second, just ahead of Thomas Knight and Ted Reynolds from Chichester Free School, who took third overall.
The Junior National Schools Championships play a vital role in developing the UK's youth sailing talent, and 2025's edition was yet another showcase of the passion, skill and sportsmanship of the next generation.
Many thanks to Magic Marine for sponsoring the event and the prizes, to Paul Ward (RO) and the race management team for running an excellent regatta, to the Itchenor house Team lead by the exceptional Chef Danny for providing breakfast and post-race supper for 180 competitors, teachers and helps each day, and, finally, to all the teachers and parents who supported the sailors.
Prize Winners:
1st - Cassius & Fallon Day (Ryde School) - Feva Event Trophy Winners
2nd - Zoe Lomas-Clarke & Wil Ahlheid (Weydon School)
3rd - Thomas Knight & Ted Reynolds (Chichester Free School)
4th - Rafe Bradley & Hannah Yates (Cowes Enterprise School)
5th - Freddie Jones & Freddy Woodruff (Churcher's College)
All-Girl Prize: Iris Pearce & Ava Popova (Sevenoaks School)
Team Prize (best 3 boats from a school): Chichester Free School
Thomas Knight & Ted Reynolds
Rupert & Felix Garlick
Callum Aldridge & Arthur Reynolds
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