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Thursday, 22 November 2012
Ilkley's Hector lands sailing award
Ilkley’s Hector Simpson has been named the RYA Yorkshire and Humber Young Sailor of the Year 2012.
A talented Laser sailor, Hector attends Bradford Grammar School and is a keen member of Yorkshire Dales Sailing Club.
“We are really thrilled to hear that Hector has won this fabulous award,” said club member Keith Escritt.
“He is a great competitor and sportsman and I would like to congratulate Hector on behalf of the club.”
Hector competed in the 2012 RYA Volvo Youth National Championship at Pwllheli, Wales where he was crowned Laser Standard Youth National Champion, a title that he will defend in Largs, Scotland in April.
“I am very proud and I feel honoured to have won the RYA Yorkshire and Humber Young Sailor Award,” said Hector. “I owe my success to lots of people who have helped and coached me over the past few years.
“I began sailing about ten years ago and when I was 11 I applied for the RYA Volvo Zone Squad. After that, under the guidance of coaches Martin Boatman and Dave Hivey, I really caught the racing bug.”
“I am studying for A’levels in Maths, Further Maths, Chemistry and Physics so juggling time between sailing and studying is hard, especially as a lot of training and competitions take place down on the south coast.”
He added: “I’m training with the RYA Volvo Laser Standard National Youth Squad over the winter,” said Hector.
“My competition schedule for 2013 depends on how well this training goes but I’m hoping to be part of the GBR squad for some international competitions next summer.”
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Tuesday, 13 November 2012
Sailors set off for ultimate prize
Three British sailors from Hampshire set sail on Saturday aiming to win the ultimate yachting prize - the Vendee Globe solo non-stop around-the-world race.
Mike Golding, 52, from Southampton, Alex Thomson, 38, from Gosport, Hampshire and Sam Davies, 38, - the only woman entrant - from Hayling Island, Hampshire, shared emotional scenes with their families at the pontoon before getting aboard their 60ft boats for the next three months.
The 25,000-mile circumnavigation started from Les Sables d'Olonne in France and is dubbed the Marathon Of The Seas.
Heavy rain showers and slight winds were the conditions at the start but it did not stop an estimated 250,000 people lining the port and seafront to wave the skippers off as sailing in France is a big draw. The British fans were also on show in the crowd with Union Jacks waved as the sailors made their way out to the start line.
The French have so far dominated the race, winning all six previous competitions with Michel Desjoyeaux the 2008/09 winner.
There are 20 sailors from six different countries setting sail, with the French the biggest group on twelve, followed by Britain. First prize is 160,000 euro (£120,000) but it is not all about the money.
The Vendee is the ultimate test of human endurance with on average only half the boats ever making it back to Les Sables. Two sailors have lost their lives since the race started in 1989 and several others have been lucky to survive.
And the tough nature of the contest was immediately shown after one French skipper, Bertrand De Broc, was forced to return to port for repairs after a collision with a spectator boat before the start left a hole in his hull.
The British challenge this year is headed by Thomson, who is sailing in Hugo Boss. He has a reputation for speed but has not yet finished a Vendee after two previous attempts, so he has a point to prove.
Cambridge graduate Davies is now based in Brittany, is French-sponsored and will be sailing in Saveol. The final Briton is veteran Golding, who is starting his fourth Vendee in his boat Gamesa.
Monday, 12 November 2012
Sailing charity seeks new hands in West Cumbria
A charity may be lost if more people do not come forward to be part of its committee.
GOING ASHORE: Founder and chairman of Sailability Ged Doran, right, with treasurer and secretary Rodney Mostin
Sailability Cumbria started 12 years ago to give disabled people the chance to experience sailing on the open water.
The charity’s chairman and founder, Ged Doran, and its secretary and treasurer, Rodney Mostyn, are stepping down because of other commitments and if no one can replace them it may have to close.
A skipper with the charity, Eric Mounsey, of Poole Road, Salterbeck, is also stepping down after 10 years.
Mr Doran, 63, of Woodville Way, High Harrington, said: “We urge people to come forward.
“No one knows more than us the responsibility and commitment needed but if people don’t get involved it dies a death.”
The scheme began in 2000 when Mr Doran met a group from the Isle of Man who were involved in Sailing for the Disabled.
He started raising funds to launch a similar scheme in West Cumbria.
With the help of friends and volunteers he raised enough money to buy a 38ft yacht in 2004.
Mr Doran, operations manager at PPM and a part-time harbour master for Allerdale council, said: “I went round a lot of disabled groups which wanted to take part.
“I had to go through seven different insurance companies just to get insured and the conditions and limitations they put on it were unbelievable.
“If it hadn’t been for Maryport marina I would have had to give the money and the boat back, but all the people there have been fantastic.”
The charity has now been opened up to accept youth groups and older people’s groups.
Mr Mostyn, 75, of Kirkbride, who joined in 2004, said: “The best memories are when you see disabled people arrive with fear and trepidation, but when we come back to shore they are full of smiles.”
The charity is seeking six or seven new committee members. Anyone interested can contact Mr Mostyn at rodney.mostyn@btinternet. com or go along to the charity’s annual meeting at Workington Cricket Club on Tuesday from 7.30pm.
Tuesday, 6 November 2012
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