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Ten youngsters from across the UK have been handed a huge boost in their ambitions to become top class dinghy sailors thanks to a national programme helping young talent progress in the sport. The delighted sailors have been awarded exclusive use of their own boat for the next two years through the on-going partnership between the John Merricks Sailing Trust (JMST) and RYA OnBoard. Launched in 2013, the partnership supports youngsters who display enthusiasm, drive, talent and commitment to the sport and who may not ordinarily have the opportunity or financial backing to achieve their goals. In its seven years, 86 boats and boards have now been donated with some remarkable success stories. The 2020 winners are: NAME CLUB BOAT Josephine Rist-Heppell Brightlingsea Sailing Club, Essex Optimist Joshua Pickard Bowmoor Sailing Club, Gloucestershire Optimist Jude Armstrong Upper Thames Sailing Club, Buckinghamshire Topper Alina Zubair Hollingworth Lake Sailing Club, Lancashire Topper Cicely Blair St Andrews Sailing Club, Scotland Topper Rory Pollard County Antrim Yacht Club, Northern Ireland) Topper Isabel Ritchie Notts County Sailing Club, Nottinghamshire Topper Ellis Richards Llyn Brenig Sailing Club, Denbighshire Ilca 4 Elizabeth Shilling Derwent Reservoir Sailing Club, Co Durham Ilca 4 Rafferty Seddon Salterns Sailing Club, Hampshire RS Tera

RYA Connecting With Schools in the UK

Whilst the start of the school term has looked very different for many this year, there’s positive news for young sailors and windsurfers with both activities now offered once again for GCSE, AS and A-level physical education (PE). Last September, the Department for Education (DfE) published revised activity lists for GCSE, AS and A-level PE. The new activities, including sailing and windsurfing, are now able to be taught and will be assessed in 2021 for AS-level and 2022 for GCSE and A-level. Awarding Body, AQA recently published new specification documents, which include the assessment criteria for sailing and windsurfing and are now available on their website. Amanda Van Santen, Chief Instructor of the RYA Sailing and Windsurfing training schemes commented: “It’s fantastic to see sailing and windsurfing ‘officially’ reinstated within the PE activity lists. The RYA has worked closely with AQA over the last year to develop the specified criteria for assessment, and we’re delighted to now see this come into effect. Outdoor activities like sailing and windsurfing are hugely beneficial for both our physical and mental health, but have also been shown to help young people develop self-confidence, independence and other positive character attributes as evidenced in the recent RYA OnBoard Impact Report. “We hope that the inclusion of sailing and windsurfing within the PE curriculum will not only provide a means of recognition of the hard work and dedication of the many young people already participating on a regular basis, but that it will also inspire even more to get afloat and benefit from taking part in these activities," Amanda added.

Ineos Team UK AC75 Yacht Britannia Sailing Auckland November 20, 2020.