RYA Squad system Major Shakeup

I think it will work but only if they push the midland sailors North though administration. To do well at a major event you need to be able to start in a big fleet over 20 boats. You learn this by doing so if you can't get these sorts of numbers in say 3 latitudes within Britain then the system falls down as those Midland kids will drive the couple of hours extra South and the Northern kids will then be back to square one. Agree it is a positive development. 

It certainly goes some way to helping those in the north of the country. For Scottish sailors, each training weekend or qualifier on the south coast is a 1000mi round trip, time off school and several hundred pounds in fuel, hotels etc so it's a massive commitment from parents to get to these events which possibly rolls into reduced attendance at club level from being worn out by travelling. I dare say the same would apply to sailors from Cumbria or Northumberland. 

Edited by KazRob - 26 Feb 20 at 12:42pm