Junior and Youth open meeting 2025 at Notts County Sailing Club
by David Eberlin 24 Sep 2025 15:24 BST
Notts County Junior and Youth open © David Eberlin
The Notts County Youth and Junior Open had a good entry from sailors aged 8 to 14. Most were in Toppers, but RS Teras, a Laser and 420 entered.
Notts County SC was one of the first RYA Pathway clubs, the aim being to increase participation and racing for juniors, feeding some through to squads, but also instilling a lifelong love of the sport. With thirteen entrants from the club and a visitor Theo Graves from Darycott it was a good entry in such poor conditions.
John Sears, the Race Officer set a compact box course in the light and variable winds, with rain damping down the sailing at times. The improvement in standard since last year was noticeable, with the fleet closer together and the majority managed a few races, even though many racing for the first time.
The first two races saw a visitor, Theo Graves from Draycott win the race on handicap in his Topper, he was close to James Burton and Peter Gathergood from Notts County in a 420. Race 2 saw Issac Dickenson second in a Topper, with Baraby Bushby third.
After a break for lunch the racing started again in a variable wind that dropped for the remaining races, accompanied by rain. Theo continued his winning streak to win the Notts County Junior Open. James and Peter had a forth and a win to count, bringing them up to second place, whilst Barnaby had consistent seconds and third to finish third overall.
More photos : www.ncsc.org.uk/youth-junior-open-25