Successes of the LRYSA

The LRYSA Leicestershire team triumphs at the National Schools Regatta

The LRYSA racing team scooped 5 trophies at the National schools Regatta held this year at Gorlestan Sailing Club near Great Yarmouth.

The team are part of the Leicestershire and Rutland Youth Sailing Association which is a sailing charity who train at Bosworth water Park near Market Bosworth.

The NSSA regatta is an annual event involving teams from counties throughout the UK. This year around 300 young sailors took part. Sailing for 5 days on the North Sea in harsh weather was particularly hard this year for all the young people taking part.

The team won 5 trophies for Leicestershire:

Matt Haywood won the Seamanship award, and the President’s award. Matt from Kirby Muxloe is the Leicestershire Team Captain sailing in his last year with the team having reached 18 this year.

Joe Stocker was awarded the Haywood Tankard for the highest performing Leicestershire Sailor. Joe from Hinckley is also in his last year with the team.

Two Leicestershire sailors Nathan Blundell, and Edward Green, were named sailors of the week for their skill in the double handed Xenon dinghy one of the hardest and fastest boats to sail within the fleet. The boys aged 16 were awarded the Mayors Shield.

Edward who has only 50% sight also won the High Flyers award. His prize will give him 5 days sailing in Weymouth with the Andrew Simpson sailing foundation.

Colin Magee Principal and Chairman of the LRYSA said “I and the team managers are very proud of our young team who were competing against youngsters who have the advantage of living near to the sea and have coastal training on a regular basis. Our team train on a placid inland lake every week, so their achievement is even more impressive because of that”

More Success for Maddy Kirk 2016

Congratulations to Maddy Kirk from the LRYSA for being selected for the National Youth 4 . 7 Laser Squad by the RYA.

Maddy is still only 16 and continues to progress in her sailing career.

Our principal Colin Magee the LRYSA instructors and the youth racing team wish her all the best for the future.

Success for Maddie

Our own Maddie Kirk has been competing in a weeks racing programme at Brancaster Sailing club. Competing against much older sailors, some of them from the Zone Squads - and has achieved 1st place over all. Her achievement is even more comendable in that she was sailing with a 4.7 against full radials.

WELL DONE MADDIE FROM ALL AT THE LRYSA

Inter Schools Regatta

The Annual Inter Schools Regatta was held at Bosworth Water Trust on Wednesday 2nd July. All the students taking part were from 6 local schools and had all trained with the Leicestershire and Rutland Youth Sailing Association (LRYSA) over the Spring and Summer terms under coach Colin Magee. 48 students aged between 9 and 18 qualified to Level One Junior Sailing Standard. The Regatta gives the students the chance to race against each other in what was a very successful and enjoyable day. More advanced young sailors from the LRYSA Racing Team volunteered their time to help organise and run the event.

The Mayor of Hinckley and Bosworth (Jeffery Bannister) and the deputy Mayor presented the prizes to the winning school on the day. Redmoor Academy took first place, followed by Dixie Grammar in second, and Dorothy Goodman in third. A special Endeavour trophy is awarded each year to the student who had shown the most improvement and commitment. This trophy was awarded to Ethan Quinney from Dorothy Goodman.

Councillor Keith Lynch the president of the LRYSA congratulated all the children for what they had achieved, and thanked the parents and teachers for their support.

Colin Magee wins BBC's East Midlands Unsung Hero Award

Novemeber saw the BBC visit Bosworth Water Trust to film Colin Magee for inclusion in the Final 3 of the BBC's Unsung Hero Awards. After winning the East Midlands award. Colin and Jill Magee went up to the TV Sports Personality of the Year Awards. While Colin was not sucessful in winning the national award a good night was had by all.

Strong winds make the going tough as sailors compete in first regatta

The first heat in the Mayors Trophy and Mathew Fullham Memorial Trophy regatta series took place at Bosworth Water Trust on the 14th of April.

Twenty sailors took aprt in spite of a 35mph wind which made keeping the boats upright extremely difficult for the young sailors aged between 12 and 18. The children battled their way around the lake completing all three races.

Niamh Chenery took first place in the Mayors Trophy race. Niamh is only 12 years old and very slightly built making handling her boat in such extreme conditions all the more admirable.

In second place were Edward Green and Kieren Newell racing a double hander. Edward and Kieran, in their first competition, are from the Dixie Grammar School in Market Bosworth. Edward is partially sighted but bravley did not let that stop him competing and beating off the other competition.

In the advanced class - Mathew Fullham Memorial Trophy - first place went to Matt Haywood aged 14.

Matt is proving to be a first class sailor regularly beatin older more experienced sailors. In second place was Charlie Robertson, one of two county team captains.

The second heat in the racing series will be at Roundhills Sailing Club on May 11th

The LRYSA wins once again at the Hinckley and Bosworth Sports Awards