Hunts Sailing Club

On 11th April the new Youth Spring Series got underway at Hunts Sailing Club in bright sunshine with plenty of wind. These races enable our youth sailors to get on the water in their own series, alongside club racing. The Spring Series will run every Sunday until 30th May with the best 10 results to be counted. The Summer Series will then follow from 6th June until 29th August and the Autumn Series from 6th September until 31st October.

10 Competitors turned out for the first event and the two girls, Sarah Alcock and Grace Moffatt, got off to a fantastic start and are currently in the lead.

It is hoped that as many of our youth sailors as possible are able to join in with these races over the coming months and with the best 10 results from over 20 races to count it will be easy to qualify, even for those who can't get to the club every week.

Click here to see the results or select "Results" on the main menu.

Hunts Youth Sailing now have 2010 dates for your diary!  (Please note this list may be amended or updated from time to time)  Still to be added is the Youth League meeting at Paxton.

• 4th April: Easter Egg Hunt
• 6th, 7th and 8th April: Cadet Refresher /Introduction to sailing/ racing (Full, but there is a waiting list)
• 10th April: Cadet Race Training – previous experience necessary
• 24th April: Cam Youth League
• 1st May: Just 4 Fun sailing starts! 1- 4.30 pm every Saturday until Autumn unless we are hosting an open meeting.
• 1st, 2nd & 3rd June: Novice Cadet Course; RYA Stages 1 & 2  (Full, but there is a waiting list)
• 4th & 5th June: Advanced Cadet Course; RYA Stages 3 + (Full, but there is a waiting list)
• 3rd July: Ely Youth League
• 17th July: Topper Open Meeting
• 30th August: Cadet Regatta Here at Hunts
• 11th September: Hunts Youth League

Don’t Forget: Every Sunday from April to October there are going to be dedicated cadet races - just tell the race officer you’d like a separate start.

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The Cambridgeshire Schools And Youth Sailing Association (CSYSA) have announced their race calendar for 2010:

• 6th March, Double Handed Team Racing at Oxford
• 29th and 30th May, NSSA Championships* at Oxford (Rookie Fleet for those who are new to racing)
• 26th and 27th June, Cambridgeshire Team training weekend at Rutland* (suitable for all levels, only requirement is the ability to sail a simple course)
• 18th to 23rd July, NSSA Regatta at Datchet (Rookie Fleet for those who are new to racing)
• 2nd and 3rd October, Topper Team Racing at Upton Warren

* For the NSSA Championships and the Rutland training weekend, parents are able to stay on the campsite if they wish.

Further details at www.csysa.org.uk and www.nssa.org.uk.  Click here for a downloadable version.

On the weekend of 24th/25th May Oli Scrimshaw, Gabriel Clarke, Alex Alcock, Rosie Bain and Mara Johnson plus seven other sailors from local clubs represented Cambridgeshire at the National Schools Sailing Association Championships at Oxford Sailing Club.