RESULTS THIS SPRING

OPTIMIST Flanders 2015 1st Will Hall, 26th Tom Dawson, 39th Callum Davidson-Guild,

43rd Kai Woolgram

Silver Fleet - 3rd Emily Hall

Spring Championships

5th Will Hall, 14th Sam Kneale and 15th Jamie Cook

Selections

4th Wall Hall, 7th Rhys Lewis and 11th Jamie Cook

Inlands

3rd Jamie Cook, 5th Rhys Lewis, 12th Will Hall

Wales Optimist sailors turned out in force for the Inlands, 27 of you!

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LASER

Laser Radial Q1

6th Daniel Whiteley, 8th Rhiannon Massey, 14th Matt Whitfield

Laser Radial Q2

6th Daniel Whiteley, 11th Matt Whitfield, 12th Rhiannon Massey

Laser Radial Q3

4th Rhiannon Massey, 23rd Jack Shepard, 29th Daniel Whitely

Laser 4.7 Ladder 5

4th Gethin Owen, 11th Milla Monaghan, 15th Christopher Jones

Laser 4.7 Ladder 6 12th Milla Monagahn, 20th Gethin Owen

Laser 4.7 Ladder 7 5th Christopher Jones, 6th Milla Monaghan

Laser 4.7 Ladder 7 4th Gethin Owen, 7th Milla Monaghan, 11th Christopher Jones

420’s

Flanders

7th Hatty Morsley & Pippa Cropley

Youth Nationals

2nd Sarah Norbury & Mari Davies, 5th Dan Atherton & Matt Viney, 10th Jemma Viney & Tilly Matthews

Inlands

8th Sarah Norbury & Mari Davies, 13th Dan Atherton & Matt Viney, 22nd Jemma Viney & Tilly Matthews

Summer RYA Youth Squad Welsh Sailors

Sarah Norbury & Mari Davies, Dan Atherton & Matt Viney and

Jemma Viney & Tilly Matthews

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29ER

Winters

7th Rowan Edwards & Dan Blight , 21stHuw Edwards & Josh Daw-son, 26th Alex & Tom Joesbury

Harken 2

3rd Rowan Edwards & Dan Blight, 8th Huw Edwards & Josh Daw-son

Harken 3

19th Charlotte Watson & Chloe Butterworth

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TOPPER

Nationwide Series

NS3 Queen Mary - 9thTom Renny,

NS4 Inlands—42nd Harry Pulford, 82nd Alex Watson

4.2 Nationwide Series NS3 10th Benjamin Jukes-Bennett

NS4 Inlands 5th Benjamin Jukes-Bennett, 27th Thomas Watson

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FEVA

Nationals Silver fleet 3rd Loreli Bates & Felicity Allen, 4th Tom Bale & Zac Blomeley, 10th Ewan Luke & Daisy Lee-Browne

Grand Prix

36th Ewan Luke & Daisy Lee-Browne, 46th Tom Bale & Zac Blome-ley, 55th Amy Bale & Lucy Hughes

Europeans

68th Tom & Amy Bale

RYA Cymru • Wales Squad Newsletter Spring/Summer2015

Winter has long gone, the evening are light and the sun is finally

shinning. See the results from the different classes during the spring.

Send in your reports and photos from the events you attend this summer

for the Autumn edition, lets have your stories!

Eric Twiname Results RS Feva 8th Tom Bale & Zac Blomeley,

Optimist 23rd Alice Reynolds

Topper - Lowri Boorman

Don’t miss out on the opportunity to take part in some CYRC open training, asymmetric open training or

windsurf training. Look at the open training section of the website for more details of training in your area.

Open asymmetric training on 15th & 16th August at Plas Menai is open to all sailors wanting improve their

asymmetric skills or try a new class of boat.

Challenge Wales

Challenge Wales is offering 5 day sum-

mer voyages on board Wales’ Tall Ship

Ages 16 - 25

21st—25th July

26th—30th July

5th—9th August

GBR Optimist Europeans Team

BART’S BASH

20TH SEPTEMBER

GET DOWN TO YOUR CLUB

AND RACE!

Llangorse formally opens its doors!

Download the SafeTrx app to your phone

The RYA SafeTrx app monitors your boat journeys and alerts designated emergency contacts should you fail to return on time. Using iPhone and Android smartphone tech-nology this tracking and alert system is easily accessible and ideal for those who don't usually register sail plans or carry navigational aids and distress alerting equipment on board (for use in UK territorial waters).

Directly from your Smartphone you can enter your journey details and set off knowing that should you not return by the time given, your emergency contact will be alerted and advised to initiate appropriate action.

When an emergency contact calls HM Coastguard about an overdue trip, they will have access to your location and SafeTrx Trip data through a secure SafeTrx server. Since the RYA SafeTrx App periodically sends your lo-cation data back to our servers, the Coastguard's response team can get help directly to you, and quickly.

The Welsh team had a fantastic

weekend. Looking great in their

red team hoodies!

It’s a summer packed full of events!

What are you doing this summer?

Optimist

Laser

Laser Nationals 1st - 7th August at Mounts Bay

Laser 4.7 Youth World Championships 6th - 10th

August, Medemblik, Netherlands

Laser Radial Youth World Championships

14th - 20th August, Kingston, Canada

Laser Under 21 World Championships 15th—22nd

August, Medemblik, Netherlands

RS Feva

RS Feva Worlds

20th - 24th July, Germany

Volvo RS Feva Grand Prix 5th –7th Sept ,

Hayling Island

420

420 World Championships, 17th - 25th Castle Bay

Karatsu, Japan

420 French Nationals 18th - 25th July, Northern

France

29er

Europeans 17th - 21st July, Medemblik, Nether-

lands

Zhik UK Nationals 1st - 6th August, Pwllheli

Zhik World Championships 8th - 14th August,

Pwllheli

Topper

ITCA 5.3 National Championships 2nd - 7th August

at WPNSA

ITCA 4.2 Summer Championships 2nd - 7th August

at WPNSA

2015 Topper World Championships: Fraglia Vela Riva,

Lake Garda, Italy 19-24 July 2015

Optimist European Championships

17th - 23rd July, Pwllheli

Optimist National Championships

25th - 31st July Pwllheli

Optimist Irish Nationals 13th - 16th

August, Skerries Sailing Club, nr Dublin

Some of squad sailors were lucky enough to attend the Extreme Sailing Series, hear how Tilly and Matt got on.

On Sunday 21st of June Tilly Matthews and I

were invited to a day out at the Extreme 40 sailing series in Cardiff Bay. We got there in the morning and were invited to the hospitali-ty tent amongst all the sailors, teams and ce-lebrities. We met some great people such as Sir Gareth Edwards and Matt Baker and had photographs taken with them. We made the most of the hospitality tent with the benefits of being VIP such as: the food, drink, great atmosphere and brilliant views of the extreme racing.

The sailors had a challenging day on the wa-ter with the breeze gusting up to 30knots at times. This unfortunately meant we were un-able to get on an Extreme 40 to race as guest sailors, however we were lucky enough to be given the opportunity to get up close to the action on a rib. It was extremely fun and we had a nice day out. I am very grateful to the RYA for giving me this opportunity.

CARDIFF EXTREME 40’s

A report and photos by Matt Viney

Dan Whiteley gives us his experience

from transitioning from the 420 to the

Laser Radial

420 TO LASER RADIAL,

MANAGING THE CHANGE

Firstly, well done for your result at the Youth Nation-

als. A great achievement after only 6 months in the

Laser. Tell us about it? What was the event like?

What did you find most challenging?

Thank you, it was great to be challenging the front of the fleet

again after a tough winter. The youths was a really good event

for me, the light winds allowed some of the lighter and young-

er sailors to push the front along with the more experienced

youth squad leading to some really interest racing for every-

body. I definitely found the Wednesday the most difficult. After

only finishing one race out in the bay we waited out on the

water until the 29ers and 420s had finished before racing 2

races inside the harbour in an unpredictable breeze, the long

day and conditions were challenging and my results reflected

that.

You’ve obviously just transitioned from the 420 into

the Laser Radial. How have you found the Laser Ra-

dial? What advice would you give someone who is

about to transition into the Laser Radial? What, if an-

ything, surprised you? What did you find most chal-

lenging?

I really enjoy sailing the laser, the racing is tight and the mar-

gins are small so it reminds me of my time optimist sailing. It's

definitely much more physically demanding than any boat I

have sailed before and I realised the necessity to constantly

hike in anything over 8 knots was real and far more difficult

than I had previously thought, that still remains the most diffi-

cult aspect of sailing the boat. I guess the best advice I could

give to anybody transitioning is that it will be hard at first but if

you stick it out and put effort in you can really make some

gains on the fleet catch up quickly.

How about your time in the 420? What advice would

you give someone who is about to transition into the

420? What did you find most challenging? Is there

anything you would have done differently with the

benefit of hindsight?

Sailing the 420 was really fun. The class is friendly and competi-

tive and is definitely a change from the junior boats. Sailing

with another person was also rewarding especially when you

win, it’s nice to have someone to share that with. It does how-

ever become challenging when you have a bad race, then

you don’t want to speak to anyone least of all your crew so

my advice is to keep winning, then everything will go

smoothly. Alternatively, I would put more effort into improv-

ing my communication skills in the boat because it’s not

something you learn in oppie’s and toppers because it’s just

you in the boat but in the 420 it makes a real difference.

You’ve obviously about to start a busy summer of

competition. Which events are you competing in?

What training are you doing in preparation? What is

you priority?

This summer I am competing in the Europeans, Worlds and

EUROSAFs as well as the ISAF selector at the end of August.

Now my exams are over I am sailing at squads and in Port

Dinorwic over the weekends to get back into it and training

in the gym over the week. I’m looking forwards to all the

events but the Worlds in Canada is definitely my priority as I

can’t wait to race against the world’s best.

You’ve been working hard down at the Unit over the

past few months. How has this helped you transi-

tion into the Laser Radial? What benefits have you

felt on the water?

When I first moved into the Laser Radial I was so slow in hik-

ing conditions but now my strength has improved so I can

compete when it gets windy. Having said that hiking hasn’t

got any easier, but I can sail faster for longer and I have Chris

to thank for that.

What’s next after the Laser Radial? Are you consid-

ering an Olympic campaign? Any other boats you

are intending on having a go in?

I’d love to pursue an Olympic campaign and if I ever get the

chance I would jump at the opportunity but that’s a long way

away from where I am now. I enjoy sailing the Laser so the

natural step is into the standard, but I’d also like to sail a

49er as they are far quicker than anything I have sailed be-

fore.

Were you interested in join-ing a University sailing club or did you want to continue sailing your own boat on the circuit and or at a local club?

I wanted to join a uni sailing club: most of the sailing done on the uni circuit is team racing, something which I, and I think most sailors, really enjoy! It's tense and exciting, and puts emphasis on boat handling in tight situations, communication, quick tactical decisions and rules. I also wanted to carry on sailing but change it to keep it exciting and different - plenty of time to go fleet racing in the summer!

Did the university have to be on the coast?

For personal preferences yes but many inland unis have top sailing scenes e.g. Birmingham, Manchester, Warwick, Oxford and Cambridge, York, London uni’s... The list is long! Also note that team racing must take place on non tidal waters so being by the sea doesn't mean you team race on it!

Did you ever feel that you should be on the South Coast, maybe you were slightly restricted on choice due to your course choice?

It's true that there are more sailors on the south coast and unis such as Southampton and Plymouth have the biggest and most varied sailing clubs with the all the yacht racing etc down there, and from a sailors point of view there is definitely a pull south! From experience this year, howev-er, I'd say it doesn't particularly mater for team racing/dinghy racing and many unis further north are incredibly active too; for instance the Scottish universities virtually all sail and have a very good league set up. Bath, Bristol and uni of west Essex all sail at chew valley where there is also lots of club racing to get involved in too.

Course choice: most of the unis I was interested in had some form of classics course, and for those who feel like going down South is tempting there are lots of unis to choose from down there!

Have you got involved in University team racing?

Yes, personally I think it would be silly not to! High quality racing, good fun, cost effective.

Are you a member of the University Sailing Team?

Yes I am; I'm the current vice captain. As well as team racing there is match racing in Weymouth, yachting na-tionals in Portsmouth (both of which we sent a team to this year) and the fleet racing nationals, this year in Cardiff!

Is the social side good fun?

Social side is brilliant. Sailors know how to have fun, noth-ing else need be said!

Thank you Toby for giving us this insight on sailing at University.

University Sailing Exams are over, the summer holidays are here and many of

you in the Youth squad will be enjoying a busy programme of

events. Those of you in year 11, 12 and 13 will have deci-

sions to make when term starts again. This may be choosing

subjects to study or choosing whether or not to go to univer-

sity. As a Youth squad sailor you will have already put in

many hours training and taking part in events. Some of you

maybe thinking of going straight to university or maybe tak-

ing a year out to concentrate on your sailing.

If going to university is the right thing for you, then as a sailor

you need to carefully consider your university options. The

place you study could have a big impact on how much sail-

ing you do, the type and the location. This isn’t the only con-

sideration, the course you want to study and the grades re-

quired to get in will have an influence on your decision.

Choosing a university that is right for you is so important. Try

and attend open days if you can, this way you can get a real

feel for the place. Do your research on the course you want

to study, read the prospectus and look at the content and

structure of the course. Once this has been done then you

can start thinking about sailing!

Not all universities sail or have their own boats, some sail on

lakes others on the sea. Team racing is also a large but very

social part of university sailing. The national governing body

for university sailing is BUSA (British Universities Sailing As-

sociation). They are affiliated and supported by the RYA. It is

run by students for students and host numerous events dur-

ing the year. Their website www.busa.co.uk contains useful

information on all university sailing clubs and the many uni-

versity sailing events.

Toby Morsley has just finished his first year at Cardiff Univer-

sity, we spoke to him to find out how he made that choice of

which university to choose from and his experience of uni-

versity sailing.

When choosing your University did you choose it because of

the town or city or because of the course?

Combination of both. Being fussy I wanted it to be a Russell group uni, by the sea and with a course I liked the look of - only so many of those!

What are you studying for at the moment?

Archaeology and Ancient History

When you were choosing uni’s for your UCAS form how im-portant was it for you that the University had a sailing club?

Very important! I knew from friends already at uni that I really wanted to sail!

www.busa.co.uk

26th & 27th September 2015

at

Clwb H Bala Sailing Club

On line entry now open

at

www.ryacymruwales.org.uk

Entry Fees

Single handed - £37

Double handed - £40

Main fleet and OnBoard/Regatta fleet

Youth classes U19

Junior classes U16

Windsurf

This year the Welsh Zones will be combined with the OnBoard Festival. Don’t miss

out , it should be a great event! There is some great camping available and with

some sunshine and a good breeze we will have the perfect combination for an

excellent weekend of racing.

Welsh Zone Championships

&

North Wales OnBoard Festival