County team a class act again
Sailing
Youngsters from the Kent Schools Sailing Association have won the National Schools Sailing Association annual regatta team prize for the fourth year running.
They triumphed across a week of competition at Grafham Water in Cambridgeshire where 300 sailors from around the UK were in action.
Kent’s individual category winners were Alex Head (Topper), Heather Denbigh (Laser 4.7), Stan Chick (Laser Standard and Medium Handicap) and Max Tullet (Rookie Handicap).
Samuel and Michael Dyer were second in the Fast Handicap and Luka Franklin (Rookie Topper) was also a runner-up.
The single-handed trophy was won by Head, with Lewis Humphries a close second and the all-comers race was won by Samuel and Michael Dyer in their 29er.
The Kent team were led by captains Chick and Hannah Mumford.
Team administrator Mark Breare said: “A fourth consecutive victory is a tremendous achievement. We are proud of all our sailors and their dedication and team spirit.
“We are grateful to receive coaching funding from the Royal Yachting Association and use this in our coaching endeavours to develop teams’ sailing skills.
“The benefit of this funding can clearly be seen in the results we’ve achieved. We look forward to building on this success with continued help from the RYA long into the future.”