Welsh Schools and Clubs Championships 2008

28th and 29th June 2008
Tenby Sailing Club

Detailed results

Optimist fleet
Topper fleet
General handicap and laser radial fleet
Regatta fleet

The class winners

Optimist – Matthew Whitfield (11)
Penarth Yacht Club. Evenlode Primary School. Vale of Glam.

Topper – Michael Beckett (13)
Solva RWC. Ysgol Dewi Sant. Pembrokeshire

General Handicap – Lewis Roberts (17)
Port Dinorwic SC - Friars School, Bangor, Gwynedd

Laser Radial – Stevie Beckett (16)
Solva RWC. Ysgol Dewi Sant. Pembrokeshire

1st School – Friars School, Bangor

1st County – Pembrokeshire

1st Club – Port Dinorwic Sailing Club

The Schools clubs and county results are decided by the top 3 sailors in min of 2 classes.

A few quotes from the event…

"Tenby Harbour provides a superb sailing venue, a squeeze to get in but provided great sailing conditions for the competitors to prove their school, club and county the best in Wales."
Tim Hall Director of Sailing

"Many of these sailors will be the next Welsh National and GBR Squad members, it is great to see such close racing and an increase in the junior regatta fleet, highlighting that thanks to the Sports Council for Wales our Performance development and grass roots are working well in Wales"
Iwan Basten Welsh High Performance Manager

"The Beckett brothers showed how spending as much time sailing as they do pays off, pushed by the Welsh rivals their fitness and boat speed in tough conditions got then to the front in each race."
Iwan Basten Welsh High Performance Manager

"Mathew Whitfield arrived determined to show past winner David Pain he was to be reckoned with. With North Wales sailor Toby Morsley also in contention after day one the three lads battled hard in the 33 boat fleet. It was Mathew who hit top form with 4 wins and the added mantle of winning this event at the same age as David had done 2 years previously. At just 11 years old bright future lies ahead for Mathew and his close rivals"
Iwan Basten Welsh High Performance Manager