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2021 Eric Twiname Junior Championships postponed © Richard Aspland / RYA / British Youth Sailing The 2021 Eric Twiname Junior Championships is to be postponed until the summer in light of the Covid-19 pandemic. The regatta, which pits hundreds of budding young sailors against each other in a 'battle of the RYA Regions', was due to take place at Bassenthwaite Sailing Club near Cockermouth, Cumbria, from May 1 to 3. However, given the uncertainty surrounding current national lockdown, and the fact that the competitors - chosen from the British Youth Sailing Regional Training Groups...

A junior member of Derwent Reservoir Sailing Club is celebrating after being awarded a new boat through a national scheme helping young talent to progress in the sport. Elizabeth Shilling (11) is among 10 promising young sailors from across the UK awarded exclusive use of their own boat for the next two years thanks to the John Merricks Sailing Trust (JMST) and RYA OnBoard, the grassroots programme for young people run by the sport’s governing body. The boats will then be given to their clubs to benefit other young sailors. Launched in 2013, the JMST and RYA OnBoard partnership supp...