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LEARNING CURVE: Spring Laser Regional Training participants are put through
THE final Spring Laser Regional training took With hiking required thoughout the weekend
place at the Grafham Water Centre with head there were some very tired sailors driving home
coach Jon Emmett putting 24 Laser sailors on Sunday afternoon!
through their paces in a variety of rigs. This Saturday morning had a relaxed start with the
happened on the last weekend of April with Ed first briefing at 11:00.
Sibson from the centre ably looking after the The morning session involved starting prac-
organisation. tice with sailors trying to hold their positions
The weekend was blessed with good weather on the centre of the line.
and despite a small amount of rain over Sunday They were divided into groups (odds and
lunch time conditions were as close to perfect evens) and forced to start at the extreme ends,
as they could be. and they had to sit on the line with a minute to
North Zone r
THE North Zone ruled the roost at Rutland for the overall dinghy trophy behind the West Leadb
Water as day two of the 2008 RYA Eric and East Zones respectively. Twina
Twiname Championships came to a thrilling In the single-handed classes, Wales’ Joshua I have
finish on Sunday 11 May. Burgess (Mumbles) topped the Optimist class really
With the six Zone and three Home Country while Samantha Towers (Ripon) picked up a Emm
teams still all square at the start of the class win for the North in her Topper. John an eve
Sunday’s proceedings, after a lack of wind And Alexander Page (Waldringford) led the win tw
had thwarted any hopes of racing on way for the East Zone, taking double-handed ing an
Saturday, there was everything to sail for Cadet victory as Harry Yeoward / Nicholas winni
when racing eventually got underway at Elsdon (Rhosneigr) did the same for the West Toppe
around 11am. in the Mirror class. said:
More than 330 sailors – all aged between Emma Labourne (North Lincolnshire & and a
eight and 15 - in some 270 boats took to the Humberside) and Josh Leadbetter friend
water to try to wrestle the coveted Eric (Bosworth) picked up a windsurfing double new p
Twiname Shield from the grasp of 2007 event for the North in the Bic Techno 4.5m and Tak
winners the South Zone. 7.8m respectively while the South West were Zones
And it was the North Zone who emerged also celebrating a double windsurfing win proce
victorious claiming not only the overall courtesy of Ross Bromhead on the Techno Squad
Championship title but also the overall wind- 5.5m and Laurel Townsend on the Techno in con
surfing crown while finishing third in the race 6.8m. North Zone Techno 7.8 winner John cator
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