Eric Twiname Junior Championships 2025
Hosted at Rutland Sailing Club, Ruland on 3-5th May 2025.
The Eric Twiname Junior Championships is the largest Junior Championships of the year with over 280 boats competing in the various classes. Optimists, RS Teras, Toppers, RS Fevas and ILCA 4s took to the water to take part in the event which included some new and different racing formats, with Short races being around 10 minutes long, Long races around 25 minutes long and a Marathon race aiming to be around 1 hour.
CBYC Sailors
Optimist
Hugo Thomas – 5th overall
Xenia Hudson – 20th overall
Martha Hughes – 21st overall
Daisy Abney-Hastings – 33rd overall
Zelda Abney-Hastings – 39th overall
Topper
Max Attrill – 45th overall
Griff Attrill – 51st overall
Rhys Doyle – 57th overall
Zac Allsop – 72nd overall
ILCA 4
Alexa Atkins – 26th overall
Link to results – https://racingevents.rya.org.uk/en/default/races/race-resultsall/text/RYAEricTwinameJuniorChampionships-en/menuaction/race-inscriptions
RYA Youth Nationals 2025
Hosted at Plas Heli, Pwllheli, the home of the Welsh National Sailing Academy on the week of 12 - 18th April 2025.
The RYA Youth Nationals is the UK's premier Youth sailing event, boasting a wide range of British Youth Sailing recognised classes; ILCA 6 & 7, 420, 29er, Nacra 15 and now even foiling classes. The results are used to select the British Youth Sailing Team, who will represent Great Britain at international regattas. This includes the Youth World Championships as well as the domestic youth squad for the year ahead.
CBYC Sailors
420 Class
Merle Nieuwland - 3rd overall and 1st overall female team
Laragh Epstein - 7th overall and 2nd mixed team overall
Ella Martin - 22nd overall
George Self - 22nd overall
Charlotte Self - 24th overall
Naimh Epstein - 26th overall
Molly Martin - 26th overall
29er Class
Dylan Creighton - 6th overall
ILCA 6 Male
Dan Powell - 7th overall
ILCA 6
Alexa Atkins - 12th overall
Link to results: https://youthnationals.rya.org.uk/en/default/races/race-resultsall
IOCA Selections 2025
Hosted at Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy, Portland on 2-5th May 2025.
The IOCA Selections sees the top Optimist Sailors in the UK compete over 4 days to gain their place on an IOCA Team, with limited places per team the racing of the highest quality. These teams attend large international events such as the World Championships, European Championships, Irish Nationals and many others.
CBYC Sailors
Gracie Allsopp - 11th overall and 2 girl overall, qualifing for the European Championships in Turkey.
Alice Atkin - 33rd overall
Roisin Epstein - 44th overall
Tomos Martin - 47th overall
Eleanor Hughes - 60th overall
Ayla Griffiths - 68th overall
Jack Harding - 69th overall
Sam Bourke - 76th overall
Link to results: https://iocauk.ourclubadmin.com/docs/269/Selections_2025_Provisional_After_12_Races_v2.html