Jan 15 2010

Cadet World Championships

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Cadet 8407 Fantasy  Jess Quinlan and Alex Warrington

Well Alex and Jess are now back from Buenos Aires having had the trip and experiance of a lifetime. I hope you all were able to follow the event on the Argentinian Website as posted. There were lots of photos and articles posted daily.

As some of you know from experience the sailing conditions in B.A. are extremely hard. They had all wind ranges up to force 5, which is rare for that time of year. The water is very shallow and because of this it is extremely choppy. Couple that with a stronger tide than at TBYC and you’ll find its very tricky to get a cadet moving forwards!!

They had a rocky start but put in some decent results in the mid week. A black flag (pushing too hard!) made them carry a 35th which put the stoppers on a top 20 finish. Sadly a bad last day put them 26th overall.

All said and done, they qualified for the British Team in a tough race series throughout last year. The experience and what they learnt sailing in Argentina will stay with them for life and hopefully stand them in good stead for the future.

All this could not have been possible without the fantastic support and help from this club and friends and family. We were overawed by the level of support. To be part of a club such as this is a truly great thing and we are very grateful to everyone for their kind donations.

Thank You!!

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2 Responses to “Cadet World Championships”

  1. # Wayne Milleron 16 Jan 2010 at 17:33

    Well Done Alex and Jess……a very respectable result.

  2. # Chris Boshieron 18 Jan 2010 at 12:23

    well done! it’s not easy travelling to a strange country and racing

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