With the Inter Marina MRX Sailing Challenge just finished we now have the chance to recap on the season just been, get on with our winter maintenance and begin planning for 2014 / 2015 – which is already filling up.
Trent Rippey is a returning NZL Yachting Trust Youth Team member from 2012 when he competed in the 29er class as helmsman.
The 17 year old, who hails from Tauranga earned his place in this year’s team after placing 1st youth at the 2014 Laser Radial National Championships and 1st New Zealand youth at Oceanbridge Sail Auckland. At this year’s RYA Youth Nationals he scooped the silver medal in the boy’s Laser radial division.
IRC racing in South East Asia is well established, with popular regattas including Singapore Straits, Raja Muda and Phuket King's Cup attracting large and competitive fleets from around the region and further afield. There is a great deal of interchange between the IRC fleets, particularly in Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand, with many boats regularly travelling to regattas in other countries.
The 2015 ISAF Team Racing World Championship to be hosted in Great Britain by the Rutland Sailing Club will provide an opportunity to test your skills against the best Team Racers in the World.
The organising authority is keen for expressions of interest from teams who are interested in taking part. Contact Event Director Steve Tylecote directly on fionaandstevec@aol.uk for more information.
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