RYA Zone Championships
The weather is a topic of conversation dear to the heart of nearly every Brit and sailors are no different with the too much wind and rain ruining the peak sailing months of July and August.
Come September of course and the reverse is the case with the RYA Zone championships being held across the UK in 7 different venues all being badly affected by little or no wind.
At Weymouth Truro windsurfer Nick Sylvester won the 3.5 fleet taking 3 wins in the limited racing completed on the Saturday, Adam Grayston also from Truro repeated the feat in the 5.5 fleet and Saltash sailor Louis Morris came good in the 7.8 fleet.
Chew Valley Sailing Club was the venue for the South West Zone dinghy regatta but a complete lack of wind meant that no racing was possible on either Saturday or Sunday.
Despite a lack of breeze frustrating many of the 1000 youngsters taking part in the Zone championships selection for Zone and Home Country squads will not be seriously affected as criteria such as open training, key competition and performances over the summer will be taken into consideration.