Entries are now open online for the 2010 RYA Volvo Zone and Home Countries Championships with more than 1,000 young sailors and windsurfers set to descend on eight venues around the UK on the weekend of 25 – 26 September. Northern Ireland’s event will take place three weekends earlier this year on 4-5 September. 

With Volvo continuing their support of all nine events, having done so for the first time last year, the Championships traditionally mark the end of the Junior racing season and the start of a hard winter’s training. They are a key event for any young sailor wishing to be selected for the RYA Zone and Home Country squads.

Online entry is now open for all Zones and Home Countries at www.ryaracingevents.org.uk .

The entry deadline for the six Zone Championships, Scottish and Welsh Home Country events is 18 September 2010 - no entries will be accepted after this date. And entries close for the Northern Ireland event on 31 August 2010.

The 2010 RYA Volvo Zone and Home Countries Championships will be staged at the following venues:

South Zone – Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy, Dorset

South West Zone – Plymouth Mountbatten Centre, Cornwall

South East Zone – Queen Mary Sailing Club

East Zone – Combined Clubs of Burnham, Essex

West – Ullswater Sailing Club, Cumbria

North – Yorkshire Dales Sailing Club, Yorkshire

Wales – Pwllheli Sailing Club, Gwynedd

Scotland – Helensburgh Sailing Club, Argyll and Bute

Northern Ireland – Strangford Lough Yacht Club, Co. Down

ALL sailors wishing to be considered for a National Junior Squad OR a Zone Squad place are also requested to complete an online application form. This can also be found at www.ryaracingevents.org.uk and following the links to Junior Squad applications. 

Ellie Williamson

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Last Updated ( Thursday, 29 July 2010 )