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ROYAL SOUTHERN TO HOST 175 ANNIVERSARY YACHT RACING FESTIVAL
16-day Open Regatta is topped off with a Mount Gay Rum Red Cap Party!
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Taking centre stage in this Summer's line-up of 175th Anniversary events being hosted and run by the Royal Southern Yacht Club is the Club's 175 Anniversary Open Regatta, supported by Mount Gay Rum, Piper-Heidsieck Champagne, Gaastra and Swarovski Optik.
This 16-day racing festival commences with registration on Friday, May 25th, the Titanic themed Crew Ball on Saturday, 26th and, with an occasional reserve day built in, works its way through to the overall prizegiving on Sunday, June 10th.
The Royal Southern 175th Anniversary Regatta, incorporating both its regular May and June Summer Series Regattas, comprises 16 days of activity ashore and afloat, encompassing all classes of day boats, keelboats and ocean racing boats that regularly support the Club and even introduces some spectator-friendly model boat racing.
This Regatta is also the ideal platform for the Club to showcase its expertise in running major sailing events. Beneteau, Contessa, Farr, Impala, J-Boats, Laser SB3s, Sigmas, Quarter Tonners, Mini Tonners, Six Metres, Sportsboats, Foxers, XODs, IRC classes, Club classes and more are all embraced in the amazing racing schedule.
To date the Royal Southern is anticipating that 33 classes and over 500 sailors will participate in what will be the largest gathering of competitive yacht racing ever run under its burgee.
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RSrnYC Member Annabel Vose
And Megan Brickwood Win The
YJA Pantaenius Young Sailor Of The Year Award
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Annabel Vose (17) and Megan Brickwood (16) from Southampton were presented with the prestigious YJA Pantaenius Young Sailor of the Year Award for 2011 at the Tullett Prebon London International Boat Show on Saturday, January 7, 2012.
The award was presented by Iain Percy, OBE.
Annabel and Megan started 2011 by winning the Ladies World Title in Buenos Aires, Argentina in the 420 sailing World Championships at just 16 years of age, and despite having suffered a broken mast in one race. They then went on to win Silver and were 1st female crew at the Flanders Youth Regatta and won the Bronze medal at the 2011 Open 420 Junior European Championships.
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