News - National Sailing Championships Showcase Plymouth
Over 200 sailors from all over the UK in 130 boats will be competing in the BUCS National Sailing Competition at the weekend.
The Plymouth team will comprise 39 sailors and will include all six of the University of Plymouth dinghy sailing scholars. Sophie Mckeenem, Charlotte Greenhalgh, Anna Piggot, Oscar Mcveigh, Peter McCoy and James Spencer have all represented Great Britain at international regattas, and share the same ambition to secure a place in the Skandia Great Britain Transitional squad which will ensures that they continue on the Olympic pathway.
The rest of the Plymouth team consists of quality racers with both national and international racing experience, including Pete Johnson who represented Great Britain in the Student Team Racing Worlds in Turkey last summer.
University of Plymouth Water Sports Coordinator Tim Cross said: "It's fantastic to see this event back in Plymouth. It is a great opportunity to once again showcase Plymouth Sound as the perfect location for major national regattas. With such a high standard of racers in the Plymouth team we hope that our sailors will do well."
This is the first time the event has been held in Plymouth for 10 years, and the event is relying upon strong working partnerships between the Mount Batten Centre, Marine Institute, UPSU, the Diving and Marine Centre and support from Plymouth Youth Sailing and Plymouth Power Boat School. Eighty volunteers from UPSU, University staff, Plymouth Youth Sailing, Mount Batten Centre and the Plymouth Powerboat School will make sure the event runs smoothly.