I went on holiday to Newquay, Cornwall for my October half term with a windsurfing friend and we thought that since we were in the surf capital of Britain it was necessary to try and learn to surf. After just 1 hour we were on our feet surfing the waves and having alot of fun … Continue reading First Time Surfing →

We met the rest of the National Youth Squad on Wednesday morning after rigging my sail and board ready for the first session on the water. My dad left back to home as this was residential so we all stayed together as a squad in Portland House next to the sailing academy. We did two … Continue reading First NYS Camp →

To broaden my windsurfing skills set, I was offered the opportunity to go foiling for the day with Sam Ross. Foiling is using specialised equipment to enable a windsurf to 'fly' approx. 70cm above sea level, with only the foil at the back of the board touching the water. This was an amazing experience and … Continue reading Foiling Taster Day →

Following my success over summer, in October I was invited to join the RYA National Youth Squad, which trains 6 RS:X youth girls and boys over winter in preparation for international competitions the following year. Most training happens in Weymouth at the 2012 Olympic sailing venue. Having worked hard on my fitness last winter, at … Continue reading National Youth Squad 2018 →

This is a two day event held in September each year, is the culmination of windsurfing  within the UK . Every windsurfer comes together for a weekend of fun racing and camping towards the end of each season. This event is also a selection event for the RYA Winter Youth Squad,  following my success at this … Continue reading Nationals Sept. 2018 →

This was held in Sopot, Poland,  after a LONG car journey we arrived ready for the event. We decided to drive to Poland, taking the 15kg board plus 2 rigs (1 spare) meant that flying was not practical. When traveling overseas to a windsurf event, safe arrival of kit is essential, damaged equipment means I … Continue reading 2018 European Champs →

This was my first international on the Olympic RS:X board. The venue was Penmarch, Britanny and it was held in July. We had a week of pre event training and then the 6 day event started. The wind was light to moderate, however some days were windier and the direction was variable. The waves weren't … Continue reading 2018 World Champs →

This was a national RYA event held in Weymouth, in preparation for the summer season racing. The day before this event we had profiling, to review our fitness levels. The first day was light winds and rather warm for April. The next day was foggy, wet and slightly more windy, we completed no races due … Continue reading Youth Nationals 2018 →

I Started to improve my strength training as I realised the RS:X needed a lot more core strength to handle it and sail its full potential. This winter I was frequently training in Weymouth with other sailors that had recently progressed into the youth class . This was great fun, getting lots of time on … Continue reading Winter 2017/18 →

As I became to old for the Techno293 class racing, I now moved on from the junior to youth class. This means racing on bigger faster kit, against other u19 sailors. This was initially hard to begin with as the kit felt MASSIVE! However after a couple of tries I was getting the hang of … Continue reading Transition to RS:X →