Winning Team Hythe Hotshots Boards Magazine sponsored team         Hotshots kick of SE T15 with narrow win at Bewl

Hythe Hotshots beat the Bewl Blasters on their home water at Bewl reservoir, near Lamberhurst, Kent, this weekend (27 April) by a narrow one point victory, with Aquasports (Redhill, Surrey) in third slot. The event was the first of this year’s South East inter-club T15 competitions.

The event saw light and variable winds testing the 29 young sailors eager to get on the water and kick of their racing season. For Eilidh Hards, 9 from Hythe, it was her very first event, but she quickly learnt. "I went round the mark, but landed at the wrong beach. Can we do another race please? I think I’m getting the hang of it now!"

The 3.5m class was won by Stanley Walsh, 11 Bewl, an impressive performance for a beginner to this sport. Zara Petts another beginner, 9 Hythe, and Elliot Wood, 12 Bewl, were nip and tuck, only a single point separating them over the 9 races, and finishing second and third respectively.

The 4.5 class was dominated by Henry Bloodworth, 10 Aquasports, but behind him there was a dead heat on points between Alex Techam, 14 Bewl and Dani Conroy, 12 Hythe, with Alex eventually squeaking into 2nd place.

The next T15 event is at Eastbourne on Sunday June 1st. Hythe Hotshots will need to fight hard to retain their narrow lead!