Report from the Victoria Youth Championships

One of our members, Harper Spacey, travelled down to the Sorrento Sailing Couta Boat Club in Victoria last weekend for the Vic Youth Champs.  She did extremely well: third overall and first female. She sends the following report:

The 2025 Zhik Victorian Youth Championships was a great regatta. The varying winds and strong tide in Sorrento created a challenging environment to sail in, making the racing very tight and competitive. Over four days, we participated in a coaching camp, competed in a two day regatta and heard from Olympian Jim Colley who told us his story of learning to sail as a child to competing in the Paris 2024 Olympics. 

In the ILCA 4, there was a strong fleet of 27 boats who were all very welcoming and friendly. It was great to compete against a fleet I’d never raced with before. The first day of racing was frustrating as the dying wind made racing hard. On the second day however, the wind was stronger, and we managed to get four races in. It was a new experience for me to sail in waves and strong tide, but I had a great regatta overall, ending strong by winning the last race. I came third overall and first girl.

Full results are here.

Your 2025 Victoria Youth Championships podium