The full National Junior Squad made the journey to Rutland Water this weekend for some intensive Mirror training. We couldn’t have ordered better weather with sun and wind in perfect proportions! With our own separate training area at the club we got to work with a compass challenge on the shore to learn the techniques that we would use on the water and in our racing through the year.
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The fourth one-day event was held in perfect conditions at Mounts Bay on Sunday 20 March. James Rusden set two morning exercises to hone downwind skills concentrating on spinnaker handling and a gut buster to polish boat handling. National squad sailors, Tom Cosier and Niamh O'Neill, joined for the day and benefited from James attention to detail.
Following lunch in the Sailing Club, the afternoons three races to put the mornings session into practise, showing further progress from another good days work. Thanks to MBSC for their generosity in using the club and equipment and friendly welcome to the squad. Also, to the RYA and Mirror Association for their ongoing support.
The final event is at Looe on Saturday 9 April, with training in the morning, joining the club racing in the afternoon.
For information on racing, training and sailing Mirrors in the South West contact Ashley Shepherd on
Article by Dave Woodhead
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Sun cream and a BBQ on the beach at Pwllheli ( yes it really was that warm!) were the order of the day for the final weekend of the Mirror North Zone Squad’s winter training programme. Thanks to the generosity of CREWSAVER every squad sailor went home with a bag of crewsaver goodies and some great prizes. Despite the earlier freezing winter weather which caused some weekends to be reorganised on different dates and at different venues, a full programme was achieved with sailing taking place on all twelve training days.
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