Jamie Harris, from Axbridge, picked up an award from four-time Laser World Championship medallist Nick Thomson at the RYA Suzuki Dinghy Show at Alexandra Palace, London.
FOURTEEN-year-old Jamie Harris, from Axbridge, received an award from four-time Laser World Championship medallist Nick Thomson at the RYA Suzuki Dinghy Show at Alexandra Palace, London.
Jamie is the south west RYA youth champion for 2015, nominated by Bristol Corinthian Yacht Club and selected as a winner by the South West regional committee because of his exceptional sailing achievements.
Jamie was delighted with his award and said: “It was great to have my family there, including my grandparents, as I could not sail without all their support and I wouldn’t be able to sail the Cadet without my sister.”
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