Pitsford chosen to host Team 15 Champions Cup
by RYA on 27 Apr 2010
Pitsford Pirates’ team in action trying to qualify for the 2009 RYA Team 15 Champions Cup last summer. RYA
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Pitsford Water will be the stage for this year’s RYA Team 15 Champions Cup, held over the weekend of 9-10 October at Northampton Watersports Centre.
More than 100 competitors from 10 Team 15 outfits from all over Britain will meet for a showdown Grand Final of their summer Team 15 action. The competitors, aged eight to 15, will battle it out in one of the four T15 classes: open 3.5m, 4.5m, 5.8m and Techno 6.8m.
Inter-club challenge series’ are held in every one of the 10 Team 15 regional zones throughout the summer and it is the triumphant club from each of the regional series’ that will descend on Pitsford Water this autumn in a bid to claim the National crown.
Gillian Wright, RYA National Windsurfing Development Officer, said: “The Champions Cup provides the ultimate goal for Team 15 clubs. It is the only kids’ team championship event that exists for windsurfing and it is a friendly, family event with fun competition.”
“Pitsford Water has a fantastic feel to it, which we felt would suit the atmosphere of the Champions Cup. The facilities looked great and the staff were extremely friendly, helpful and accommodating.”
Local Team 15 club, Pitsford Pirates, narrowly missed out on making the Champions’ Cup final last year but Jon Sweet, RYA Onboard Development Officer for Northamptonshire, insists the Pirates will be doing everything in their power to battle for the trophy on home waters.
Further details as to how you can get involved in Team 15 can be found at: www.team15.org.uk
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