IW Youth and Junior Dinghy Championships Series finale 2025 at Brading Haven Yacht Club
by Luke Bradley 13 Nov 01:47 PST
8 November 2025
The final event of the IW Youth and Junior Dinghy Championships Series took place at Brading Haven Yacht Club on Saturday. Competitors arrived to a sunny but windless harbour and wondered if there would be any racing.
Race Officer Tony Burton made a great decision to tow the fleet out to the race course in the hope that some wind would appear. After a hours wait, a gentle south-westerly set in allowing two races to be run.
Close racing between the ILCA 4s saw Bede Liszka triumph ahead of Rafe Bradley and Edward Sun. It was a match race in the Fevas with Katherine Blackhouse and Laura Bray Palmer winning the deciding second race to take first place overall ahead of Fred Rome and Henry Olesinski.
In the Tera Sports William Segars first and a second put him on top, ahead of Freddie and Jack Harrison.
It was perfect conditions for the seven Teras in Regatta Fleet. After some close racing, Rhuban Brizelden took first overall ahead of Albert Blamire and Lucy Knight.
The event concluded the IW Youth and Junior Dinghy Championships Series for 2025 following other series events at Yarmouth Sailing Club, Royal Solent Yacht Club, Gurnard Sailing Club and Royal Victoria Yacht Club. A total of 20 Isle of Wight sailors took part in the series this year across ILCA 4, ILCA 6, Feva, Tera Sport and Tera Regatta classes.
Overall series results are below, or see full series results.
ILCA 6:
1st Edward Sun
ILCA 4:
1st Rafe Bradley
2nd Bede Liszka
3rd Maia Uren
Feva:
1st Katherine Blackhouse & Alice Joubert / Laura Bray Palmer
2nd Fred Rome & Henry Olesinski
Tera Sport:
1st Freddie Harrison
2nd William Segar
3rd Harrison Carter
Tera Regatta:
1st Blake Buggy
2nd Albert Blamire
3rd Alfie Price
Thank you to local company Spinlock for supporting the series and donating prizes. The clubs that organise the series are Yarmouth Sailing Club, Royal Solent Yacht Club, Gurnard Sailing Club, Royal Victoria Yacht Club and Brading Haven Yacht Club.