62 Breeze Magazine
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Nick Egnot-Johnson and his Knots Racing crew victorious in the Theland Open Keelboat Nationals. Our new RNZYS Performance Programme squad has been announced for the 2021/22 season. The squad includes some returning sailors as well as some new ones who have graduated up from the Mastercard Youth Training Programme. The full list is: Nick Egnot-Johnson, Bradley McLaughlin, Sam Barnett, Zak Merton, Megan Thomson, Chelsea Rees, Serena Woodall, Josi Andres, Anna Merchant, Ellie Copeland, Robbie McCutcheon, Chester Duffett, Sam Street, Jack Frewin, Alastair Gifford, Max South, Frankie Dair, Niall Malone, Rachael Willison, Sam Hume, Ash Edwards. We also had plenty of sailors graduate from the programme in April at a graduation ceremony held at the RNZYS. We wish them all the best with their future sailing endeavours. The honours list included: Lisa Dartnall - 1 year; Hunter Gardyne - 1 year; Will Clough - 1 year; George Angus - 2 years; Mitch Jackson - 2 years; Jordan Stevenson - 2 years; Jake Erson - 2 years; Alison Kent - 2 years; Celia Willison - 2 years; Paige Cook - 2 years; Charlotte Porter - 2 years. Many of the new squad were in action during the busy month of May, including Nick Egnot-Johnson and his team who took out the Theland NZ Open Keelboat National Championship for the second time in three years. Others competing in this event included Robbie McCutcheon and his team, who
finished in seventh place overall. Their result could have been better if it wasn’t for a tough final day, where they recorded two 10th place finishes. McCutcheon and his newly named GCH Racing Team are going to be a solid addition to the squad; they are a keen young team and already have some great match racing and fleet racing experience – and results – to their name. Other members of the squad also took part in the event, including Niall Malone who was the bowman on board with PP Graduate Chris Steele and his Theland Race Team, as well as Alastair Gifford who was part of the successful Knots Racing victory. Megan Thomson’s 2.0 Racing Team had a brilliant result at the Barfoot & Thompson NZ Women’s Keelboat Nationals, finishing third in a very experienced fleet. They also had a solid result two weeks later at the Theland event, finishing in sixth place overall in what was again a very competitive fleet. In terms of major fleet or match racing regattas, that is it until the summer season begins later this year. However the sailors will be doing plenty of training throughout the winter months on the Elliott 7’s and the newly acquired Flying Phantom foiling catamarans. Many of the squad will also be doing big boat sailing throughout the Doyle Sails Winter Series, gaining valuable all round experience as they push forward with their sailing careers. By Andrew Delves
