The North East & Yorkshire Youth Sailing Traveller Series is back for 2024!
Entries are now open with a fantastic line-up of inland and coastal venues providing racing for youth and junior sailors of all ages and abilities.
Organised by North East & Yorkshire Youth Sailing Association, the dates for 2024 kick off on Saturday 20 April at West Riding Sailing Club.
In response to feedback, the series is changing to reflect the academic school year and will now run from September to July.
To manage the transition, last September’s events are ‘double headers’ counting for 2023 and 2024, and the 2024 results so far can be found here.
Also new for this year, the series is heading east to Hornsea Mere SC near Hull, and will be joining up with the North West Junior Traveller Series for two events.
NWJTS sailors are invited to the NEYYTS event at Filey SC, while NE sailors will be heading to Bassenthwaite SC for a weekend, bringing sailors together from both sides of the Pennines.
The 40th Anniversary NEYYTS Series in 2023 had more than 120 participants with 387 entries between them and organisers are looking forward to another bumper year.
Series coordinator Fiona Spence said: “We’re getting set for another fantastic season with an updated schedule to reflect the school year and exciting new opportunities for young sailors to develop their skills.
“As ever the series will provide competitive racing for the region’s top sailors while supporting those who are less experienced or travelling for the first time.
“We also can’t wait to introduce the NW sailors to the joy of sailing on the sea and in turn, we are very much looking forward to enjoying two days of racing at Bassenthwaite. We hope this will become a regular partnership to increase friendship and sailing competition across the region.
“Additionally we have some other exciting events we are participating in this year as a regional team. We’ve got teams at the NSSA team racing at Banbury (9-10 March), we’re going to the NSSA Youth Regatta at Bassenthwaite in July and of course we will be running our third regional team racing champs at Ripon SC in September. All youth and junior sailors in the region are welcome to participate in any of these events with us as well as the youth traveller series.
“A massive thank you to all of the clubs and volunteers who are supporting the series and in advance to the parents who make it possible for their young sailors to join in. Please do take a look at our online NEYYTS hub, get in touch if we can help further, and take part!”
The dates of the 2024 series include the September 2023 events at Scaling Dam SC, Covenham SC, Sunderland YC, Ripon SC plus:
- Saturday 20 April 2024 – West Riding SC
- Saturday 27 April 2024 – Ripon SC
- Saturday 11 May 2024 – Hornsea Mere SC
- Saturday 18 May 2024 – Filey SC
- Saturday 1 June 2024 – Pennine SC
- Saturday 8 June 2024 – Venue TBC
- Saturday 15/16 June 2024 – Bassenthwaite SC
- Saturday 29 June 2024 – Teesdale Sailing & Watersports Club
- Saturday 6 July 2024 – Otley SC
- Saturday 13 July 2024 – Derwent Reservoir SC – SERIES PRIZEGIVING + PARTY!!
The 2025 NEYYTs series then begins at South Shields SC on Saturday 7 September, followed by Covenham SC on Saturday 14 September 2024, with further dates and venues to be added when confirmed.
For those new to the series or thinking about travelling for the first time, there is an online guide available from NEYYTS– Notes for Competitors & Parents/Guardians – which includes lots of know-how and handy tips.
The series is open to anyone under 19 on 1 September 2024 and includes overall, junior, improvers and regatta fleet trophies plus lots of other prize categories.
For all the latest news about the series, follow North East & Yorkshire Youth Sailing Association on Facebook and for more details and entry visit www.yhysa.org
