This weekend , while other sailors watched the wind and waves from the comfort of the clubhouse, some intrepid youngsters revelled in the elements and competed in the Feva Open weekend event hosted by Burnham Sailing Club. The reason for this madness was clearly a love of sailing, but there was an added incentive this year - the shiny new RSPB Wallasea Island Cup, being awarded for the first of what we hope will be many years.
The RS Feva is a two person sailing dinghy, suitable to be sailed by two young sailors or by adult and child teams,or the RS Feva may also be sailed single-handed. Twenty youngsters from clubs near and far, raced each other in their ten tiny boats, over both saturday and sunday, finishing early on Sunday afternoon for a prizegiving and welcome feast. Brothers Chay and Stirling Taylor were the ones who carried the cup away this year, but everyone was a winner with the awards table groaning with goodies from various local sponsors.
The Burnham Sailing Club is a family oriented club which has an exceptionally large and active junior section . Children are encouraged to get afloat and enjoy the river under the watchful eyes of volunteer club members. Many thanks to the club members who all made two landlubbing members of the Wild Coast Project team very welcome and we look forward to seeing you all again soon and presenting the cup for many years to come. For pictures of the day check out our Flickr site on http://www.flickr.com/photos/rspb_wallasea_island_wild_coast_project/sets/
I've gone wild on Wallasea!