Trio take part in World Championships
Keira Luke, Freddie MacLaverty and Fflur Pierce tested their skills at the RS Tera World Championships, which were held in Carnac, Brittany,
The French showcase attracted more than 100 competitors for five days of sailing, and a total of seven nations were represented with competitors aged from nine to 17.
Freddie, as the youngest competitor on the GB team, also had the distinction of leading the parade carrying the Great Britain flag at the opening ceremony.
As three of the youngest sailors, the trio, all aged just nine, put in an amazing performance.
Racing in challenging conditions all three completed all races when many older and more experienced competitors could not compete with the windy conditions and waves of over a metre high. All three finished well achieving respectable places within the fleet.
Mr Todd, said: “For Freddie, Keira and Fflur to perform so well at an internationally recognised event shows not only the immense promise they have in the sport of sailing, but also how much they have benefitted from high levels of competition this season.
“This experience is going to be an extremely valuable tool to look on for further competitions, which is sure to bring with it even more accolades as they continue to progress under the guidance of our dedicated sailing coaches.”
Fflur competed at a host of regional and national events throughout the break, in addition to her first taste of international competition.
The nine-year-old kicked off her events with first place in the Silver Fleet at the Royal Anglesey CYRC in Beaumaris, before she secured a creditable eighth position out of 33 entrants at the Northern Traveller Series in Windemere.
This gave her an overall position of ninth in the series having previously competed at Derwent Water and Bassenthwaite earlier in the year.
After a successful first year on the water, the pupil was given the opportunity to test her skills at the RS Tera World Championships alongside Keira Luke and Freddie MacLaverty, which was held over five days in very challenging conditions and she managed to finish fifth 9-15 girl overall after a superb effort.
She followed this up with another victory, this time in the Main Fleer at the Llandudno CYRC event, and Fflur added to her list of experiences with a strong showing at the Weymouth Nationals which saw her become the first ever girl to come away with the U10 National Championship trophy.
The talented sailor rounded off a fantastic list of successes at the Bala Onboard Festival, where another exceptional display saw her finish as first girl in the Main Fleet.