The KSSA  Memorial Awards

The Ernie Large Sailing Award is for a person with a project “to help extend the horizons – push the limits in sailing”.

The Nesham Driver Memorial Award, a recent addition to the KSSA Awards, to mark the contribution of John Nesham and Jack Driver to youth sailing and life afloat is made to young people who are “striving to achieve something special in sailing.”

At this regatta we are to make an award of funds towards costs for International competition.

Colette Blair

Achievements for 2002
Selected as one of the top three youth females in the UK for the Byte Squad.
Laser Radial Youth Squad.
8^th overall at RYA Youth Championships – Weymouth in April
1^st Youth Female at RYA Youth Championships – Weymouth in April
Position confirmed for RYA Laser Radial Youth Squad for 2002/2003.
Laser Radial Europa Cup – Hourtin. Selected by RYA to Represent GBR. 35^th out of 159 and 7^th female.
Won Byte selection trials at the end of April. Selected by RYA as GBR single-handed female sailor to represent her country at ISAF Youth World Championships in Canada.

UKLA Laser Radial Qualifier – Sidmouth 24^th Overall out of 82 and 2^nd female.
June – Byte Class National Champion.
Canada – July
Bedford Basin Regional Byte Championships – 1^st place and N. E. Canada Byte Champion, 1^st Under 16, 1^st Overseas Competitor.
St Margaret’s Bay Regatta – 1^st in Byte Class (against a number of ISAF competitors)
The ISAF Youth Worlds – 11^th position out of 21. A very talented field, most of whom were two years older.
UKLA Laser Radial Qualifier – Abersoch 14^th overall 72 and 2^nd female.

I think you will agree a remarkable achievement and just reward for many years of active effort and involvement in local schools and club action – we will watch Colette’s future results with renewed interest