Llyn Brenig

WALES squad sailor Tasmyn Green tamed the boys to win the Optimist title in the BYS Welsh Regional Championships at Pembrokeshire Yacht Club.

Llyn Brenig’s Green enjoyed a four-point advantage over second-placed Huw Farmer, from Llangorse, with Cardiff Bay’s Ewan Plowden-Wardlaw in third.

Cardiff Bay claimed seven of the top 10 places.

The youth and junior event in the waters off Milford Haven was also the first of the new look RYA regional championships, with around 1,000 competitors taking part in eight venues around the UK – more than 100 of them in Wales.

Children aged between six and 18 travelled from far and wide to eight venues across the UK for two days of fun afloat in British Youth Sailing’s recognised dinghy and windsurfer classes.

Among those taking part were some of the nation’s most promising young racers, as well as a host of kids getting their first taste of sailing.

The Regional Junior Championships were previously known as the RYA Zone Championships, but the decision was taken to change the name to truly reflect the nature of the regattas.

RYA Cymru Wales high performance manager Paul Simes said: “Congratulations to Tasmyn for coming out top in the Optimists, winning three races outright along with a second place was a tremendously strong performance."