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Manx Youth Sailors going well in Italy

by isleofman.com 9th August 2012

Three members of the Manx youth sailing squad are performing with great distiction at the RS Tera World Championships in Italy.

They hold top ten places with Manx sailors winning all three of Wednesday's races at the event.

Greg Kelly, 14, is currently three points behind the overall leader.

The teenager won two races on the penultimate day in Italy to move to with three points of Britain's James Hutton-Penman.

Greg's brother James was crowned RS Tera Pro World Champion in 2009.

Fellow Manx sailor Ffinlo Wright won the day's other race to sit seven points behind Greg Kelly in third.

Meanwhile, Amie Shute is currently seventh and second-placed girl.

The Championship will be decided after three more races on Thursday in Italy.

Posted by isleofman.com
Thursday 9th, August 2012 03:40pm.

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