Chloe Martin (aged 17) from Tonbridge in Kent has won the prestigious Young Sailor of the Year in the RYA South East Region. She received her award from sailing legend Sir Robin Knox-Johnston at the Collins Stewart London Boat Show on Saturday January 12th. This is one of twelve regional awards which recognise the outstanding achievements of youth sailors across the country.

Chloe then enjoyed an action packed VIP day at the show, thanks to the RYA and Raymarine, which included pitching their skills against each other on the Marine Leisure Association's Deck Games Stand, followed by a lunch and tour on board HMS Exeter.

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Over the weekend September 29th - 30th , more than 1,000 of Britain’s hottest sailing and windsurfing youngsters did battle at seven venues across England and Scotland in the ever-popular RYA Zone Championships.

At the South East Zone Championships held at Bewl Valley Sailing Club in Kent, no-one could touch Whitstable Yacht Club pair Will Lowes (13) and Tom Bruton (14) who won five out of five races to take the RS Feva title, and were the toast of the Championships.

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The results of the RYA SE Region Oppie Regatta, held at Chipstead on Saturday 8th September, are now available.

There are also a few photos in the gallery.

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Two world-class young sailors from the South East are among the 10-strong British Youth team ready to make their mark on the world stage racing for the Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championships.

The event, being staged in Kingston, Canada, will see over 220 sailors from 50 nations competing for honours at this the premier event in the world youth sailing calendar.

Sophie Ainsworth from Ashford in Kent teams up with Sophie Weguelin from Lymington in the 29er dinghy. They are the reigning under-19 and women's world champions in the class, so will be looking for a strong showing on Lake Ontario. Tonbridge's Chloe Martin will represent Britain in the Laser Radial single-handed.

"We've been here for a few days now and all the team seem pretty settled and focussed on the job in hand," said RYA Youth Racing Manager Simon Wergan. "We've had three days training out here so far in three completely different sets of conditions, so it's going to be a challenging but interesting event, and we can't wait to get started!"

Racing at the Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championships runs from Saturday 14 July through until Friday 20 July. For more information visit www.youthworlds2007.org