The Westlake Girls Sailing Team ended a stellar year in a top note at the Yachting NZ Excellence Awards when they received the Youth Excellence Award at the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron last Friday.
The crescendo comes after the team won back-to-back New Zealand Secondary Schools Teams Racing Championships, National School Girls Harken trophies and the Inter Dominion Trans-Tasman Series for the second year in a row.
Next year the Inter Dominion Championship is hosted in South Australia but Westlake will have win the New Zealand Champs to attempt a three-peat and it may be tough with the departure of Year 13 captain, Daniella Wooldridge, who has been instrumental in setting the foundation for the team’s success along with her father, Neil Wooldridge. A special thank you must also go to the team’s supporters, including Nob Multi-sports and Bill Speedy from Oceanbridge and Biid International who helped to put the team onto the international podium.