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Totnes teenage sailor's success

Fin Armstrong and Ewan Watson at the Youth World Championships (photo courtesy: Jen Edney/World Sailing)

Fin Armstrong and his teammate win final race too

A Devon teenager's won the final boys' race at the Youth World Championships at Corpus Christi in Texas to finish eighth overall in the 29-er class.

Fin Armstrong from Totnes - crewing to helm Ewan Watson from Fife - has been competing in the US all week. Their achievement is quite a comeback -  earlier in the tournament they'd been disqualified in one race for being over the line at the start.

Sixteen-year-old Fin represents not only Great Britain, but the Royal Torbay Yacht Club, where he's a member. 

The regatta is said to be the pinnacle of youth racing and a place where Olympic talent is developed.

 

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