Jude Armstrong Gets Topper Boost For Dinghy Sailing Ambitions
12th December 2020
Jude Armstrong, a member of Upper Thames Sailing Club (UTSC), has received a Topper dinghy to help his training plans
Credit: Alice Armstrong
Talented youth sailor Jude Armstrong (13) is from High Wycombe and has family in Co. Down including grandparents Rob and Betty Armstrong, Afloat's Northern Ireland correspondent. Jude is one of ten youngsters from across the UK who have been handed a huge boost in their ambitions to become top class dinghy sailors thanks to a national programme helping young talent progress in the sport.
The delighted sailors have been awarded exclusive use of their own boat for the next two years through the on-going partnership between the John Merricks Sailing Trust (JMST) and RYA OnBoard