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Sunsail’s Funding the Future winner to refurbish five old Laser dinghies
['Laura Hodgetts']
Practical Boat Owner
Otley Sailing Club from West Yorkshire, will use the Sunsail's Funding the Future grand prize of £6,000 to revitalise old Laser dinghies to make sailing more accessible for adult club members.
Wilsonian Sailing Club and Henley Sailing Club were celebrated as runners-up, with each awarded £2,000.
Rob McCandless, sailing secretary for Otley Sailing Club, which is just north of Leeds and Bradford, accepted the award on behalf of the club.
Henley Sailing Club was also awarded a runner-up prize for its unique application written by a 10-year-old club member Charlotte.
Tough job for Sunsail Funding the Future judgesKatrina Lawson, Sunsail’s head of brand and acquisitions, said: “We were delighted to see a rise in applications for Funding the Future this year.
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