YOUNG windsurfer Saskia Sills, 13, from Launceston, picked up the girls 6.8 Techno class national title last weekend when she beat the cream of UK windsurfing talent competing on the Olympic waters of Weymouth and Portland at the annual RYA/UKWA National Windsurfing Championships.

She wraps up a blinding season of competitive windsurfing adding the weekend's national title to the world title she

secured in August at the IWA World Championships held at the same venue.

The event, which traditionally culminates the competitive windsurfing season, saw 124 of Britain's best windsurfers fight it out for national

titles across their respective classes including Saskia's twin sister Imogen who was keen secure the 6.8 national title for herself at the event after having had to settle for silver following an

extremely tight battle between the pair at the world championships.

The two-day regatta was hampered by strong winds gusting 40 knots on the Sunday meaning the contest was sealed by Saturday's results.

Battling with some pretty challenging shifty and light wind conditions on Saturday, both Imogen and Saskia posted good results in their first two races, Imogen beating Saskia with a 2 in the first race opposed to her sisters 3 but, fighting back Saskia posted a bullet in her second race with Imogen picking up a 3.

Due to illness Imogen had to retire from the

afternoons two races leaving her sister to scoop a further two bullets (first places) in the remaining races proving her world champion weight and sailing off with the 6.8 Techno class national championship title.

Up-and-coming young windsurfer Emma Labourne 12 from Barrow-Upon-Humber, slipped in front of Imogen following the afternoon races picking up second place in the class leaving Imogen to settle for an impressive third place considering she only raced half her races.

Other girls Cornish successes at the event included Skandia Team GBR's world girls RS:X Champion 17-year-old Izzy Hamilton from Holsworthy who won all her races in the class picking up the National title in fine style. Bude's 17-year-old Sophie

Bailey picked up second in the class.

The event run jointly by the RYA and UKWA invites junior classes to compete alongside, youths, masters and

veterans making for a real spectacle on the water with young stars of the future competing alongside the sports veteran champions.