LAUNCESTON windsurfer Imogen Sills can leave Tavira with her head held high as the 2014 ISAF Youth Sailing World Championships came to a close last week after a tough week of racing at the Portuguese venue. With light variable winds, postponements and long delays across the five days of racing, the Tavistock College student found the light Mediterranean style conditions challenging as she battled it out against 21 other nations in the girls RS:X Windsurfing event. Sills was the highest placed Brit, finishing fifth overall. After an impressive opening day to the regatta, with her first international race win on the RS:X, the 17-year-old was disappointed not to have finished higher up the leaderboard on what was her first and last attempt at an ISAF Youth Worlds medal. "I'm happy with the process goals, but am slightly disappointed with my overall result — I kind of wish I could have held onto my lead from day one, but it just wasn't meant to be," said Sills. For the full report, and a round-up of the area news and sport, see this week's edition of the Post