Two sailors spent 24 hours racing a dinghy and were named Yorkshire champions at the end.
Isaac Marsh and Robin Jones, representing Scammonden Water Sailing Club, took part in a 24 hour non-stop race.
The duo, both aged 19, sailed a two-man Firefly at the West Lancashire 24 hour race in Southport at the weekend and placed 36th out of 70 boats.
They were one of two Scammonden boats in the race, and as Isaac and Robin sailed over the finish line ahead of any other Yorkshire team they won the Yorkshire Cup.
Isaac and Robin said the race was “amazing” and said they’d “definitely do it again despite losing a night’s sleep”.
They faced the challenge in aid of the Andrew Simpson Sailing Foundation, formed in memory of the Olympic sailor who died training for the America’s Cup.
Paul Cornish, the club’s Sailing Captain, said: “Isaac and Robin were amazing and the Club is really proud of them.
“Clubs enter bigger teams into the 24 hour race, sailing in relay and swapping with another helm and crew every few hours because it can take a lot of effort.
“Scammonden’s other boat had 11 sailors and finished three places behind them when handicaps were worked out, so it shows the amazing effort Isaac and Robin put in for 24 hours.”
Scammonden’s second boat was a two-man Enterprise sailed by Paul Cornish, Joanne Douglas, Steve Yates, Sophie Yates, Ian Turrell, Chris Smith, Mike Goodwin, John Hutchinson, plus Sally Ratcliffe, 17, Sam Wyatt, 14, and 10-year-old Owen Smith.
Paul added: “Our second boat included three of our young members, Sally is an experienced sailor but it was the first time Sam and Owen had sailed in a race like this and they were both brilliant members of the team.”
