A teenage sailor from Burnham-On-Sea who has surged to national prominence after being officially ranked the second-highest female sailor in the UK in the competitive Topper 5.3m class has been shortlisted for a Pride of Somerset Award.
Brooke Browning, 13, a student at King Alfred School in Highbridge and a member of Burnham and Highbridge Sea Cadets, has been selected following a standout year of racing at both the Topper World Championships in the Netherlands and the UK National Championships in Scotland.
This year in July she is going to the world championships for Team GB in Quiberon, France and then straight back for the ITCA Nationals at Weymouth, followed in October by competing in the European championships.
She says: “It was a total surprise and a great honour to open the letter and see I’d been nominated for a Pride of Somerset award for her sailing!”
The award winners will be announced at a ceremony in Bridgwater on May 21st.
