Tauranga sailors have come away with a silver and bronze medal at the RYA Youth National Championships Regatta in Weymouth, United Kingdom.

Tauranga Yacht and Powerboat Club's Trent Rippey took silver in a close second in the Laser Radial class at the competition.

Trent Rippey in action on the water.

Tauranga sailors Sam Barnett and Zak Merton the New Zealand's Boy's 420 representatives secured the bronze medal in the 420 class at Weymouth.

Trent and Zak sailed in the 2013 NZL Yachting Trust Youth Team and finished 5th at last year's ISAF Youth Sailing World Championships.

The Weymouth bronze is a continuation of the excellent form the pair has shown this year, winning both the 2014 Australian Youth Trials Regatta and taking out the tough fought 420 class at 2014 Oceanbridge Sail Auckland.

Markus Somerville from Wakatere Boating Club and Isaac McHardie, Hamilton Yacht Club, took the RYA Youth Nationals gold medal in the 29er skiff class after a tight battle with Britain's best pair Owen Bowerman and Morgan Peach.

For Somerville it was a title defence having also sailed the RYA regatta in 2013, then paired with Jack Simpson, the duo going on to win the 29er bronze medal at the 2013 ISAF Youth World Championship.

Ali Nightingale, Charteris Bay Yacht Club, was the second girl in the Laser Radial.

Another bronze was taken by Olivia Mackay and Abby Goodwin from the Napier Sailing Club who were 3rd female crew and 9th overall in the 44-strong 420 fleet.

The major youth regatta provided the young kiwis an opportunity to race in big fleets against some tough competition in the lead-up to the pinnacle regatta, the Youth Worlds in mid July in Tavira, Portugal.

2014 RYA Youth National Championship, Weymouth

New Zealand's Results

1st 29er Skiff Markus Somerville (Wakatere Boating Club) and Isaac McHardie (Hamilton Yacht Club/RAYC)

2nd Boy's Laser Radial Trent Rippey (Tauranga Yacht & Powerboat Club)

2nd Girl's Laser Radial (14th overall) Ali Nightingale (Charteris Bay Yacht Club)

3rd Boy's 420 Sam Barnett and Zak Merton (Tauranga Yacht & Powerboat Club)

3rd Girl's 420 (9th overall) Olivia Mackay and Abby Goodwin (Napier Sailing Club)

7th RS:X Patrick Haybittle (Murrays Bay Sailing Club)