Ullswater Yacht Club, where keen yachtswoman Holly had been a member for a few years, left a message on the group's Facebook page.
The Lord Birkett Memorial Trophy event is held every year at
Ullswater Yacht Club and this year attracted an entry of 200 boats from all over the country.
Our visit in June was a couple of weeks early to catch the annual sight of 200 boats competing for the
Ullswater Yacht Club's annual Lord Birkett Memorial Trophy.
From a non-sailing family, the sporty teenager had a go in a dinghy for the first time in May 2014 through friends at Ullswater Yacht Club, near Penrith in Cumbria, and was immediately hooked.
And there was praise for Emily from Ullswater Yacht Club Commodore Peter Lewis.