by Jack Murley BBC Cornwall Blast Reporter

Freddie (left) and Ollie Grogono are from St Mawes

Two Cornish brothers are celebrating after being called up to one of Great Britain's junior sailing squads.

Ollie and Freddie Grogono were both selected after a number of strong performances in recent competitions.

Ollie, 14, came third at Belgium's Nieuwpoort Optimist Regatta, while 11-year-old Freddie won the South West Optimist Championships in Falmouth.

The pair are now in line to represent GB at the World Championships held in Malaysia and New Zealand respectively.

Ollie is part of a five strong GB team heading to the World Championships in Malaysia at the end of December.

He told BBC Cornwall: "The World Championships will probably be my last event in the Optimist class.

"After that, I will move into a double-handed boat, either a 420 or a 29er.

"They are not Olympic boats, but are another stepping stone towards the final [Olympic] boat."

Although not going to Malaysia, Freddie is on course for a place at the World Championships in New Zealand next year.

He said: "Hopefully I'm going to do the 'Worlds' in New Zealand and then I'll move into the seniors next year as well.

"Then after a year or two in the seniors, I'll change boat."

With further success on the horizon, the brothers, who first began sailing as children in Dubai, acknowledged that there is some competition between them.

Freddie said: "I definitely think there is a bit of rivalry.

"Ollie is probably a bit better, but he is a bit older."

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