This is largely due to strong results at both the NSW and Victorian Hobie State Championships - where he finished as the Hobie 14 youth champion on each occasion.

On top of that, he claimed two gold medals at the recent CHS (Combined High Schools) sailing championships, held at Belmont 16-foot Sailing Club from April 9-16.

"To win the gold medals, it took quite the skill to pick the wind shifts, use them to my advantage and get around the race course in light and shifty wind conditions, that were consistent throughout the entirety of the regatta," Robinson-Mills said.

"These conditions made it especially hard for all the sailors as the wind kept dying off and then filling in from another direction, which fooled many people.

"Throughout the championship, you had to stay consistent in your placings in order to stay at the top of the competition.

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"The two medals mean quite a lot to me as they show that I have progressed in my sailing immensely from the last CHS sailing regatta in 2019, where I received a bronze medal in the catamaran class."

The St Johns student's rise on the water all started five years ago when he joined the Callala Sailing School, to learn the basics of riding on small monohulls.

"I started out sailing mainly because both of my parents were sailors and have competed in many big-name races," the now 15-year-old said.

"This then led me into sailing when they began taking me to the Callala Bay Sailing School each weekend.

"Not long after I started, I progressed onto sailing catamarans, particularly Hobie Cats in 2016 out of Vincentia Sailing Club, where they were very welcoming and trained me to crew on a Hobie 16 before helping me skipper my own Hobie 14.

"VSC has always been there to help out any way they can, with the support of so many friendly people and notable Hobie champions such as Andrew McKenzie, Mick Butler and Patrick Butler just to mention a few."

The CHS success wasn't just limited to Robinson-Mills, with numerous other Shoalhaven products excelling during a record-breaking event.

"The CHS sailing championship saw a fleet of five Hobie 14s, the most ever at the event - with four of those boats coming from Vincentia Sailing Club," he said.

"On those four boats, we saw Saxon Perry, Noah Skewes, Oliver Lawson and myself - who all fought it out to the last race to see who would become the winner.

"Finishing just behind me was Rory Robinson, with third place going to Noah Skewes.

"This year saw dominance in the Hobie 14 fleet, with it becoming the second biggest class at the event."

Robinson-Mills now hopes to continue his upwards trajectory in the sport, at numerous upcoming events.

"The upcoming regattas in which I am preparing for later this year are the NSW Hobie 14 state championships in October, taking place up north at the Great Lakes Sailing Club near Forster," he said.

"This event, in particular, I am looking to retain my title as the NSW Hobie 14 youth state champion.

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"Additionally, the Australian Hobie Cat nationals are being held in Jervis Bay over the New Year period, hosted by my home club of Vincentia Sailing Club.

"This will be a spectacular event with the potential to see more than 100 boats, along with 200 plus competitors and their families descending upon Jervis Bay over the Christmas and New Year period."

Before those two events, Robinson-Mills will compete at the Bad News Regatta, hosted by the Gold Coast Catamaran Club over the June long weekend - which should springboard him towards to some goals of his.

"Some future goals for my sailing career centre around the Hobie 14 nationals at the end of this year, where I hope to take home my first national title in the youth division," he said.

"As for goals further into the future, I hope to be able to make it to the Hobie Worlds one year and be able to race against world-class sailors, learning from them and the way they sail."

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