2024 CISA Clinic

2024 CISA Coaches 

Clinic Director
Rosie Chapman

• 2 x ILCA6 Youth Gold medal coach
• US Coach of the year
• US Team leader – Nations Trophy Youth Worlds winning team 2018

ILCA6 Head Coach
Thomas Saunders

New Zealand Sailing Team athletes- ILCA 7.
Over 10 years of experience sailing the ILCA 7 and 6 under the NZL Sailing Team. Currently campaigning for the Paris 2024 Olympics.
Notable achievements to date

• 2021 ILCA 7 World Champion
• 2010 ILCA 6 Youth World Champion
• 5x Top 10 result ILCA 7 World Championships
• Multiple World Cup podiums
• Ironman athlete

29er Head Coach
Francesca Clapcich-Barkow

• 2 x Olympian (London 2012 in Radial, Rio 2016 in 49er FX)
• 2015 49er FX World and European champion
• 2 x The Ocean Race (2017/2018 Volvo Ocean Race onboard Turn the Tide on Plastic, 2022/23 race onboard 11th Hour Racing Team)
• First italian to ever with The Ocean Race
• Solitaire du Figaro 2021
• Sailor for the NYYC/AM women’s america’s cup team

I420 Head Coach
Alex Maloney

Sailor, part time coach & part time, post grad student. Achievements in my junior & youth level sailing: including 3rd at an Optimist Worlds in 2007, winning the 420 Women’s Worlds in 2009 & a Silver medal at my last Youth Worlds in the mixed 29er class in 2010.

• Winning the first 49erFX Worlds in 2013 was a highlight of my Olympic career with Molly Meech, as well as placing 3rd in the 2017 class worlds.
• Silver in Rio was a notable moment & representing NZ at the Tokyo Olympics.
• Redbull athlete

2024 CISA Clinic Director: Rosie Chapman | Contact: rosie.hchapman@gmail.com