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Advanced Team Racing Clinic

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The Advanced Team Racing Clinic is a three-day clinic designed for the high school, junior sailing or college club team racer who wants to raise his/her game to a higher level. The clinic will cover the fundamental attitude, the overall plan and the fine details of execution required to team race at the highest level. These three elements have been the foundation for success for teams in high school, college and at the international level. The clinic will include classroom, video, and on-the-water sessions. Sailing will take place in Harvard’s fleet of FJ dinghies. Come as a skipper, pair or team. A minimum of 6 boats is required for the clinic to proceed. No housing is provided.

August 22, Tuesday
9:00-9:30 Swim Test at Malkin Pool
9:30-4:00 Clinic at Sailing Center
August 23, Wednesday
9:00-4:00 Clinic at Sailing Center
August 24, Thursday
9:00-4:00 Clinic at Sailing Center
Fee: $300 per sailor if postmarked by July 22, $280 if postmarked after.

Enrollment
Skippers can register without a crew, although we recommend that skippers come with a crew. If skippers come alone, skippers must be prepared to split their time between crewing and skippering. Crews must come with a skipper.
Space is limited and will be reserved on a first-come first-served basis. A minimum of 12 sailors (6 boats) is required for the clinic to proceed. The first 18 sailors (9 boats) registered are guaranteed a slot. The clinic may be expanded, if at least 20 sailors register to a maximum of 30 sailors, and an additional coach is available.

Eligibility
Must be of high school age. (14+ years)
Skippers may sign up alone. Although it is highly recommended that you attend with your crew for a more productive clinic.
Crew must sign up with their skipper.
Must be able to pass the Harvard Recreational Boating Swim Test.

Sail1Design Optimist Fall Elite Training Clinic

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New for 2017: Sail1Design Optimist Elite Fall Training CAMP
Sail1Design is hosting several Optimist dinghy training sessions for fall, 2017. Sailing will take place on the Magothy River, just north of Annapolis, MD., and will be strictly limited to 15 sailors. Our venue is a perfect place to sail; very short sail out and in, no boat traffic, and good fall winds.
These sessions are for RWB sailors with regional/national-level Optimist sailing experience. Applications are by resume and open until filled; coaches will choose based on application strength. We are excited this fall to blend both experienced adult professional coaching with peer coaches out on the water, who will be able to display boat handling techniques that made them so successful in the Optimist sailing world.

Training will focus on:

  • Boat setup/preparation
  • big fleet start simulation
  • boat speed drills upwind & downwind
  • boat handling
  • basic team racing concepts (time allowing)

Sailors will train on the water and de-brief off the water with video. Coaches include experienced adults along with recent top-level graduates of the Optimist class. By providing both adult and peer coaching, we feel this clinic will provide unique and very beneficial insights for aspiring Optimist sailors.
For more information, please contact Sail1Design: coaching@sail1design.com   or 443-220-2089

REGISTRATION & APPLICATION
https://goo.gl/forms/JqqAuLolBQ7Hw4oW2

SCHEDULE
This is a 3 day training session OCTOBER 13,14 & 15

  • Friday                                    1530-1800
  • Saturday                              0900-1500
  • Sunday                                 0900-1500

FEES
Per day:

  • $75 for Fri
  • $150 for Saturday
  • $150 for Sunday
  • All days:               $350 for all three days

Coaches

Tom Sitzmann
A lifelong educator and former pro sailor, Tom has coached sailing and directed sailing programs from Maine to Annapolis, and after working with both Tufts and Dartmouth sailing teams, was an assistant offshore & dinghy coach at the USNA, head intercollegiate coach at Bowdoin College, and is now head coach at Severn School, where he founded their modern program with its own private venue, and guided the team to a National championship, the first and only Chesapeake Bay school ever to win the Mallory Trophy. The team narrowly lost out this spring on its second, finishing 2nd at MIT in a close regatta.

Bobby Lippincott
Bobby is a Salve Regina grad with a great deal of Optimist coaching experience, at Tred Avon Yacht Club and Fishing Bay Yacht Club. Well known and respected on the Chesapeake Bay by so many Opti sailors, Bobby is also pursuing a Star campaign for the upcoming World Championship next year in Oxford, MD.

Apprentice coaches:

  • Sam Bruce (Former Optimist World team race champion)
  • Jordan Bruce ( Former Optimist National Team Member)
  • Maddie Hawkins (Former Optimist World/National Team member, current Ida Lewis Champion)

Lightning International Master and South American Championships

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The International Master and South American Championships held at Salinas Yacht Club in Salinas, Ecuador. The International Master Championship is an open event to ILCA Members where skippers who are 55+ and total combined crew age is 130+ as of 31 December 2017.

Tentative Schedule:

  • Fri, Nov-17: South American and Masters Registration, Measurement, Practice Race, Opening ceremony
  • Sat, Nov-18: SA and Masters Race 1 & 2
  • Sun, Nov-19: SA and Masters Race 3 & 4
  • Mon, Nov-20: SA and Masters Race 5 & 6, and closing ceremonies

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