Register now for the 2015 South Island Opti Coaching Clinic

Eligible sailors can now register for the 2015 South Island Optimist Coaching Clinic to be held at the YMCA Wainui Camp, Akaroa from 17 – 21 December this year.

The clinic is a four-day course and will be the premier coaching clinic for Open Optimist Sailors in the South Island this summer. Up to 30 spaces are available for financial members of NZIODA.

Sailors must be able to independently rig, launch and retrieve their own fiberglass Opti and have some racing experience at Open or Green Fleet level at a recent major regatta (e.g. Picton Interislander, Canterbury Age Groups and/or Nationals).

The main aim of the clinic is to improve the skills of all participants during four days of intensive training and activities. We will have some top New Zealand coaches, performing the coaching duties.

The venue is the YMCA Wainui Park Camp on the western side of Akaroa Harbour on Banks Peninsula which is located on the opposite side of the harbour from Akaroa Township.

Accommodation is in the lodge facility at the camp. All meals are supplied. The lodge includes a dining room, kitchen, bunk rooms, toilets, showers etc. For more information about the lodge visit the Wainui website.

The cost is $350.00 per sailor. Close-off date for entry is 31st October 2015. Acceptance will be advised by mid-November. Upon acceptance you will be sent more information and a programme for the clinic.

All registrations must be emailed to Rebecca Baynes at sioptimistclinic@gmail.com