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Aon National Youth Clinics are focused on supporting the best young New Zealand sailors capable of competing for medals at international events and world championships.
This training enables sailors from different clubs and regions an opportunity to:
- Share information on set-up/technique
- Access knowledge and advice from coaches and support staff
- Build bonds (sailors, parents and coaches) and plans before international events
- Test their skills against their peers
- Push each other hard
Eligibility
Before entering the programme, sailors need to be signed off as having met the eligibility requirements of the programme. There requirements are:
- Assessed to have the necessary skills to take part safely and at the desired level of the clinics
- Be training consistently (four days per week is a rough guide)
- Attended a recognised eligibility event where their skills can be assessed by a Yachting New Zealand coach
These events include;
- Aon new to Youth Classes Clinic
- Regional Aon Youth Clinics
- Yachting New Zealand Youth Trials
- Oceanbridge NZL Sailing Regatta
- New Zealand class national championships
- Murrays Bay Sailing Club winter champs
- Sir Peter Blake Regatta
We understand that sailors may not be able to attend all clinics due to exams and other time constraints and we are comfortable with this as long as there is an overall commitment to the season programme.
Registration is through the YNZ web site.
For further information on the programme contact Stuart Thomas
