News
There's always something happening in the yachting and boating world, whether it's in New Zealand or overseas.
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New Zealand's Olympic Sailors are ready to start racing at the London 2012 Olympic Games.
- Looking to know a bit more about what makes a coach tick, or how to progress your own coaching skills. Robert Hielkema interviews Starling coach Luke Stevenson.
- Here is a selection of news I have picked up on this month, its all relevant to coaching and sailing in general. Happy reading!
Layline drill
The idea of this drill is to start and head up wind towards the 3 top marks, practicing getting the roundings just right on their laylines.
In the final stages of their preparation for the 2012 Olympics to begin this weekend, the NZ Olympic Sailing Team is getting an edge through the use of new rugged Panasonic technology.
- Here is a selection of great videos and websites for coaches to reference. Not only are they useful, but some are just down right cool.
Here is a selection of great quotes from coaches I found in the News this month.
From Duncan Laing about double gold medallist Danyon loader:
- A number of Townson's are preparing for the Simrad race series, and there continue to be new members and boats on the market. Read the latest from this class, including some interesting class history.
- Tim Coltman, James de Lisle and Adam Middleton have won the 2012 Governors Cup, a youth match racing event at California's Balboa Yacht Club. Twelve teams from four nations competed, but the RPNYC Crew reigned supreme.
