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Flying Fifteen High Performance Training Course – May 2024
Following the success of 2023 series, the National YC will once more offer an open series of coached training sessions on Mondays. As per last year we will offer 2 time slots of 3 hours (with an objective of 2 hours afloat). The series will be delivered by Head Coach Thomas Chaix. Learning from last year experience the maximum number of boats per time slot is 12.
Monday 20 May, Monday 27 May, Monday 3 June, Monday 10 June (reserve Monday 24 June in case of a cancellation decided at least 48 hours before a scheduled session due to weather)
Time slot 1: 14.00-17.00
Time slot 2: 18.00-21.00
Price for the full series: âŹ140 / boat
Each session will have specific objective which may be reassessed depending on weather conditions on the day.
- Setting up the boat, speed and discussing the 3 essentials (trim, steering, balance)
- Nailing the boat handling (accelerations, tacks, hoists, jibes, drops)
- Introduction to effective starting (the box, the runway, timings)
- Putting it together with practice races.
Pre-Racing NYC Club Optimists Pre-Summer Training 2024
NOTE: we will also be offering coaching during Friday Night Series (for racers and non racers).
The pre-Summer Optimist programme is offering a 4 Sundays afternoon sailing clinic:
- Sunday 21st of April
- Sunday 28th of April
- Sunday 19th of May
- Sunday 26th of May
Time: 1:00pm - 4:30pm
Price : âŹ100
For further details and to register, please click here
Ladies Lunch
Join us for our final Ladies Lunch of the season
Tuesday May 7th @ 1.00pm
Guest speaker
Dun Laoghaire Tourism - discussing: places of interest and all dun laoghaire has to offer over the summer
Bookings contact: Catering (01) 2805725 or email manager@nyc.ie
29er pre-summer coaching 2024 – series 1
"Boat handling & completing race size courses"
Following demand and to launch the summer racing season, the first coaching series is proposed. Coaches will focus on boat handling skills to decrease handling errors leading to capsizes and improve fluidity in delivering all key manoeuvres. At the completion of the programme, coaches will produce a progress report to all sailors.
Sessions will start rigged and ready for briefing at 13.00 and is expected to be finished by 17.00.
Dates: 21-04, 12-05, 18-05 (Saturday), 26-05
Cost of the programme: âŹ120/sailor
The club 29er is available for this programme and must be requested to the head coach prior to booking.
For further details and to register, please click here
Topper & ILCA 4 Pre-Summer Coaching 2024 – Series 1
"Starting well and first decision"
Following demand and to launch the summer racing season, the first coaching series is proposed. Coaches will focus on start techniques and tactics mainly. At the completion of the programme, coaches will produce a progress report to all sailors.
Sessions will start rigged and ready for briefing at 13.00 and is expected to be finished by 17.00. dates: 20-04, 27-04, 18-05, 25-05
Cost of the programme: 120EUR/sailor
Club Topper charter (8 boats) are available for this programme (within availability): 100EUR/sailor; Club ILCA4 charter (one boat) is available for this prgramme: 120EUR/sailor
For further details and to register, please click here
Racing Optimists Pre-Summer Coaching 2024 – Series 1: Starting well and first decision
Following demand and to launch the summer racing season, the first coaching series is proposed. It will be led by NYC Coach Sam Ledoux (former member of the Optimist Irish Team - top 10 at the Optimist Europeans, former ILCA Academy member and current senior 49er development Irish team). Sam will focus on start techniques and tactics mainly. At the completion of the programme, Sam will issue a progress report to all sailors.
Sessions will start rigged and ready for briefing at 13.00 and is expected to be finished by 17.00. Dates: 20-04, 27-04, 18-05, 25-05
cost of the programme: âŹ120/sailor or âŹ36 per session
For more details and to register, please click here
Cruising Group â âSail in Companyâ to Greystones â Sunday 5th – Monday 6th May
This is the first of our âSail in Companyâ cruises of 2024 as part of the NYC Cruising Group. The plan is to depart Dun Laoghaire at 12:30 on Sunday 5 May on board our boats and muster in the area of Scotsmanâs Bay before departing for Greystones. We are hoping...