Coaching Program Participants

Coaches:   Jack Fletcher and Brendan Todd

Sailors:      Nick Alm

                 Hamish Bubner

                 William Pitts

Supporters: Andrew Hughes, Dave Rawson, John Woollatt (YSA),

For information about the program contact Yachting SA ~ phone: 8410 2117

Program Coaching Schedule
•  The program will comprise 6 full day coaching sessions held fortnightly over 12 weeks
•  The coaching sessions will be from 9:00am until 4:00pm on each scheduled day
•  Yachting SA will aim to provide a group-training environment each coaching day
•  The main training venue will be at Adelaide Sailing Club
•  The program coach will be supported by an assistant coach at each training day.
•  The program fee of $350 will pay for the squad coach

Program Equipment
•  Yachting SA will provide each squad member with a BIC Techno (or Neil Pryde RSX) 
windsurfer for the period of the program.
•  Squad members will be responsible for the care and maintenance of their boards and sails.
•  Participants will receive a Yachting Australia Windsurfing Scheme Logbook
•  Yachting SA will provide an opportunity for participants to be assessed and signed of in their log book for competencies achieved under the Yachting Australia Windsurfing Scheme

  Program and Coaching Session Goals
  Squad members will be coached to develop their knowledge and skills in the following areas:
•  Rigging & tuning techniques and principles for windsurfing
•  Boom heights and its effect on the sail dynamics
•  Batten tensions effects of changes
•  Down haul and it’s effects on the sail
•  Mast track position and effect on performance
•  Transitions between track forward to track back modes, Foot strap positions
•  Harness Line positions
•  Turning
•  Transitions
•  Beating, Reaching upwind and downwind
•  Planing gybes
•  Gaining best VMG
•  Pumping techniques
•  Starting techniques
•  Mark rounding techniques
•  Regatta venue orientation and identifying local hazards 
•  Sailing on a race course and lay lines
•  Self rescue techniques