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Woollahra Sailing Club
Optimist Sailing Team
Optimist Green / Optimist Intermediate / Optimist Open Fleet
Agenda • Welcome & Introductions – • Alex Zimmermann – (WSC Junior Program Manager & Head Coach) • The Optimist Class • Our WSC Optimist Pathway – (Green adventure, green, intermediate and open fleet) • Overview of the season ahead – (Alex Zimmerman) • Trailer Towing • Volunteers • Goals for each class • Questions
Alex Zimmermann • Former South Australian State Performance Program Head Coach & Performance Pathway Officer for Australian Sailing 2016-2019 • World, Continental and National Champion • Elected Peru’s best athlete of the year 2015 & 2017 awarded by the President of the Nation • Distinguished Talent Sports Permanent Resident Visa holder • Commerce Bachelor Degree Majors in Management & Human Resource Management • 20 years of International Sailing Experience (13 World Championships) • WA Optimist Head Coach for 4 years, AOST coach at (Worlds, Europeans, Asian/Oceania’s, North, South American’s)
The Optimist Class • Sailors age range 6 – 15yrs • Largest dinghy sailing class in the world • Over 100 nations competing worldwide • Australia’s fleet at National Champs 150- 300 entries rotating to a different State each year • Class of boat where over 75% of the recent Olympic Medalists started their journeys
3 year with the WSC rd Optimist Team
• The most inclusive and active Optimist program in Australia • Over 6 different mother-languages spoken amongst team sailors • Amazing network
Our Pathway – ‘Tackers’ 1, 2 & 3
WSC Optimist Pathway
WSC Green
Adventure
WSC Green
Fleet
WSC Optimist
Intermediates
WSC Open
Fleet
Our Pathway –
Green Fleet Adventure
Transition from Plastic tacker boat Mostly practice Training every
Tackers 3 into provided with a slow move Sunday parallel to
Green Fleet towards racing club racing
8 sessions per 5 sailors minimum Price $550
term, every Sunday to run
Our Pathway –
Green Fleet
Sailors need to Coaching every Regatta coaching
purchase a Thursday after included upon
fiberglass boat school and or registration to
Sunday’s main events
8 or 16 sessions WSC
package $399 (1 day)
OR
$749 (including Thursdays
and or Sundays)Our Pathway –
WSC Intermediate and
Open Fleet Team
Traditionally to Targeted at sailors 8 or 15 training
cover a big gap wanting to race at sessions Friday,
from green fleet all NSW events, Saturday, Sunday
to performance ideally with 2021 club racing only.
AUS Nats as peak
event of the
season.
Discounted Package Cost
$399 for 1 day (8 sessions)
Option for single
$699 for 2 days (15 sessions) Inter / Open sessions
WSC members training only
$55 WSC
combined while
racing members
$60 non memberOur Pathway –
WSC Team Racing
New addition to 8 training
Targeted at Open
the programme sessions every
Fleet and Top
to develop Wednesday 4:30-
Intermediate
sailors wanting to 6:30
race at all NSW
events, ideally
with 2021 AUS
Nats as peak
event of the
Communication
season.
devices
Discounted Package Cost
$299 (8 sessions)
WSC membersOur Pathway – School Holiday & Pre-Regatta Clinics April 2021
Our Pathway –
Regatta Coaching & Support
• WSC Club Racing
Every second Sunday (refer to training schedule) – example of 2020
• ACT Championships 2020
Saturday & Sunday 24th – 25th October
Canberra Yacht Club, ACT
• NSW Optimist State Championships 2020 Not included in
(Saturday 14th & Sunday 15th December) package for
Intermediate &
Middle Harbor Yacht Club
Open Fleet
• Summer of Optimist Regatta 2020
(Saturday 21st & Monday 23rd December)
Georges River Sailing Club
• 2020 New Zealand Optimist Nationals ***
• Australian Optimist Nationals TBCOur Pathway – Regular Weekly Training
T1 JAN - MAR
T4 OCT – DEC
Weekly Schedule
Sunday
Wednesday Friday Saturday GREEN FLEET
Thursday
Team Racing for Combined Combined TRAINING and
Monday Tuesday Green
Open & top (Open & (Open & Club Racing
Alex Fleet
Alex Intermediates Intermediates) Intermediates) (every second
OFF OFF 04:30 to Sunday)
04:30pm to 04:00 to 1:00pm to
6:30pm
6:30pm 7:00pm 4:00pm 12:00pm-
3:30pmOur Pathway – Winter Weekend Training
T2 APR - JUN
T3 JUL – SEP
Weekly Schedule
Sunday
Saturday
Monday GREEN FLEET TRAINING
Tuesday Combined (Open &
Alex and Club Racing (every
Alex OFF Intermediates)
second Sunday)
OFF 8:00am to 11:00am
12:30pm – 3:30pmOverview of the season ahead
• A holistic approach to competitive sailing creating Technique/Boatspoeed
not just great sailors but great persons Psychology
(Equipment,
• Turning weaknesses into strengths during the (Motivation, Routines, boatsetting
lead-up of peak events Confidence and boathandling and
Winning Mentality) maneuvers in all
conditions)
• Self-sufficiency & continuous improvement
• Intense focus is on performance, results will come Strategy/Tactics
naturally Fitness
Decision Making
(Right weight/height,
• Discipline, resilience and winning mindset agility, strength (Racing simulations and
endurance, injury big fleet exposure,
prevention, nutrition) team racing, ISAF Rules,
• Windy regattas (e.g. Wellington NZL 2020 racing routines)
Nationals and Fremantle AUS 2021 Nationals)Expectations- • Tidy rigging area • Parents should help to lift but not help with rigging • ‘Rigged and ready’ times (punctual)! • Ramp and wash down etiquette • briefing debriefing (notebooks, no parents in classroom) • Monday & Tuesday’s Alex’s days off • WSC Social events coming up
• 10 boats slot
• Towed by Alex or
experienced driver
• Volunteers needed to
Trailer towing tow coach boats
• Everyone to help load
to events and tie down the day
before towing happens
and at events
• Everyone to help unload
• Priority given to Green
FleetVolunteers • On Land (green fleet ramp catchers, social events such as after training dinner, Christmas party, WSC gatherings, team t-shirts) • On Water Club Racing (Rescue, Mark Laying, Start / Finish) • Road Towing the coach boat(s) to events • All volunteers to be rostered by a shared online file to be send asap
• Thank you and best of luck for this Term!
WSC Green Fleet Program • Requirements: ü Have completed Tackers 1-2-3 (in exceptional cases sailors can bypass Tackers 3 by doing school holiday programs or WSC private sessions instead). ü Complete the Tackers list of competencies. ü Own a fiberglass boat (or be allocated a club one). ü Become a WSC junior member (special rates available, free on year 1). • Goals for the Green Fleet sailors: ü Be competent to sail in 3-16kts. ü Learn how to launch and retrieve without help (through the buddy system). ü Learn the basics of rigging and sail tuning for the conditions without help. ü Learn how to park the boat on the start-line. ü Learn how to hike out in windy conditions. ü Complete full club races in top 30% of the fleet consistently and want to move up to intermediate.
WSC Intermediate Fleet Program • Requirements: ü Have completed the WSC Green Fleet or ticked all their program boxes ü Own a boat and sail in sound racing condition ü Be competent to sail in 3-20kts. • Goals for the Intermediates Fleet sailors: ü Learn the basics rules of sailing. ü Learn to team race. ü Learn how to do roll tacks, double tacks, 360’s. ü Attend to State and Domestic racing events finishing top 3 in at least one event. ü Learn how to bail while hiking out in windy conditions. ü Learn how to kite (heel) the boat downwind. ü Perform consistently in front of at least 10% of open fleet sailors in our combined training or racing.
WSC Open Fleet Program • Requirements: ü Have completed the WSC Intermediate Fleet or ticked all their program boxes ü Own a boat and sail in excellent racing condition ü Excellent boat-handling: roll tacks, double tacks, 360’s. ü Be competent to sail in 3-25kts. • Goals for the Open Fleet sailors: ü Learn the rules of sailing (comprehensively). ü Learn how to be a leader in team racing. ü Attend as many State, Domestic and International racing events. ü Attend training at least 3 days a week. ü Set time aside to work on fitness ü Develop a growth mindset
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