The preparations in Dromineer (LDYC) for the second edition of the Optimist National Training Week are well underway.
Building on the lessons of last year and under the leadership of three experienced international coaches, home-based Thomas Chaix and Danish coaches Soren Laugesen and Dennis Paaske), the team say they are ready to make the Lough Derg-based clinic a success.
The coaches promise to make the Halloween mid-term break one to remember for all Optimist sailors and their parents.
The International Optimist Dinghy Association of Ireland (IODAI) are running the coaching sessions afloat and ashore
Whilst parents will have access to information sessions managed by the International Optimist Dinghy Association of Ireland (IODAI), the sailors will enjoy quality coaching sessions afloat and ashore, fun games, and simply a great time with friends from various clubs around the country.
The clinic will run on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th of November, with the 5th dedicated to the Crosbie Cup (a perpetual cup raced by Bronze and Silver fleets) and the Open Halloween regatta.
The Crosbie Cup (a perpetual cup raced by Bronze and Silver fleets) and the Open Halloween regatta will be raced on Lough Derg
With 68 entries to date and many more expected before the 14th of October deadline, the clinic is still on course to be the largest training camp in years for Irish junior sailors.
Entry link deadline, October 14th) and enter here
