junior and youth national titles decided!

A outstanding summer for Irish U18

What a summer for Irish juniors!

INTERNATIONAL SCENE

  • Optimist Brassenmemeer : Sean Donnelly, 4th; Adam Hyland, 5th; country, 1st
  • Optimist Europeans : Peter McCann, 5th; country, 8th
  • Optimist team racing Europeans : 7th (P McCann, S Donnelly, C Ni Suileabhean, M Parker, E Lyden)
  • Optimist French Open : Sophie Browne, Champion female
  • Optimist German Open : Adam Hyland, 11th
  • Optimist UK Open junior section : Niamh Henry, 2nd female
  • Topper worlds : Paddy Crosbie, 3rd; Tim Brow, 10th. ( Laura Gilmore, 1st female but under GBR)
  • Laser 4.7 Europeans: Seafra Guilfoyle, 2nd U16; Cian Byrne, 10th U16
  • Laser 4.7 Italian E cup : Finn Lynch, 1st U16, Cian Byrne, 7th U16
  • Laser 4.7 French Ecup : Seafra Guilfoyle, 2nd U16
  • Laser radial worlds : Philip Doran, 11th; Finn Lynch 8th U17
  • Laser radial Europeans: Philip Doran, 8th
  • Laser radial German Ecup: Eoin Keller, 9th
  • ISAF youth worlds: Laser boy, Philip Doran, 10th; laser girl. Sophie Murphie, 11th, 420 girls, Emma Geary and Niamh Connolly, 17th.

NATIONAL CHANPIONS (junior and youth only when in open events) in olympic pathway classes

  • Optimist Junior : 1st, Ewan McMahon, HYC / 2nd, Ronan Cournane, RCYC / 3rd Harry Durcan, RCYC / 1st female : Niamh Henry, RstGYC
  • Optimist senior : 1st, Sean Donnelly, NYC / 2nd ( and top female), Sophie Browne, TBSC / 3rd Adam Hyland, RstGYC
  • Topper : 1st, Tim Brow, BYC / 2nd ( and top female), Laura Gilmore, SLYC/ 3rd Katite Kane, EABC.
  • Feva : 1st David Whitaker and Jil McGinley, RCYC / 2nd Mark and sarah Cudmore, RCYC / 3rd Sam and Richard McGinley, RCYC
  • Laser 4.7 : 1st, Seafra Guilfoyle, RCYC / 2nd, Cian Byrne, RCYC / 3rd Eoin Curran, EDYC / 1st Female, Laura Gilmore, SLYC
  • Laser Radial : 1st, Eoin Keller, LDYC / 2nd Robbie Gilmore, SLYC / 3rd Finn Lynch, BSC / 1st female : Sian Kneafsey, NYC
  • Laser std : 1st, Philip Doran, CSC / 2nd, Oliver Loughead, BYC / 3rd Oisin Mc Clealand, DSC.
  • 420 : 1st Fiona and Patrick Daly, TBSC / 2nd Patrick and Chloe Crosbie, RCYC / 3rd Richard Roberts and Daniel Browne, RCYC/TBSC / top females, Lizzy McDowell and Orlagh Thomson, MYC.

 

Bcademy, the Transition year program to be part off!

BCademy, Provisonal fact sheet : TY Program 2011-2012

Autumn program : OPEN

Leinster clinic: October 18-21
Venue to be confirmed
Cost : coaching

Munster clinic : November 7-10
Kinsale to be confirmed
Cost : coaching

UK inlands : November 12-13
Carsington water
Currently, there is no “Organised” journey, however, it is likely 10 spaces will be available for a “team travel”. Accomodation will be as a team and organised as soon as numbers comfirmed.
Cost : Support + Travel (if availaling to team travel)+ accomodation

Out of the Autumn program, 10 sailors will be SELECTED to undertake the spring European program

 

Spring program : SELECTED SAILORS
(please note that sailors that have not been selected may be able to join activities providing they can fly to venues and charter boats)

Departure:
Rosslare : 09/03/2012
EVENT 1 : French regional event : 11/03. Venue TBC
Drive to Slovenia
TRAINING : Slovenia, Koper . 14-15/03
EVENT 2 : SLO Ecup : 16-18 /03. Koper
Drive to Italy
TRAINING  : Italy, Torbole : 20-22 / 03.
EVENT 3 : ITA Ecup : 23-26 /03. Torbole
Skiing day : 27/03 ( Madona Di Campiglio TBC, depends on snow reports)
Drive to France
TRAINING : France, venue TBC 30-31 / 03
EVENT 4 : French regional event: 01/04. Venue TBC
TRAINING : France, Hyeres. 02-05 /04.
EVENT 5 : FRA Ecup. 6-9/04. Hyeres
Drive to Switzerland
TRAINING : Switzerland, Lugano. 11-12/04.
EVENT 6 : SUI Ecup. 13-16/04. Lugano
Return to Ireland

TOTAL days away : 40 days
TOTAL training days: 13 days
TOTAL events : 6 (17 days)

Note Easter is the 08/04 and per each year the Munsters are likely going to be held in Baltimore over Easter weekend which falls right in the middle of the spring program. This should not have an impact on futur selections for various big regattas although it will be monitored.
It is hoped the ISAF YW selection will happen over the May bank holiday weekend as per last year and that will not impact the program. If it transpires this assumption is wrong the program may be re-assessed to allow YW hopefuls to join the selection process.

For information, the program 2011 included 33 days away, 4 events, the skiing day. The total cost per sailor was 2847EUR and included every necessery expenses (Travel, coaching/support, entry fees, accomodation, food, skiing day). Pocket money may have been used by sailors but it was a choice.
Every efforts are made to keep the program as cheap as possible to look like a very effective way of progressing in sailing whilst proposing a unique cutural and life skills development experience.

Draft 05sept 2011.