Program

Three days of on and off water coaching, educational sessions on weather strategies, rules, performance pathway information and more.

Clinic price includes a dinner and special presentations on Wednesday evening.

Registrations for the coaching clinic close at midnight on 11th September

Cost is $255 for one person classes and $330 for two person classes

Register here

Coaches 

Lead Coaches: Ash Brunning, Traks Gordon and Haylee Outteridge - see more details about their role below
Optimists: Rob Brewer, Tom Brewer, India Gilbert
29ers: Brady Lowe
420s: Craig Ferris
Flying 11s and Manly Juniors: Niall Powers and Jaime Swavley
Open Skiffs: Zac Quinlan, Andrew Whitbourne
Lasers: Zac West
Boards: David Bell

Australian Sailing Performance Pathways

Performance Pathways will have some of its key staff deployed at the NSW coaching clinic and Youth Championships between the 28 September – 3 October. The purpose of these staff being present is to start the identification of NSW’s development sailors and coaches of interest, as stated in the newly released Performance Pathway Strategy. There will be further opportunities announced and we will release details shortly. 

Who are they?

Traks Gordon is the NSWIS lead coach for double handed classes and also the 49er FX Futures coach.

Haylee Outteridge is an experienced campaigner who in the past years has shifted from sailing to coaching, while providing inspiration to the next generation of youth sailors, particularly in the fast boat classes.

Ash Brunning is the pathways national technical manager, lead of the AST Futures program and himself a former experienced coach in the single handed disciplines.

What are their roles?

These staff have significant expertise and will be working with coaches to observe and identify sailors we understand may have future potential, aligned to our athlete development framework. The additional focus will be on supporting NSW coach development at the Coaching Clinic on the 28 – 30 September, followed by the NSW Youth Championships on the 1 – 3 October.

What are they looking for?

• Curious learners
• Committed to the sport
• Strong foundations in the principles of Sailing (strategy, tactics, boat handling, speed)
• Physically capable
• Engaged attitude and coachable 
• Team players