This year the RYA may split the South Zone Squad across 2 separate locations for some sessions. This is to ensure that that they have manageable training group numbers to assist the sailors’ development, create a better performance environment and give them a wider variety of venues to use. This would consist of some training in […]
We have some exciting new developments for the IOCA South training this winter: 2 Venues This year IOCA South will be running the same regional training program in 2 locations: Spinnaker SC (Saturdays) and Bosham SC (Sundays). The program will be the same (subject to adjustments needed to accommodate local conditions), providing sailors with […]
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The 4th Optimist Open meeting in the 2017 IOCA (UK) Southern Traveller Series took place at Royal Lymington Yacht Club on 3 & 4 June 2017. Perfect Lymington sailing conditions greeted the 94 sailors across Main Fleet and Regatta Fleet on Saturday morning. Local sailor Santi Sesto-Cosby won race 1, benefiting from knowledge of the […]
Meeting 20th and 21st May. Report by Brian Staite This was the 3rd Optimist Open meeting in the 2017 IOCA (UK) Southern Traveller Series sponsored by Rooster®. With the tide ebbing directly out of Chichester Harbour straight into the Southerly wind, the 55 Optimist sailors could see the choppy water on the race course from […]
As sailors arrived at RVYC for the annual Rooster Optimist Southern Traveller Series event, the first question on everyone’s lips was “is there going to be any sailing as there is no wind?” With Ian Bullock, a well known National Race Officer at the helm, we were confident that he would do all in his power to get the kids […]
The HISC Open is Main Fleet only. There will not be a Regatta Fleet this year (this is a correction on what was previously advertised for the Traveller Series). The Notice of Series for the Traveller Series has been updated to reflect the change. Entry to the Main Fleet will be restricted to sailors who […]
After two years , this weekend was Ian Cole’s last session running the IOCA South , Pre Zone Winter Training At Spinnaker Sailing Club near Ringwood for 50 plus young sailors from 7- 11 years. Ian wanted to really up the standard of everything this year and then finish at the end with something special […]
On Thursday storm Doris brought destruction, travel chaos and stress for open meeting organisers across the country. Saturday brought 125 sailors to Burghfield, where, thankfully, the conditions were the best that most of the kids who’ve been sailing throughout the winter had experienced for months. PRO Ian Bullock running the main fleet demonstrated his knowledge […]
IOCA South runs one of the largest junior winter coaching programs in the UK. We plan to expand our current training to 2 locations in 2017/18, providing training for 70-80 optimist sailors over 6 days between October and March. We are looking for an experienced Head Coach, to design and lead a programme, which provides […]