Gold Standard October High-Performance ILCA 6 and ILCA 7 Clinic aims to provide a platform for sailors who consistently rank within the top 10% of their National fleet or aspire to become a National Team sailor. This intensive six day clinic is designed specifically for talented club sailors aged 16 and above, offering them ILCA Dinghy specific training tailored to their individual needs with ample opportunities to sail against international sparring partners.

What’s involved

The clinic is designed to help top ILCA 6 and ILCA 7 sailors improve their performance against like-minded training partners. The focus will be on bringing a group of people together of a similar standard that is able to push each other to a new level. The clinic will work on developing both upwind and downwind speed, using detailed video analysis for feedback.

At SailCoach, we strongly believe in the value of multi-national training, which we started many years ago. This intensive one-week clinic gives sailors the chance to compete against others from different countries, helping them to push their limits. It also offers young sailors a unique opportunity to be coached by highly experienced ILCA dinghy coaches, including those who have been part of Team SailCoach at multiple Olympic events.

The clinic will mix classroom lessons with on-water exercises, creating healthy competition. These sessions will be followed by debriefs focusing on tactics and strategy. Sailors will receive individual attention both on the water and through video analysis.

A typical day
Depending on the weather conditions, the day will start with a physical training activation session, sometimes before breakfast and sometimes after. These physical training sessions will be conducted by our in-house fitness coaches, with care being taken to ensure that the exercises are suitable for that age group and to ensure the safety of the sailors taking part in the sessions. This will be followed by a briefing on what the coach plans for the days sailing sessions, pointing out the areas where the coach intends to focus, taking into consideration the prevailing weather conditions.

After lunch, there will be a debrief on the morning session, followed by a briefing for the afternoon session. Depending on the venue and the weather forecast, the coach may decide to run one longer session instead of two shorter sessions.

The fitness coach will take control of the group again after sailing, running a deactivation session which sometimes involves an ice bath or a swim. Again, depending on the venue, there will be a debrief on the days activities either before or after dinner. There will be some time set aside in the evening to relax before bed… the next day, it starts all over again!

SailCoach hopes you’ll be as excited as we are about this ILCA 6 and 7 New Year Clinic. You will meet people from around the world who, like you, are “mad about sailing” and will become life-long friends in our sport.

Program:
27th October 2024: (arrival day)
Arrive into Malta Airport (MLA) between 08:00 hrs and 22:00 hrs and be met by one of SailCoach’s friendly staff.

28th Octoberber to 2nd November 2024:
The Gold High Performance Clinic daily schedule will start each morning after breakfast with a group briefing at 10:00hrs in the Seabank Hotel and finish at 17:30hrs.

3rd of November 2024: (departure day)
SailCoach staff will drop you off at Malta Airport between 08:00 hrs and 22:00 hrs for your journey home after some quality training time on the water.