Pre-Clinic Entry Experience

Join SailCoach for an exciting six-day ILCA 4 and ILCA 6 High Performance Clinic at our Valencia SailBase, designed to provide a platform for talented club sailors aged 15 and over who have been active in their national youth sailing circuits or Optimist sailors looking to transition to the ILCA Class.

What’s involved

The Pre ILCA 4 Worlds High Performance Camp is designed to equip young sailors with the essential skills for success in all key areas of racing. The programme includes boat preparation with the latest class developments, fine-tuning sail settings, and mastering advanced boat handling skills such as roll-tacking, roll-gybing, and mark roundings. Training will also focus on developing both upwind and downwind speed through targeted sessions and extensive video analysis. In addition, sailors will refine their starting techniques in big fleets, a vital skill when competing at the Worlds.

SailCoach has long believed in the value of multi-national training, a concept we pioneered many years ago. This High Performance Camp delivers intensive training, giving sailors the chance to push themselves against international competitors while being guided by experienced ILCA coaches, including former members of the Team SailCoach Olympic squad.

Each day’s schedule blends classroom sessions with on-the-water exercises that encourage healthy competition, followed by debriefs focusing on tactical and strategic situations. Sailors will also benefit from individual feedback, both on the water and through detailed video analysis.

A Typical Day at the Valencia SailBase

The day begins with a physical training warm-up, led by our strength and conditioning coach. These sessions are tailored to the sailors’ age group and fitness level, with safety always a top priority.

After breakfast, the sailing coaches begin with a debrief on the previous day’s training, picking out the key lessons and areas for improvement. They then outline the plan for the day’s activities, highlighting the main focus points and adjusting the programme to suit the prevailing weather conditions. Depending on the forecast, the coaches may run one longer on-water session or divide the training into two shorter ones.

Once back ashore, the strength and conditioning coach leads a cool-down routine, which might include stretching, recovery exercises, or even an ice bath or swim. Later.

Evenings are kept lighter, with some days offering activities such as go-karting, ten-pin bowling, or escape rooms, while on other days sailors simply relax and recharge before heading to bed, ready to start fresh the next morning.

Program:

17th of August 2026: (arrival day)

Arrive into Valencia Airport (VLC) between 08:00 hrs and 22:00 hrs and be met by one of SailCoach’s friendly staff. They will take you to the Reial Club Nàutic de València, the venue for this ILCA 4 and ILCA 6 High Performance Clinic.

18th to 26th of August 2026:

The ILCA 4 and ILCA 6 High Performance Clinic daily schedule will start each morning with a group briefing at 10:00hrs in the Reial Club Nàutic de València and finish at 18:00hrs.

27th of August 2026: (departure day)

SailCoach staff will drop you off at Valencia Airport between 08:00 hrs and 22:00 hrs for your journey home.

We hope the above will maximise enjoyment and progression whilst balancing the need to have as much time on the water training. SailCoach hopes you’ll be as excited as we are about this ILCA 4 and ILCA 6 High Performance Clinic. You will meet people from around the world who, like you, are “mad about sailing” and will become lifelong friends in our sport.