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of international competition. If more training camps could
be provided for young sailors, such as those held at the
Malaysian National Sailing Centre, or even further afield in
Europe, this would also help.
It is also important for parents to understand what is expected
of them—if their children are to do well. The process of
training up young sailors is time-consuming and can be
expensive—so commitment is a must for parents, children and
the Club. If the Club could help provide a limited subsidy to
help young sailors participate in major overseas events, this
would also be a great encouragement.
It is also a good idea to try and maximise the amount of time
that young sailors spend out on the water—to help build their
confidence and ability. We should also look at the fleet that
we have, and whether there is a need to have additional boats
in the other key development classes such as 420s and/or
other Olympic-class boats. Moving forwards, if we are to offer
young sailors increased opportunities for progression to other
classes, we may need to bring in additional coaches—skilled
in those classes.
These important issues are currently being discussed by the
Sailing Centre Management to work out the best roadmap
for the future to help the Club continue its journey towards
excellence at the foundation levels of sailboat racing. We’ll
keep you posted.
這個系列的第2部份會探討如何成為小船選手，並會評估白沙
灣遊艇會是否適合舉辦更大型的小船訓練。
我在上一期的文章裏詳細敘述了本港和世界各地小船賽事的情
況。這次篇幅稍短的文章將會集中論述本會，旨在引起有關小
船賽事隊伍的討論，希望會員對如何推動隊伍進步，以及如何
實踐有一致的看法。
白沙灣遊艇會參與賽事的歷史很悠久。最近，得力於Alfred 和
他麾下的年輕隊員的努力，我們的隊伍—Hebe Dragons—取
得了不凡的成績，特別在Optimist級別的賽事。隊伍中有部份
選手全港排名20名以內，而且整體實力近年顯著提升了，這實
在令人鼓舞。
有了這些改進，那我們還面對甚麼挑戰？這個問題的答案是視乎
你——本會會員想要甚麼。在排名上，我們仍然落後於香港遊
艇會和J-Asia，並稍微落後於香港仔遊艇會和香港航海學校。同
時，我們現在沒有選手在其他級別作賽，例如Laser 和29ers。
我認為，應該制訂一套清晰的制度，為本會年紀漸長的孩子提
供提升能力的選項。要記住，一旦踏入15歲，就意味着這是孩
子們最後一年可以參加 Optimist 賽事的時候。
那我們能為本會的年輕選手方面做些甚麼？有幾方面的事項
可以考慮。我們是否希望我們的選手可以跟本港其他主要的
遊艇會選手一樣有競爭力?我們是否希望他們有機會參加國際
賽事，並有能力競爭?我們是否希望當他們年齡屆滿時，或是
身形不再適合 Optimists 級別時，能有明確的選項轉到另一
個級別？
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如果答案都是「是」，我們要採取甚麼步驟？
首先，談談 Optimists 級別，是否可在現有訓練當中幫助小選
手增加競爭機會？我