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CENTREBOARD THE ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED YACHT CLUB CLUB RACING CENTREBOARD SAILING Development Pathway Australian Development Squad NSW Institute of Sport Intermediate Youth Development Singlehanded - Optimist - Laser Classes - Finn Class, State, National and World Championships Youth Development Doublehanded - Nacra 15 - Feva XL - Many Junior - RS200 - NS14 - Pacer - 29er - Flying 11 - 420 - Taser Junior Development Squad - Open Fleets Doublehanded - Feva XL - Many Junior - Pacer - Flying 11 Singlehanded - Optimist - Laser Classes Club Racing - Nacra 15 - RS200 - NS14 - 29er - 420 Junior Development Squad - Intermediate Fleets Sunday Racing S - Spring and Summer - Optimist - Laser 4.7 Learn to Sail Tackers 3 - Ozi Opti - 7 - 14 Year olds m a gr Tackers 1 - Ozi Opti - 7 - 14 Year olds Holiday Program The Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club E ALFRE Learn to Sail ck a T s er o Pr Tackers 2 - Ozi Opti - 7 - 14 Year olds Learn to Sail time to help on the weekend. They did an amazing job helping the girls on and off the water. They are such great role models for the younger girls and it’s fantastic to see them still getting involved with Opti Chicks. After all the sailing, Nic Douglass (aka Adventures of a Sailor Girl) came and delivered an inspiring talk and presentation. She was joined by Annie Wilmot and Tash Bryant who recently won the Australian Sailing Female Sailor of the Year Award. They spent a lot of time with girls talking about their experiences and future goals in sailing. A huge thanks goes to Andrew at Boat Crew Gear boatcrewgear.com.au who was the generous sponsor for the Opti Chicks weekend.  A Great Weekend for the Opti Chicks at RPAYC By Karen Williams OPTIMIST VICTORIAN S TAT E S Spring and Summer Period - Optimist - Laser 4.7 Radial Junior Development Squad - Green Fleet Four Days - Ozi Opti - Hobie Waves - 7 - 14 Year olds O n Saturday the 11th November, 35 excited girls arrived at the RPAYC ready for a great weekend. The perfect weather ensured this was the case and all planned activities went ahead. These including Elliott sailing, Hobie sailing, Optimist sailing, BBQ dinner, Guest Speakers and movie night. On Saturday morning Clare Costanzo and her match racing team took the girls out sailing on the Club Elliotts before they flew off to South Korea. You can follow their progress www.wimseries.com. The sailing on Club Elliott 7’s was a first and a unique experience for the girls, especially the younger ones as it was their first time on a keelboat. A huge thank you also goes to Sylvie, Alana, Mina and Bella who volunteered their Youth and Adults Racing Regatt a Racing OPTI CHICKS Australian Sailing Team Contact Sailing Offi ce: Phone: [phone] Email: [email protected] Web: www.rpayc.com.au/sailing ix junior sailors from RPAYC went to Blairgowrie in Victoria to compete in the 2018 Optimist Victorian State Championship. Competition was hot with 116 boats including four of the top five boats from the Australian championship. Day one was a struggle with very little breeze and the race committee only managing to get one late race away. Day two and three were a very different story with breezes up around 20 knots with good tide and waves. Daniel Links handled the conditions well winning five out of the nine races enabling him to place 1st to win the regatta with two races to spare. Fletcher Walters fought out a hard regatta to win the last race and take 2nd place overall. Jonathan Tuite relished the conditions finishing 5th. Angus Renton and Cooper Bellingham also sailed well in the tough conditions finishing 13th and 16th. A special mention to Walter Tuite who has just recently joined the open fleet and battled hard. The experience he gained will be invaluable. In the Optimist fleet RPAYC now holds the Australian Championship with Fletcher and the VIC, NSW, and ACT championship with Daniel. A big thankyou to Rob and Tom Brewer for coaching support throughout the year and also to Andy and Virpi Tuite for handling the logistics for a lot of the kids for this trip.  Optimist Victorian States sees RPA Daniel Links awarded 1st Place R PAY C YA C H T S M A N 51