FEE'S AND MEMBERSHIP Please contact our coaching staff for the current fee schedule. 2010/2011 fee's $1575 includes a named clothing set (shorts, sailing top & jacket). With over 60 days of sailing scheduled = approx $25 per day. In additional to the annual coaching fees, each applicant is required to become a Junior Member of the Squadron this is processed by the coaching staff and costs around $65.
COMPETITONS Each season the youth programme committee supports youth teams to attend various fleet & match racing regatta’s both nationally and internationally.
GRADUATION At the end of each season programme members may graduate or re-apply for a following successive training year.
SCHEDULE & FORMAT For futher information on the schedule and format of racing please click here for the programme details page.
FUNDING & SPONSORSHIP The programme operates on sponsorship funding, donations and programme fees. Each boat has an individual sponsor who advertises on the boat. Please contact our coaching staff if you are interested in sponsoring the youth programme.
HISTORY It became apparent during the Perth campaign that whilst our top sailors were highly competitive on the international scene, there was very limited activity in the training and preparation of young people to follow in the footsetps of these elite sailors.
The programme was then formed with two purposed in mind:
1. To give young people with limited sailing experience the opportunity to receive intensive theoretical and practical instruction in the various aspects of competitve keelboat racing.
2. To take young people with obvious ability to a higher level of skill in a disciplined envoironment.
SUMMARY There is no doubt that the Youth Programme is unique and very special by world standards and has a great deal to contribute in human terms and in the competitve achievements of the sailors both at present and in the future.
For further information please contact the Training Manager.
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Guy Pilkington
Training Manager
RNZYS Lion Foundation Youth Training Programme
P.O.Box 46 182, Herne Bay, AUCKLAND
Phone 360 6811
Fax 360 6816
Mobile 0274 918 962
Email gpilkington@rnzys.org.nz