CD SAILS ACADEMY July – 9-11 in YC Monfalcone - 3 days before regatta Optimist Gold Cup
The know-how acquired during the whole off-season in Miami, Greece, Athens, Spain and Thailand will be at the disposal of the athletes during the 3 days of clinic.
Amount of places is limited.
In CD Sails academy edition you will have 3 intense days of performance training where our TOP coaches and technicians will work with both- individual sailor needs with specific exercises in the small teams and improving racing skills with group exercises. We always strive to provide a personal attention and targeted work with each sailor.
For Who:
Medium and High level with racing experience
When: 3 training days 9-11 July
(before Optimist Gold Cup regatta in YC Monfalcone from 12-14 July)
Where:
The clinic will take place in YC Monfalcone (Via Bagni Nuova, 41, 34074 Monfalcone GO) - same location of Optimist Gold Cup. Plenty of green areas & easy to reach from highway
Coaches & Experts:
Pavlo Dontsov, Santiago Lopez, Claudio Demartis, Participation of Marcello Meringolo
Pavlo Dontsov: Internationally recognized Optimist coach of Ukraine team and one of the last year’s most titled sailor Sviatoslav Madonich. His team has taken the highest podiums and victories in all the most important international regattas.
Santiago Lopez: One of the most experienced coaches working with many talented and recognized sailors. Master’s degree in Sport Science, currently head coach of the Helsingfors Segelklubb (Finland).
Claudio Demartis: Owner of CD Sails, founder of Olimpic Sails. Sailor of many successes at a national and international level, winner of 3 world championships. Sail making experience of more than 40 years, vast technical knowledge of Optimist sailing equipment
Marcello Meringolo:Optimist coach since 1998 and currently coach of the Italian National Team which is one of the most winning team in international competitions over the last years. One of the best coaches in the Optimist class landscape.
Work Program:
The know-how acquired during the whole off-season in Miami, Greece, Athens, Spain and Thailand will be at the disposal of the athletes during the 3 days of clinic.
- Boat handling in Upwind and Downwind and their limits in terms of fair sailing;
- Maneuvers in different conditions and styles, movement analysis;
- Racing against top level sailors.
Day 1 Topic - Boat handling
9.00 – 10:15 meeting at the sail loft (Via consiglio d’Europa 41, Monfalcone, singular building in steel & glass, in grey colour with curved roof) Presentation of the program, introduction & technical lesson
After the technical lesson sailors to be brought to YC Monfalcone (Via Bagni Nuova, 41, 34074 Monfalcone ) to leave sailors there for the further work.
10.45 meeting at Yacht club Marina di Monfalcone and first Briefing and lesson
12.30-16.30 Sailing Session
16.30-18.00 Debriefing
Day 2 Topic - Maneuvers
9.00 meeting at YC Monfalcone – Briefing
9.30-12.00 Lesson
12.30-16.30 Session + races
16.30-18.00 Debriefing
Day 3 Topic - Starts
9.00 meeting at YC Monfalcone - Briefing
9.30-10.30 Lesson
11.00-15.00 Session + races
15.30-17.00 Debriefing
17.00 closure with clinic winner prize & ice cream :)
Work Organization:
Each training day consists of trainings in water (approx.70%) and the classroom lessons with videos (approx.30%). Coaches will give clear indications and instructions about the main focus points and exercises of each day.
For the water sessions sailors will be divided in the groups according to their improvement areas/ experience level to assure the maximum personal attention to every sailor as well as group exercises.
The days will be full of 8.30/9:00 until 18.30.
We will communicate the exact schedule and hours closer to date.
During one of the 3 days will be organized the 2 hours session in the sail making factory. Sailors will have a chance to understand why and how the sail models are different, what are the factors affecting the sail performance in various conditions, how to choose the right Optimist equipment and get a maximum performance out of it.
Lunch:
The lunch will be included in the price. Depending on the planning of the day and weather conditions, we will foresee lunch on the shore or pocket lunch in the water.
If you have any food intolerance, we kindly ask you to make sure you have your appropriate food with you.
Optimist charter boats:
Fully equipped charter boats (except sail) are available for the booking . Amount of available boats is limited, please, make sure you book in advance.
Contacts for the charter boat booking, availability and prices :
Massimo Giorgianni: +39 328 452 5731 Pavlo Dontsov: +380 93 807 9428
Accomodation:
You can check out the list of accommodations having collaboration with YC Monfalcone for regatta Optimist Gold Cup https://www.ycmonfalcone.com/activities/4-trofeo-optimist-gold-cup/
Price:
450 Eur (all taxes included) for the event of 3 days with lunch included.
Participants will have a possibility to order the sail with 20% discount specially reserved for the CD Acad-emy (valid only for the sail deliveries during the Academy) . In this case please note in the registra-tion form the need for 'coaching+sail' and we will manage the order and preparation of your sail accord-ingly.
Registration and payment
Click here to fill the registration form Registration Academy 9-11 July 2024
The registration will be valid after we receive the payment confirmation. The payment confirmation can be uploaded already in the registration form or sent to the info@cdsails.it within 1st of July.
Payment details:
SAILINGLAB s.s.d. ar.l.
Via Battisti, 21 , Muggia (TS) , Italy
P.IVA: IT 01391890322
Bank name: INTESA SANPAOLO SPA
IBAN: IT55J0306909606100000194096
SWIFT/BIC : BCITITMM
For booking & more details:
Email, call, whatsapp... whatever solution you prefer- we are here for you ;)
info@cdsails.it
+ 39 327 7310725
Regatta Optimist Gold Cup:
Registration for regatta Optimist Gold Cup that proceeds CD Academy can be done according to the indications in https://www.ycmonfalcone.com/activities/4-trofeo-optimist-gold-cup/
! Important additional notes
- Regatta coaching during the racing days is not included and can be agreed separately with a coach of interest. Contact coaches directly to agree about regatta coaching:
Pavlo Dontsov: +380 93 807 9428
Snatiago Lopez: +39 329 852 7359
- All boats must have a valid insurance and medical certificate.
-For organizational and insurance reasons , the participation fee also includes the subscription of each participant in Csen ( Italian Sports Education Association). The subscription in Csen lasts 1 year, it is important for the correct organization of the sports events in Italy and also offers the additional insurance coverage for incidents during the sports activities in the event.