Brian Returns!
Following his very successful coaching trip in February, top UK catamaran sailing coach and trainer Brian
Phipps of the Windsport International Coaching Team will be back in September to run
group and personal training sessions at the Club. Feedback from participants of the February training courses was overwhelmingly positive, and several have already signed up for more coaching.
The personal training sessions will be on Thursday and Friday September 25 & 26, and will give you the opportunity to improve specific areas of your sailing performance. Saturday September 27 will be a novice/intermediate group training day, focusing on the development of good boat handling skills. Sunday September 28 will be a group race training day, focusing on starts, mark roundings, race tactics and boat tuning. All sessions are open to all types of Hobies. Brian supports the training with video debriefs and off water Q&A sessions.
Brian
is no stranger to HK, and everyone who has attended his courses has fun
and greatly improves their Hobie sailing. I highly recommend his
training, and I encourage anyone wishing to sail better and faster to
sign up for a course as soon as you can.
Below, Brian offers some insights into his Hobie coaching programme...
What can a Hobie Catamaran Sailing coach do for me??
As
a Cat Coach, I enjoy working across all levels of catamaran sailing
from first time out sailors to individual teams attending world
championships. Every team and every sailor have skills they find easy
and some challenging to perform, techniques and tactics they understand
and some they need to work on. Wherever you are with your catamaran
sailing, a small amount of coaching will help you to enjoy it even more.
Reasons for Training
Typical comments from the sailors I have worked with?
"I enjoy my Hobie sailing but lose a bit of confidence when the wind gets going?"
"In light winds I just lose the plot!"
"I blast around ok but would like to understand how to get the best out of the boat.?
"I would like to join in some races for fun but do not want to get in the way."
"I race at the club but want to start challenging the sailors at the front.?
"I have been sailing so long I think I have stopped improving!"
"This is a new boat to me and I need to get up to speed quickly."
"At the last international regatta I attended I realized there are faster ways to sail the boat."
"It is not me it is the crew that needs help!"
"We just need more confidence."
The
Hobie Club coaching planned for September is a real opportunity for you
to move your personal sailing skills to another level, and will help
you better understand your boat on and off the water. It is a one-off
opportunity that will add real value to your sailing.
Coaching does not come free but the results last forever!
Let's move your Hobie sailing skills on and get out on the water even more in 2008.
Brian Phipps
"Windsport International Coaching Team"
Coaching Rates
The
Club will once again be subsidizing Brian's courses so as to encourage as many
members as possible to take advantage of this excellent training
opportunity. The costs are outlined below.
Personal Coaching - Thursday September 25 & Friday September 26
1 x 1 Coaching
(The ultimate personal coaching - Brian sails with 1 person on their boat)
1 x 1 coaching, half day - HKD$2,800
1 x 1 coaching, full day - HKD$5,200
1 x 2 Coaching
(Brian coaches a one boat team - get that helm/crew teamwork perfected)
1 x 2 coaching, half day - HKD$1,900 per person
1 x 2 coaching, full day - HKD$3,400 per person
Novice/Intermediate Group Training - Saturday September 27
HKD$1,800 per boat if 4 boats take part.
HKD$1.450 per boat if 5 boats take part.
HKD$1,200 per boat if 6 boats take part.
HKD$1,050 per boat if 7 boats take part.
HKD$900 per boat if 8 boats take part.
Group Race Training - Sunday September 28
HKD$1,800 per boat if 4 boats take part.
HKD$1.450 per boat if 5 boats take part.
HKD$1,200 per boat if 6 boats take part.
HKD$1,050 per boat if 7 boats take part.
HKD$900 per boat if 8 boats take part.
The
more boats that take part in the group training days, the cheaper it
gets for each boat as the coaching costs are split more ways. So
encourage your Hobie friends to sign up today!
To sign up for coaching, please email Brenda (
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) as soon as possible to secure your place.
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