YNZ Olympic Programme: Key Dates for Sailors

by Jodie Bakewell-White

Pinnacle events for the Olympic Programme and the NZL Sailing Team for the 2010 season have come to an end.

The target for 2010 was to consistently perform at the top ten level at World Cup Events and the World Championships. New Zealand hit this mark 32 times, with nine medals, two of which were at World Championships. Next year the aim is to convert these top ten results into podium finishes in readiness for medals in 2012.

We are now into the period of de-briefing and planning through to the end of 2011 including the 2011 ISAF World Championships in Perth.

All Olympic campaigners are required to submit their campaign plan for the up-coming year before 1 November 2010, so you should act now and talk to your coaches and performance planners to ensure you get things underway on target to have the completed plan to Yachting New Zealand before deadline.

This will enable Yachting New Zealand to review individual plans before they are submitted to SPARC. PM Scholarships, carding and Olympic Squads will all be subject to submitted campaign plans.

Important dates

* First week Oct, 2010 (4th – 8th) Fitness Testing
All carded sailors please contact Andy Barnett at Millennium Institute asap email andyb@nzasni.org.nz to organise a time for your fitness testing
* Nov 1, 2010 – Plans must be submitted to YNZ for review by this date
Please email your campaign plan to reception@yachtingnz.org.nz
* Dec 1, 2010 – YNZ endorsed sailor campaign plans must be submitted to SPARC by YNZ

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