Irish Sailing’s Youth Nationals
As you all know, our season really gets going in May but the Oppies do participate in Irish Sailing’s Youth Nationals which will be in Howth on the 13-16th April 2023.
Our experienced Oppie sailors are an integral part of the week and will join the ILCAs, Toppers, 420s and 29ers. They get great exposure to seeing other classes which they’re not too far from joining and the results from Youth Nationals will be used to choose sailors for three of our international teams.
While there’s been no substantial changes to the rules governing eligibility from last year, we’ve updated various supporting documents to assist parents and sailors which can be found below.
There is also a list of eligible sailors below and as we discussed at National Training Week and have been reminded by Irish Sailing this is an event suited for our more experienced sailors.
A copy of the Notice of Race can be found here https://www.sailing.ie/Racing/Irish-Sailing-Youth-National-Championships
This year entry for the event is through the Howth Yacht Club website for eligible sailors and entry is now open https://hyc.ie/events/418-irish-sailing-youth-national-championships/entries/new
Don’t forget you also have to renew your membership for 2023 which is done through your account here – https://members.iodai.com/login
Irish Sailing have asked us to remind competitors of the following;
- The Youth Nationals is a fun event for Youth sailors across Ireland to experience the pathway and get information about all the classes from coaches and role models within the pathway. However, it is also a performance event used to select teams for national squads. Entrants should consider their experience level before deciding to enter an event that due to the time of year can be cold, windy, and challenging. The Youth Nationals should never be a sailors first outing on the water of that season and ideally entrants would have completed the previous summer regattas and participated in winter training at their club or region.
- Sailors are required to have an 8m painter attached to their bow.
- As part of an increase in safety awareness, we are hoping to have a Safety Equipment Inspector for each class to check over boats at launching each day.
IODAI Youth Nationals and Teams Information 2023
Irish Sailing Youth Nationals and IODAI Team Selection Policy
IODAI Youth Nationals Invitation Listing 2023
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