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Notice of Opticlinic                              

Velanium organizes the II Velanium OptiClinic , orientated for those Optimist sailors who want to deepen in the boat and sail preparation and are interested in the optimization of speed, manoeuvres and tactic.

Venue

The Velanium OptiClinic and Regatta will be held through July 6th and July 13th in Sant Carles de la Ràpita (Taragona, Spain), a nice small village placed in the south of the Ebre Delta, in a large very well protected bay, which guarantees flat waters independently the strength the wind decides to blow.  In July the weather is quite warm, around 26ºC, and the see water has almost the same temperature, which assures a really pleasant navigation. The dominant wind is a trustable SW, which starts blowing at midday and stops with the sunset. Force 3-4 is the most usual. Have a look of the location by clicking here

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Apart of the navigation, there are many beaches, with clear sands, where the massive tourism has not arrived yet.

For more information about Sant Carles de la Ràpita, click here. If you want to see the hotel we will be accommodated in, lick here.

SCHEDULE.

Sunday 6th of July

  • 17.00 to 20.00 Arrival of participants
  • 20.30 Dinner

From Monday 7th to Friday 11th

  • 08.20 Breakfast
  • 09.00 Physical training
  • 09.30 Briefing
  • 10.00 Boat preparation
  • 10.30 Sailing. Tuning, speed trials, manoeuvres, etc.
  • 13.30 Picnic
  • 17.30 Back to harbour
  • 19.00 Briefing, video
  • 20.15 Dinner 

Saturday 12th

  • Velanium Trophy Regatta - day 1

Sunday 13th

  • Velanium Trophy Regatta - day 2
  • 16.00 Back to harbour, end of Opticlinic

Registration. To register a participant it is necessary to send us an e-mail. You can do it by clicking here . Please, include complete name, country, age and phone number.

Entry fee. 750 Euros per participant. Includes clinic, hotel and meals (starting with dinner on the official arriving day and ending with lunch on the official departure day). Charter boat fee is not included in the entry fee. Please see "Charter boats" below.

All payments must be in Euros and they should be done prior to June 10th. A surcharge of 100 Euros will be charged to any late payment. Entry fees must be free from bank commissions. Any bank fee will be charged to the participant. Please note that you must inform your bank about all this in order to make the transaction succesfully.

Payment Instructions.
Once the registration is done, the Organisation will send you an e-mail with the payment instructions.  

Insurance. Participants must have an international valid personal insurance and also their local Federation card..

Liability release. The Opticlinic Organization does not assume responsibility for any personal injury and/or property damage arising out of participation in this clinic and regatta. All children registered to participate in the clinic and regatta must provide a copy of the Medical Consent and Liability Release Agreement, signed by a parent or responsible, in order to take part.

Liability release form shall be sent by email with a scanned signature before sailor's arrival.

Transportation. The closest airports are Reus 70 Km, Valencia 170 Km and Barcelona 200 Km. In all cases, the way from/to the airport is, most of the distance, a highway. The transportation from the Airport to Sant Carles de la Ràpita is not included in the registration fee. Taxi pick-ups from the airport to Sant Carles de la Râpita could be arranged by the Organization. Cost must be paid by people using the service.

Language. English will be the work language. It is necessary to have an appropriate level. Anyway, the coaches will help children in their own language if possible.

Charter boats. Due to the work we will do in boat and sail preparation, we recommend to bring the own boats.  Anyway, we can provide hulls and foils for those who need them, for 300 Euro. Spars can also be rented, with an additional 100 Euro. Charter period will be from official arriving day to official departure day.

Coaches.

  • Zizi Staniul
  • Eduard Rodés

Zizi has been Olympic participant in 470 Class in Barcelona'92 and Atlanta'96. After it he moved to 49er where he reached the 3dr place in the World Ranking. Currently he is the coach of the German Team, and his sailors are succeeding in the most important regattas. For instance, Tina Lutz, Optimist World Champion in 2005 and Julian Autenrieth, Optimist World Champion in 2006.

 

Eduard is specialized in sail and boat preparation. He is the author of the Velanium Tuning Guide for Optimist. He is very frequently involved in Optimist coaching; the 1st OptiClinic in Roses was organized by him, and he goes quite often to international regattas like the Optispring (Stellendam, Holland), Spring Cup (Cervia, Italy), IDJÜM (Ribnitz-Damgarten, Germany), etc. He has been recently selected to be the coach of the Spanish team going to the 29er European Championships in Medemblik 2008.

 
 

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