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Miami Olympic Classes regatta
Posted on 11:24pm Saturday 4th February 2012
Lijia Xu has just returned from her second World Cup victory in Miami in the Laser Radial class (to add to her win at the first event in Melbourne) to make it two out of two in the series. Xu who is coached by Jon Emmett from Weir Wood Sailing Club had a difficult World Championship in Perth last year being caught over the line twice and also disqualified for a rule infringement on the first day when she tacked in too late at the windward mark. However she still did enough to qualify herself for a spot at this year’s Olympics in the Women’s single handed class.
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ISAF World Sailing Championships Perth
Posted on 10:52pm Thursday 15th December 2011
Well I have just returned from coaching at the ISAF World Sailing Championships at Perth, Australia, and it was certainly an interesting regatta and overall a very positive one with so many learning points to take forward to 2012. From here the only way is up.
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Sail Melbourne
Posted on 3:17am Sunday 13th November 2011
They say that you can experience all four seasons in one day in Melbourne and that was certainly true.
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Off to China...
Posted on 7:24pm Tuesday 6th September 2011
Well I spent most of the UK Radial Nationals trying to get a Chinese Visa and there were some very early mornings writing letters, booking flights and other administration duties, but it was worth it when it was finally done. In fact I was more pleased when I checked my Blackberry that my Business Visa had been sorted (allowing me to come and go freely over the next twelve months) than the fact that I had won the Nationals for the fifth time!
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Olymptic test event
Posted on 8:42pm Wednesday 17th August 2011
The Olympic test event was certainly that, a testing event for Sailors and Coaches alike.
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Be Your Own Sailing Coach nearly reaches 4000 fans of facebook
Posted on 10:16am Tuesday 5th July 2011
"Like" Be Your Own Sailing Coach on facebook to hear the special announcement on reaching 4000 fans...
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Sail for Gold
Posted on 8:18pm Saturday 11th June 2011
What better way to see how you would perform in Weymouth in the summer than racing in Weymouth during the summer! It is therefore no surprise that for many federations the performance at this year’s Sail for Gold regatta is a key part of the selection for the Olympic test event in August.
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Join the Be Your Own Sailing Coach group on facebook
Posted on 12:02pm Sunday 5th June 2011
Join the discussion, become a member of the Be Your Own Sailing Coach group on facebook: www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=8224433030
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Join the Be Your Own Sailing Coach group on facebook
Posted on 11:56am Sunday 5th June 2011
Join the discussion, become a member of the Be Your Own Sailing Coach group on facebook. Just click here.
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Rigging update
Posted on 6:04pm Thursday 12th May 2011
I was recently asked by Leonardo Ferrante from Argentina about the length of ropes to use for his new Laser. Now rigging the boat correctly is very important which ever class you sail but things are often changing as people test new ideas, and new materials become available, to try and get the best possible set up. However the basic principles remain the same.
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