WATCH - The Emerging Nations Program visits Durban, South Africa

The Emerging Nations Program (ENP) continued in 2016 heading in to the Aon Youth Sailing World Championships in Auckland, New Zealand on 14 – 20 December, with the aim of supporting sailors and coaches and closing the performance gap.

 
Rob Holden and Eduardo Sylvestre were again the World Sailing Nominated Experts for the third of the 2016 clinics which took place in Durban, South Africa from 21 – 27 May 2016.
 
The third clinic really emphasized that the ENP is not all about the sailors. The attending coaches from five countries (Egypt, Tanzania, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and South Africa) also gained a lot of knowledge that they can take back to their clubs and countries to further the sailing base and leading to more accomplished sailors coming out of the region.
 

Emerging Nations Program
 
The Youth Worlds Emerging Nations Program (ENP) aims to increase the number of sailors and MNAs participating at the Youth Worlds, with the aim to narrow the performance gap and promote worldwide competition. With this in mind the ENP clinics focus on coach performance, sailor ability and national training scheme development, with the goal to enhance sailing within the home nations, allowing future generations and sailing as a sport to benefit.
 
Youth Worlds
 
Auckland, New Zealand is hosting the Aon Youth Sailing World Championships, the 46th edition, from 14 to 20 December 2016. More than 380 sailors from 66 nations sailing in more than 260 boats across nine disciplines will compete in New Zealand.
 
Website – www.isafyouthworlds.com/home.php