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As the world governing body for the sport of sailing, it is one priority for World Sailing to develop and promote the sport internationally. While the Middle East is often in the news for the wrong reasons, World Sailing is helping to support the development of competitive sailing in the region.
The first of the two workshops was held in Aqaba, Jordan, where nine participants – six men and three women – completed a level 1 technical course for coaches led by World Sailing Coach Developer Mohamed Gamal (Egypt).
The emphasis was on ensuring that all participants had the opportunity to teach a beginner how to sail. Students can then review the weather forecast, assess conditions, rig, launch, sail their boat in any direction and return to where they started. of safe in 5-15 knots of wind.
The course, organized with support from the International Olympic Committee’s Olympic Solidarity Fund and in partnership with the Royal Jordanian Marine Sports Federation, aims to develop the framework needed to help more people in Jordan learn to sail and the sport to grow.
The International Federation continued to develop female race officials as part of World Sailing’s plan to support women in sailing and also held the first all-female Race Management Clinic in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, in partnership with the UAE Sailing and Rowing Federation at the Dubai Offshore. Sailing club in Jumeirah.
The clinic was given by Pınar Coskuner Genç (Turkey), an International Race Officer who, together with International Race Officer Becky Ashburn (USA), was the Principal Race Officer at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. It brought together twenty women from Algeria, Greece, Iran , Morocco, the UAE and the United Kingdom together.
Participants learned the theory behind race management, the practical aspects and rules of organizing a regatta, and had the opportunity to test this knowledge on the water with the aim of increasing the representation of women in high-level sailing competitions in the future, including the World Sailing Championships. and the Olympic Games. In addition to Level 1, the clinic also included the new Level 0 online program.
“This is a new project for World Sailing and it is exciting to be holding the first all-female race management clinic in the Middle East,” explains Ashburn. “We have a range of coaches, sailors and interested volunteers who want to be part of the race management. We spent time in the classroom learning theories, practicalities and rules, and then testing what we learned about setting good race tracks and organizing good regattas.”
Both the Royal Jordanian Marine Sports Federation and the UAE Sailing and Rowing Federation aim to build on the success of both sessions and support further growth. A Level 2 Race Coach course is planned in Jordan in 2025, while the UAE hopes to organize a judging clinic and coaching courses.
Source: World Sailing
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