40 young sailors to join one of two 3-day selection weekends in The Solent. The candidates will be assessed for their current sailing skills on the new Sun Fast 30 One Design.
The Royal Ocean Racing Club has big plans to promote youth sailing in 2024. Over the years, through the generosity of RORC members, the Griffin Fund has assisted in providing race boats and experienced sailors to improve young sailors' understanding of offshore racing.
In March 2024, an exciting evolution will take place to invite 40 young sailors to join one of two 3-day selection weekends in The Solent. The candidates will be assessed for their current sailing skills on the new Sun Fast 30 One Design and their attitude and abilities to be good team players ashore and afloat - an important consideration when racing offshore. Although a selection process, all of the sailors taking part will learn a lot from the weekend. After the selection trials, 20 sailors will be chosen to form 4 crews that will train and compete as the RORC Griffin Teams of 2024. Each team will race two RORC races, and either the Cowes - St Malo or the Drheam Cup.
A nominal payment will be required from sailors attending the 3-day selection weekends. A further contribution will be required toward the cost of racing. However, Sponsors and supporters are being sought to keep these costs as low as possible. Companies and individuals wishing to support Griffin in 2024 would be welcome, please get in touch for further information.
Sailors 18-30 years of age (as of 1st Jan 2024) who wish to participate in the selection weekend are invited to attend a Zoom Webinar on January 11th, 2024. Sailors should complete this simple form, to gain access to the Zoom Webinar.
Full applications for a place at a selection weekend will be opened on the 12th January, and closed on the 31st January. Invitations to selection weekends will be made before 10th February.
The Griffin training and selection weekend will be run on behalf of RORC by FourthCape, a Cowes based sailing project management company headed by Charles Darbyshire. Once through selection, the race team will be coached by a group of World Class sailors, eager to provide exceptional input.
For more information about the Griffin Initiative as a sailor or supporter contact: griffin@rorc.org
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