Participation at this level requires a lot of drive and self-motivation and all the members of the SAS Youth Team have shown that they have the stamina and willpower required to achieve internationally.’ ‘All of them have shown great determination and have put in a huge amount of effort to qualify for the South African Sailing Youth team. South African Sailing’s High-Performance Coach, David Rae, trimmer of the Americas Cup boat Shosholoza is extremely proud of the young team. This young team has showed remarkable tenacity in that they managed to narrowly beat Youth World contenders Ashwyn Daniels and Jerome Williams from the Izivungu Vungu Sailing School at the 420 Western Cape Provincials and 420 Nationals to secure their place in the Youth Worlds team. He managed a tenth place at the Laser 4.7 Worlds in Hermanus in December 2007.Īt the recent South African Sailing Youth Nationals Matthew obtained a first place in the Laser Radial Class.īrevan Thompson and Callum Kilpin have both competed in International regattas in the Optimist and Laser 4.7 class. Matthew achieved first place in a Laser 4.7 at the All Africa games in 2007. Matthew Shaw, a newcomer to the event, has represented South Africa at a number of IODA events before he progressed to Laser sailing.
His extensive experience as inland and offshore sailor on a range of multihulls and keelboats makes him and crew Calene Loubser one of the top contenders for a medal in the multihull event at the 39th Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship in Brazil. Matthew Whitehead won a silver medal in the multihull event in Denmark last year. The six are all members of the newly-launched SAS High Performance Squad ÔÇô Under 18, which includes sailors identified as Olympic hopefuls in the Laser Radial Boys, Laser Radial Girls, 29er (open), 420 (boys or girls) and Hobie 16 (with spinnaker) classes and were born after 1 January 1991.Ĭlaire Walker participated in the Laser Radial Class at the 38th Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship in Denmark last year and hopes that the experience she gained there will enable her to secure a place in the top ten this year for the Laser Radial Class. The 2009 US Youth World Team will be led by Coach David Rae and team manager Colin Whitehead, both of whom bring extensive international sailing experience to the team. IODA will also keep our Members informed of any other developments with respect to IODA events taking place later this year as we closely monitor the COVID -19 situation going forward.Boy’s One Person Dinghy Laser Radial: Matthew Shaw, Girl’s One Person Dinghy Laser Radial: Claire Walker, Boy’s Two Person Dinghy 420: Brevan Thompson (skipper) and Callum Kilpin (Crew) Open Multihull Hobie 16 with Spinnaker: Matthew Whitehead (skipper) and Calene Loubser (crew). We hope to see you all at the rescheduled Championship later in the year. We apologize to all sailors looking forward to competing in the SAMS next week. IODA will be working with the Organizers on possible dates while continuing to monitor the COVID-19 situation and report back to our Members of any new dates for the Championship. Unfortunately, this decision affects the 2020 Optimist South American Championship that was to be held in Mar del Plata, Argentina from March 21 st to 28 th.Īs a result, with the support of IODA, the Organizers have no option but to postpone the event until a later date. Today, IODA received notice through the Organizers of the Optimist South American Championship (SAMS) that the Minister of Sports from the Ministry of Tourism and Sports in Argentina has made the decision to suspend tournaments, competitions, preparatory tours and / or sporting events to be held for the month of March in Argentina.
From the IODA press release dated March 11th: This has forced IODA to postpone Opti SAMs to an unspecified later date. Due to the ongoing COVID19 pandemic, the Ministry of Tourism and Sports in Argentina has suspended all sporting events for the month of March in Argentina.
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