Notice of Clinic                              

Velanium organizes the III Velanium 29er Clinic and the I Trofeu Vila de Roses de 29er, specially orientated for those 29er sailors going to take part in the 29er European Championships next summer in La Ballena Alegre (Sant Pere Pescador) and for those sailors who want to deepen in the boat and sails preparation and are interested in the optimization of speed, manoeuvres and tactics.

• Venue. The III Velanium 29er Clinic will be held in Roses (Girona, Spain), a nice village placed at the south of Cape Creus, exactly at the same sailing area where the coming European Championships will be held. 
• Dates. February 1th to 21st and 18th to 27th. According to the fact that some countries and regions have their school holidays in different dates, we divide the clinic in two weeks, with the I  Trofeu Vila de Roses in between.

SCHEDULE

Format of Clinic. Sailors from many countries come and join us for this event and we want to give every sailor an opportunity to learn as much as possible.

Each team brings their own coach and team leader (if you are alone from your country or you are a grou coming without coach, please see below). We recommend not having more than 5 boats per one coach.

We will have a total of 5 clinic days with two training session each for a total of 10 on the water sessions. In addition sailors can participate in the I Trofeu Vila de Roses and get three more days of racing.

We use two forms of practice: MIXED groups and COUNTRY groups.

We will spend five sessions in mixed groups and five sessions in the cuntry groups. For the mixed group sessions we will start the session with a short race to divide the sailors into groups. Two coaches from different countries will coach each group and naturally the sailors will be divired across country.

That means that sailors will get the chance to sail with sailors who they normally do not practice with. They will also have the chance to learn from other countries' coaches.

For the other five sessions, we will practice in the country groups. That simply means that each country will train with their own coach.

Accommodation. All sailors, coaches and family members will be accommodated at the Hotel Risech, at only 4-5 minutes walking from the harbour.

Everyone will stay in double or triple rooms. Teams will arrange who stays together (talk with your Team Leader).

Breakfast and dinner will be at the restaurant at the Hotel. Lunch bags will be provided by the hotel for each registered participant.

Registration. To register a participant it is necessary to send us an e-mail. You can do it by clicking here . Please, include complete name, country and complete contact details. Once the registration is done, the Organisation will send you an e-mail with the payment instructions. 

Entry fee. 

For 5 days clinic + regatta

• ·         Sailors: 700 Euros per participant. It includes clinic, hotel and meals (starting with dinner on the official arriving day and ending with breakfast on the official departure day)
• ·         Coaches: 400 Euros per participant. It includes hotel and meals (starting with dinner on the official arriving day and ending with breakfast on the official departure day)
• ·         Parents and others: 50 per person per day.  It includes hotel and meals

All payments must be in Euros. A non-refundable deposit of 200 Euros per person must be paid before December, 1st 2009. The remaining payment must be paid before January, 15th 2010. A surcharge of 200 Euros will be charged to any late payment. Entry fees must be free from bank commissions. Any bank fee will be charged to the participant. Please note that you must inform your bank about all this in order to make the transaction successfully.

Insurance. Participants must have an international valid personal insurance and also their local Federation card.

Liability release. The Clinic Organization does not assume responsibility for any personal injury and/or property damage arising out of participation in this clinic and regatta. All sailors under 18 years of age registered to participate in the clinic and regatta must provide a copy of the Consent and Liability Release Agreement, signed by a parent or responsible, in order to take part. Liability release form shall be sent by email with a scanned signature before sailor's arrival.

Charter boats. You can charter boats directly from Ovington. Send them an e-mail to book your boat for the clinic and regatta. Click here for it

Coach boats. Manuel Pedreira, Director of the Grup d’Esports Nautics of Roses, will handle all coach boat charters. Just contact Manuel and let him know your necessities. To it sending him an e-mail

Transportation. The closest airports are Girona (40 Km), Perpignan (France, 80 Km) and Barcelona (150 Km)The transportation from the Airport to Roses is not included in the registration fee. Taxi pick-ups from the airport to Roses could be arranged by the Organization. Cost must be paid by people using the service.