 Private Coaching, Sailing Clinics & Regatta Support
Sail 1 Design is proud to offer a new comprehensive coaching, clinic and regatta support service. We offer complete regatta coaching and support for your team, whether it's a youth event or a major World Championship. Our staff has the experience to help you get to the next level. Browse through our services below to see what we can do for your program.
Private Sailing Coaching / Regatta Support & On-Site Coaching
Club & Youth Program Elite Sailing & Team Racing Clinics
S1D Regatta Private Coaching
Thanks for your interest in S1D Coaching. Sail1Design has a standard rate sheet that can be mailed out upon request, but S1D also recognizes that each event is unique and we can give a comprehensive, individual price quote upon request. S1D can customize pricing for each client and each opportunity to make the most sense for us and for you.
Private coaching is designed specifically to the needs of your team, yourself, or your boat. This includes video, chalk talk, on-the-water drills, and also on-site regatta coaching, towing, and support.
Video Samples from Sail1Design:
Watch a short S1D clip of video taken at the 2005 J/22 East Coast Championship
Watch a short video of S1D video of 505 sailors at the 2007 West River 505 Regatta.
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S1D Regatta Support & Coaching
You invest a lot in regattas; boat prep, sails, travel expenses, and more. Take the next step, and help you or your team achieve the next level with a dedicated support team and coach. Sail1Design is very happy to offer private regatta support and on-site event coaching. By signing up with us, you get a dedicated and talented coach, on site, equipped with a RIB coach boat. From boat prep, off-the water management, food support, towing, to the most valuable on-the water evaluations and support, S1D Regatta Support can be the difference-maker. The support and coaching is fully customized and tailored to your needs.
We show up early, help you get settled, tuned up and ready to go. We follow all races, making notes and taking video where requested and where possible. At the end of the day, we provide detailed analysis and de-brief.
S1D Regatta Support & Coaching
Price includes:
practice day intensive coaching and boat speed tuning work
pre-race discussion and rigging tips
detailed discussion of weather & venue specific tips
towing if necessary to starting line
race observations with notes
post-race de-brief and discussion
coaches on-site expenses
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S1D Sailing Clinics, Annapolis
Coached at Sail1Design's new private venue on the Magothy River, just outside Annapolis, this clinic is all about high school/collegiate-style sailing. Intensive focus will be on improving boat handling, speed, and dinghy sailing techniques used by the top sailors in the country. The one-day clinics assess each sailors strengths and weaknesses with "dryland" discussion, on-the-water drills, coaching and sailing, and video to illustrate points and to allow the sailor to self-analyze. Video clips taken during the clinic will be made available on disk to each participant.
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S1D Sailing Clinics, At your Venue! - new for 2008!
These clinics, sponsored by Sail1Design.com, are geared your own needs, whether you wish to improve on techniques in dinghy, keelboat, or high school/collegiate style sailing. S1D has highly qualified individuals to come to your venue, whether it's a clubhouse or to a youth sailing program, and help your sailors with tuning, tactics, boat handling, sail trim, etc.
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S1D Team Racing
Sail1Design is pleased to offer a comprehensive team racing coaching module. We have developed a coaching best practices module that helps take the mystery out of team racing and puts the knowledge into sailors as efficiently as possible. We will be offering clinics in Annapolis this summer, boats provided, and the schedule will be up soon.
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Testimonials
"I was impressed with the detail and insight reflected in the post-regatta written report. The report alone was worth the fee. It reinforced lessons from the regatta, and included constructive next steps for improvement."
OUR STAFF
Tom Sitzmann owner & founder, Sail1Design
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Tom Sitzmann is the head coach of the nationally recognized Severn School Sailing Team. This past year Severn School won both the Mid-Atlantic Team Racing and Dinghy Championships, and finished 3rd overall at the HS Dinghy Sailing Nationals. Sitzmann came to Severn after working as the head coach for the Bowdoin College intercollegiate dinghy sailing team in 1999-2005, where he led the Polar Bears to new heights in team racing, dinghy and women's sailing. Before Bowdoin, Sitzmann coached sailing at the US Naval Academy and taught US naval history. While in Maine he also started his own business, a Quantum Sail Design Group Sail Loft, "Quantum Northeast".
Tom also was an assistant coach for the Tufts sailing team. In 1993, Sitzmann returned to the Belmont Hill School -- where he graduated in 1987 -- to coach their sailing program, helping the team qualify for both dinghy and single-handed nationals.
A 1991 graduate of Tufts University, Sitzmann was a member of both the sailing and hockey teams for the Jumbos. He was honored as the most valuable player of the hockey team his junior year and was named a captain for his senior campaign. After college he sailed Lasers and J/24s in the New England circuit, winning the Laser New England District Championship in 1995 and the J/24 Northeast Regional Championship in 1998, and finishing in the top 3 in both the J/24 Midwinter's and East Coast Championships. Sitzmann also earned his MA from Dartmouth College.
You can reach Tom at tom@sail1design.com |
John Vandemoer Director, S1D Next Step Elite Youth Sailing Development Program; Coach Consultant
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John Vandemoer is currently the head coach of the US Naval Academy after coaching at St. Mary¹s College for two years. While John was at St. Mary¹s he coached his team to a 3rd place finish at Women¹s Nationals and 2nd place in the Fowle Trophy. John also developed nine All Ameri- cans while he was at St. Mary¹s. John ran the Chicago Yacht Club Junior Program for four years, during that time his sailors won three Junior national championships and was 8th at Youth Worlds. John is currently on both USODA and ISSA Boards. Vandemoer is a Graduate of Hobart College where he sailed for four years and was top four at four National Championships including sloops, Team Racing and Dinghies.
John will head up Sail1Design's "next step" youth sailing development, curriculum, and elite clinic program, and will also help administer our coaching consultant system.
You can reach John at john@sail1design.com |
Gavin O'Hare Team Leader, S1D Team Race Coaching Program
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Gavin O'Hare is a former Head Intercollegiate Dinghy Coach at the United States Naval Academy. Gavin is the chair of US Sailing Team Racing Championship and member of the U.S. Team Racing Association. Gavin is recognized as a Team Racing expert and has authored a book entitled "Contemporary Team Racing." Gavin is a US Sailing Level 1 Instructor and Level 2 Coach, while continuing his competitive sailing experience by racing small sailboats such as Snipes, Vanguard 15's, and Lasers. In 2002 Gavin received the US SAILING Leadership Award for excellence in promoting team racing.
Gavin's role with Sail1Design will focus on team racing curriculum management & development. He will oversee Sail1Design's Team Race clinic best practices, and contribute to our clinic organization and coach procurement.
You can reach Gavin at gavin@sail1design.com |
Michael Hennon
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A graduate of Connecticut College, Michael worked for Greenwich Associates, a financial services consulting firm, before moving on to the Yacht Design program at the Landing School, and finally the Annapolis Yacht Club.
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