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Performance Programme team in training for Youth Foiling World Cup The new RNZYS 69f Racing Team made up of Niall Malone, Serena Woodall, Oliver Lloyd, and Ollie Gilmour along with the Team Manager Sam Hume has been busy preparing for next year’s Youth Foiling Gold Cup. Covid has hindered the team’s ability to train here in New Zealand. Lockdown restrictions made sailing inaccessible for a long time. However, recently while following guidelines around mask-wearing and not mixing bubbles, the team has been able to train in the Flying Phantoms and Moths. “We are all working hard to develop our foiling skills.” The team has made modifications to one of the Flying Phantoms to allow them to sail the boat three up. Sailing the foiling boat with more than just two people is important in their training to sail in the 69f class. The new traffic light system will allow the team to train more and with ease. Skipper Niall Malone quotes: “It’s been so great to be back on the water training. The team is working well
together and I can’t wait to start racing at the beginning of February.” Along with the sailing side, they have all started ramping up their fitness programmes. A lot of early lockdown purchases for basic gym equipment were made in preparation. The team says that maximising the time on the rowing machine and weight training has been a critical part of their prepation. The team members are all working full time now to help fund the campaign as much as possible, but are still seeking support in form of sponsorship or financial aid. If you would like to take your brand or company to an international stage, you can get in touch with them through the website at rnzys69fracing.com, or directly to niallmalone@xtra.co.nz. The team will be representing the club on an international stage for most of next year and it would be great to have a wide range of local support. The 69f class is quickly attracting the attention of some of the biggest names in sailing and publicity behind the class is huge.
