The NZIODA Committee are happy to announce the coaches for the 2019/20 travelling teams and development squads are;
Optimist World Championship
Sam Mackay
Optimist European Championship
Kim Buchanon
Optimist North American Championship
Susannah Pyatt
Optimist Asian & Oceania Championship
Wade Tresadern and Kerensa Jennings
Development Squad
Peter Soosalu and Henry Gautrey
Girls Development Squad
Olivia Christie and Xanthie Copeland
This is a coaching team of both experience and youth. We feel this team of coaches provide continuity across this and last season coaching while allowing us to also to invest and provide a coaching pathway for our up and coming coaches.
We strongly feel they are dedicated to do us all proud in maximising our sailors experience and their results overseas as New Zealander’s!
More information on the coaches can be found here.