ARA Team

Aberdeen Boat Club's Performance Dinghy Racing Team

Optimist

29er

ARA Team Training

Optimist C Team

Thursday afternoon, Saturday afternoon

$1,400 / month

Optimist B Team

Wednesday afternoon, Saturday morning

$1,400 / month

Wednesday afternoon, Saturday morning, Alternate Sundays full day

$1,800 / month

Optimist A Team

Wednesday afternoon, Saturday full day, Alternate Sundays full day

$2,200 / month

29er Team

Wednesday afternoon, Saturday full day, Alternate Sundays full day

$2,200 / month

Contact Info

Interested in joining the ARA Team? First contact Daniel by email

ARA Trials

These are run periodically through the year. Contact Richard for more details.

ARA Optimist Start Racing Clinic

Next Clinics

19, 20, 21 July (9.20am to 1.30pm) BOOK NOW

16, 17, 18 August (9.20am to 1.30pm) BOOK NOW

This programme is run by ARA coaches and consists of three morning sessions. It is suitable for sailors who are 8 to 12 years old, who have already completed the Junior Stage 4 course and who are interested in Racing.

2019 ARA Awards

Top High Performance Team of the Year

Casey Law and Augustin Clot

High Performance Most Improved

Juliette Clot and Tiffany Mak

Most Improved intermediate Sailor

Kristen Hwang

Most Improved Optimist Sailor

Ethan Kong

Most Improved Optimist Training Squad Sailor

Vernon Ha

Top Optimist Sailor of the year

Cameron Law

I have been invited to join the following team

29er Team

Optimist Team A

Optimist Team B

Optimist Team C

Thanks for submitting! The ARA team will contact you soon with and an invitation to the join the ARA Team App for scheduling and Team News.

Online application for invited ARA sailors

(only complete this form if you are over 18yrs of age and have been invited to the ARA team training. Contact for more details)

Declaration

>Booking by parent/guardian of the participant
I agree that if my child suffers damage, death or personal injury from whatever cause as a result of him / her participating in the indicated activity, I shall not hold the Aberdeen Boat Club or the Aberdeen Racing Academy Coach liable for such damage, death or personal injury and I make this agreement in full knowledge of the risks inherent in sailing. I also hereby certify that my child can swim.

>Booking by participant 18 years or over

I agree that if I suffer damage, death or personal injury from whatever cause as a result of my participating in the indicated course, I shall not hold the Aberdeen Boat Club or the Aberdeen Racing Academy Coach liable for such damage, death or personal injury and I make this agreement in full knowledge of the risks inherent in sailing. I also hereby confirm that I can swim.

>Medical
It is important that you notify us of any medical condition that may be relevant to your child’s attendance or any medication that he or she may need. This information will be treated in confidence.

>Payment
All team members must be ABC Members and shall be charged the monthly fee through their ABC account. ABC cadet membership is available. See the website for more details.

>Cancelation/Absence

If you plan to not join training for a full calendar month and wish to stop team charging for that month please contact headracecoach@abclubhk.com before the start of that month.

>Inclement Weather
Sessions will be cancelled if a Typhoon Signal No 3 is raised or a Red or Black Rainstorm warning is in force 1.5 hour before the course start time. Training will still go ahead if the Typhoon Signal No 1 or Thunderstorm Warning is issued, but on the water activities will of course not take place if there are any thunderstorms in the local area.

>Promotions
As part of the training, I understand that ABC may photograph participants sailing, and I agree that such photographs may be taken, and on occasion used to promote the courses and sailing activities