YOUTH SAILING FOUNDATION

Throughout my first three months at the CYCSA the fleet of Elliott 7s have been a part of She Sails Come and Try Days, SAWKR, Discover Sailing Sessions and a YSF School Holiday Squad. The inaugural South Australian Women’s Keelboat Regatta over the October Long Weekend saw all six of the Elliott 7s filled with keen female sailors from all different sailing backgrounds. Prior to this event we ran two Come and Try days where the sailors were able to have an introduction to the boats and get to know them. The October School Holiday Squad was run over three days with seven squad members. The three days provided a great opportunity to get to know the squad members, see where they are at with their sailing journeys and to discuss different pathways and future opportunities. With plenty of hours on the water accumulated the squad’s skills were practised and refined. The next squad program will start in February next year giving the members the opportunity to train for nationals in December and January.

Carter was in the group of the inaugural squad last summer and most recently completed the October School Holiday program. Carter has started his journey on the IQFoil where he has been training over the past couple of months working towards his first regatta in the IQFoil nationals in February 2023 in Brisbane. Alongside his own sailing, Carter is a regular Australian Sailing Assistant Instructor at his home club, the Largs Bay Sailing Club. Carter has an individual scholarship for the South Australian Institute of Sport and in the most recent 420 National Championships in January at BSYC Carter became a national champion with his helm, Ben Hinks. In July this year Carter and Ben competed at the Youth Worlds in The Hague in the Netherlands where they finished in 16th place. This recent success rewarded Carter and Ben the 2022 South Australian Youth Sailors of the Year. Carter is also the Captain of the Ocean View College Team Sailing Team. There is a busy summer sailing season ahead for Carter starting with the SA Sailing Lleague then competing at Sail Melbourne and Sail Sydney and three National championships in the 420, iQFoil and Fireball. Good luck Carter for your season ahead, I’m looking forward to being a part of your sailing journey!