Ethos
Draycote Academy launched in 2019 to develop young sailors to race sailing dinghies to a national level, by training locally and travelling for events.
Draycote Water’s central location offers local sailing to many, with superb facilities including large non tidal water giving unrivalled access to train.
Full time shore staff, and head coach Steve Irish, deliver tailor made programs for winter training including a tidal weekend camp and full event support.
Each squad is aimed to be fun, informative and rewarding, with sailors making friends to share sailing journeys.
Success
Now in it’s fourth year, both the Academy and our sailors are going from strength to strength.
Many of our sailors have been away at both National and World champs over the last year and many have achieved successful results:
- Joseph Rowe – Topper World Champion
- Freddie Sunderland – 2nd at ILCA 4 Nationals
- Freddie Sunderland & Stella Nygard – 2nd at Feva World Champs
- Millie Irish & Bob Byne – 4th at Feva World Champs