ISMA NEWS - Association Suisse 6mJI
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<strong>ISMA</strong> News International <strong>6mJI</strong> <strong>Association</strong><br />
Latest news from the 6 mR fleet in The Öresund Region<br />
We are pleased to announce that the 6 mR Center of Xcellence hosted by The Sail, Design and Fun Foundation is<br />
starting it´s activity in Limhamn, Malmö.<br />
The Center offers sailing, training, and racing with Modern Sixies for adults and youths, and also NPD youths<br />
(Neuro Psycholigical Disfunction). The aim is to encourage more youths to sailing and of course also to get more<br />
and younger Six Metre sailors to the fleet. The Center hopes that it will have two youth crews in the WC´s and EC<br />
2011-13 and Peter Norlin is invited to act as helmsman on SWE 133 Jungfrun with one of the crews.<br />
The youth training is starting in August.<br />
The Center cooperates with The Mitten University in Sweden on doing reseach on how sailing could influence and<br />
develope the NPD youths and Skånes Sailing <strong>Association</strong> offers two sail coaches for youth training.<br />
The 6 mR Center of Xcellence is also arranging 1-2 times a year conferences on aerodynamis, design, material<br />
and tactics and Professor Dan Zenkert from The Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm is invited to speak<br />
about materials. Futher more the youths will be informed about the Metre Rule and it´s history, successful yacht<br />
designers, and yacht clubs and culture.<br />
The basis for the Center is Limhamn and Malmö Yahct Club.<br />
The Center is also proud of including three of Peter Norlin´s designs to the fleet, that is Swe 114 Notorious, SWE<br />
133 Jungfrun and SWE 134 Evelina. The aim is to have six Modern Sixies totaly included shortly.<br />
The 6 mR Center of Xcellence is managed by Douglas and Kristina Reincke and Anders Brinnen.<br />
We invite You all to encourage youths all over the world to take part in the Center activities, enjoy and be trained<br />
in Six Metre sailing and be a part of the International Six Metre world, it´s a life long enjoyment! And of course<br />
everyone that want´s to do some Six Metre sailing in The Öresund Region is welcome!<br />
And once again, don´t forget to listen to Duran Duran´s Notorious, it´s on You Tube!<br />
Douglas Reincke<br />
+46-(0)70-2671997<br />
douglasreincke@msn.com<br />
GBR 89 Battlecry.©Gilles Favez
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