IODAI Confirms Coaches for 2023 Teams

12th March 2023

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Sailing coach Thomas Chaix leads the IODAI Optimist development team to France

The Irish Optimist Dinghy Association will continue with its coaching arrangements in 2023, IODAI President Paddy Ryan has confirmed.

Dennis Paaske, Soren Laugesen and Thomas Chaix will resume their roles from the successful National Training Week on Lough Derg last November.

Paaske will lead the Irish Optimist Worlds Team to Spain, Laugesen the European Team to Greece and Chaix leads the development team to France.

Ryan will host an information session on the 20th of March at 8 pm on the Youth Sailing Nationals at Howth in April and International Teams 2023 that includes how the team selection process will work.

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