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Dart 18 Student Teams: prepare yourself for the Worlds! (and get a discount) |
| Written by Harry van Veen, on 25-02-2008 |
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In 2004, the Dutch Dart Organisation (NDKO) introduced the Student Boat. The goal is to educate and coach young sailors for racing with a Dart 18. Members were selected from sailing teams from universities across the country. The NDKO introduced a platform through which students with different backgrounds train simultaneously and sail in the Dutch Dart competition. Within the NDKO – structure, people are assigned for coaching and training.
The concept the NDKO has introduced is unique. Where Other sailing associations focus on people who already are in some kind of sailing competition, the NDKO has approached young people that currently do not have their own boat, but are motivated to sail races and have the skills. This way, a new group of sailors will enter the competition that probably would not have had the chance to do so, otherwise. Those young sailors already proofed their success by sailing increasingly better in the Dutch competition.
The Worlds 2008 would like to encourage this concept internationally. Therefore, teams that consist of only students can enter competition with a discount on the entry fee. Our aim is to have student clubs competing with each other on their Dart 18 around the world.
Of course there will be a special award for the winning team.
The requirements for entering the competition with a student discount are:
- both members should be a full time student
- in possession of student card (helmsman ans crew)
- member of a student association
- maximum age 24 years
Join the student competition!!
If you and your team fulfil the requirements mentioned above, you can get a discount of 50% off the entryfee.
You have to show a student card of both sailors, you can either mail a copy of the studentcard in a PDF or JPG file to
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after you entered the race online or you can show the card at the entry for the race on the eventarea. Important: please enter and pay BEFORE 31th of April 2008! If you mail us your copy of your student card you get the discount inmediately. So you have to pay €275/2= €137,50 within 10 days after entering the race online. If you show your card during the event, you will get a refund of the discount, so you pay the complete entryfee and will receive the discount during the event. If you would like to have more information regarding this, please contact de organisation:
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