Junior Learn To Sail [Members] » Week 1 [Members] Provisional
This event is part of the Junior Learn To Sail [Members] group.
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Who: 9-14 year olds with a taste for adventure (if interest from older / younger kids get in touch)
Dates: 15th, 22nd & 29th May (rain or shine)
Time: 11:45am 1:45pm (parents need to be onsite throughout)
Cost: £15 for all three sessions
To book: pay online £15 (Members)
What to expect:
These two hour sessions aim to give the budding sailors a start in their sailing life. Time will be spent on land and on the water, adapting to suit the conditions of the day, with both theory and practice.
They will follow a sailing syllabus which includes
- Sailing techniques and manoeuvres,
- Meteorology and recognising the effect it will have,
- Vocabulary of sailing
- The principles of sailing.
- Maybe learn to capsize,
The groups will be organised at a ratio of one coach and possibly an assistant coach to six beginners. We may sail an assortment of dinghies and the coaches may be in a power boat alongside the sailing boats and sailors may take it in turns to swap in and out of boats.
We have run these very popular sessions for the past few years and have twice won an award from the RYA for the success of the, we couldn't run them last year so are looking at double sessions this year but places are limited and will be on a first come first served basis
Sailors will need the following equipment:
- Wetsuit or drysuit
- Wetsuit boots or old trainers that can get wet
- Suncream
- Hat, either to keep you warm or to keep the sun off
- Waterproof clothing to change into as theory may be outside in the weather
Boats and life jackets will/can be provided. (Note: sometimes second hand kit is available on the club website 'For Sale' pages.)
The changing rooms will not be open for the first few sessions (due to CoVid restrictions), so please arrive in wetsuits. Sailors can change in the car park afterwards.
Contact David Shilling at junior@drsc.co.uk with any questions or to register interest in learning to sail outside the target age range.
!Important! This course has two groups: Beginners - who have not taken part in the previous block of training and Intermediates - who have taken part in the previous block of training. Only book the intermediates group if you have undertaken the previous block.
To book: pay £15 online
Last updated 2:05am on 21 September 2024