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2012 Junior Sailing Programme
This year we have changed the make up of our Junior Sailing Sessions with six sessions running on a Saturday and six on a Sunday plus Saturday team racing sessions in September and October. and the ever popular Junior Sailing week followed by the Junior Regatta on Sat 4th August. Please check Juniors Calendar for dates.
The first Sunday Junior session will take place on Sunday 3rd June with a briefing at 10.00am. sharp!! These sessions will be run as a lead into the Junior series which has a race start time of 12.05pm on these Sundays. Participants will be encouraged to enter the races and the session will be aimed at building up sailors racing skills. This will be an excellent opportunity for those who have not raced before to learn the ropes and also for those who have to improve their skills. Sailors should use the boat they intend to race in the Junior series and are very welcome to attend the sessions with their own boats.
Sailors attending Sunday sessions should definitely consider attending the team racing sessions in September and October. These sessions will be a fantastic opportunity to learn about team racing and improve your boat handling skills in race situations as well as a chance to familiarize yourself with the Firefly Dinghy which is used almost universally for team racing in the UK. The more people we have attending the better it will be for the teams finally selected for the NSSA Team Racing Champs (sailed in Toppers) and the Eric Twiname Youth and Junior Champs (sailed in Fireflies and Fevas) both held in October (more details later in the year) and for teams we enter in future years. There are U16 and U19 teams at both events so we are hoping for enough interest to enter a team for both age groups at both events!! So if you are U19yrs. on 31st Dec. 2012 and can sail round a triangle/sausage course in min. wind strength force 3 please come along. Please email Tony Thresher tonythresher57@aol.com if you have any queries relating to Sunday or Team racing sessions.
Saturday Juniors should sign in, be changed, wearing a buoyancy aid and be ready to actively participate by 2.00 pm of any session attended. There are a limited number of boats so they will be allocated on a first come first served basis. We will be using our fleet of Optimists, Toppers and 2-man Firefly Dinghies. These sessions are for beginners and novice sailors and will be run in the same way as previous years' Sunday Junior sessions.
The water will still be quite cold at the beginning of the season so please ensure that adequate warm sailing clothing is worn and a dry set of clothing is readily available to change into should the need arise. Immersion in cold water rapidly drains one's energy. It is essential to wear a buoyancy aid that is both in a good state of repair and the right size. There are NO club buoyancy aids available. Please note parents or carers must remain on site for the full duration of any session their child participates in.
A copy of the Junior Sailing Policies is posted on the club notice board.
Juniors are encouraged to participate in the Novice and Dabblers race sessions (see calendar for dates). Club boats used for these sessions will need to be hired.
Useful Contact Numbers for the various activities:
| Sat/Sun Juniors Training |
Tony Thresher |
01865 863595 |
| Saturday Junior Training |
Andrew Day |
01993 772594 |
| Sailing Week |
Martin Gibson |
01235 766328 |
Use of the club boats is free to Juniors participating in Sunday Training and Sailing Week.
The usual club hire fees apply for Saturday Sailing.
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