The club has a fleet of dinghies to suite most sizes from Optimists for younger children from eight years up, through Toppers for most starters and a range of more challenging dinghies such as Lasers as trainees become more proficient. There is also a Wayfarer and two Enterprises for those who wish to learn and develop their skills in a two person dinghy. When no training is taking place and after trainees have completed their course, Club dinghies will be available to the years trainees on a first come first served basis so that they can continue to sail while deciding on their own craft.

 

Trainees will be expected to join the club (Membership fees are detailed on the Membership page.) and pay a training fee of £20 per adult, £10 per child. This fee will enroll them on the Clubs RYA Level 1/2 course. 

 

RYA Level 1&2 - Introduction to dinghy sailing

Training will take place Tuesday evenings and Sunday mornings:

 

·         Sunday Training

This will commence on 10^th April 2008.   

·         Tuesday Training

This will commence in May 2008 and will align with the Tuesday evening “general sailing” programme.   

 

The training programme will take the format of a rolling schedule which will allow for new trainees to enter the programme as current trainees complete their course. Therefore there will be no official start/completion date for a block course once the training season has begun. This will provide a degree of flexibility for both trainees and trainers, allowing people to fit in a course around their individual commitments. This has been identified, by the team, as a key requirement for a successful training programme:

 

Activities

Outcomes

·   A mix of  classroom and water based training starting with onshore rigging and safety talks   ·   Classroom work when starting new basic principles.   ·   Delivery of the RYA level 1&2 sailing syllabus e.g.   The 5 essentials rules of the road. Weather. Clothing. Safety on and off the water. Rigging and storing a boat. Lee shore landing. Off shore launching and landing - best approach. Triangle Course. Tacking and Gybing

·   All trainees achieved either RYA Level 1 or 2 qualifications   ·   Personal development for trainees e.g. improved self  confidence   ·   Increase in sailing confidence levels and sailing skills.

 

Race Training

Two courses will be run in 2008, April and September (exact dates to be agreed). This will be basic race training programme, with the aim of providing those sailors who are new to racing with the confidence and competence to enter the Clubs racing programme.

 

Other Courses

 

For experienced members the club will from time to time hold other sessions for rescue boat handling, first aid etc to maintain safety standards within the club.

 

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