Looking for more time on the water?
Adele Phillips
With 2 weeks left of Learn to Sail there has been an increasing interest in providing the kids with more time on the water. So here are our solutions:
Green Fleet Sabot & PJ Racing
Green Fleet Sabot & PJ Racing will be starting this Sunday (14/3) where sailors from our morning session are welcome to take a Sabot or PJ (2 sailors per boat) out to race around a short course in Watsons Bay. The start of the race will be shortly after the race fleet Sabots at approximately 11:05am. There will be coaches on the water to support the sailors throughout the race.
There will be a separate sign on sheet for the green fleet racing so if your kids would like to complete, please ensure they sign on the regular sailing school sign on sheet and the racing sign on sheet.
Our regular PJ coaches; Sophie and Tash, will run a briefing with the green fleet kids at 10:30am on the boat ramp on the beach. The briefing will cover the course, starting sequence and everything else the kids will need to know for the race.
All the action will be visible from the club’s balcony!
Easter Holiday Camps
The upcoming Easter holiday camps are filling up, now is a great time to secure a place for your kids here. There are 3, 4, or 5 day options available. The camps are lots of fun, providing the kids with a range of sailing knowledge and best of all - heaps of time on the water developing their skills.
Winter Sailing
Winter sailing is a new initiative we are considering trialing this year. It will be a great opportunity for your kids to maintain and develop their sailing skills in the off season. Coaches will work with small groups of sailors tailoring the sailing sessions to their current skill level, maximising learning.
Winter sailing will involve 10 Sunday sailing sessions running fortnightly through winter, with a break over July. The program’s preliminary dates are: 2/5, 16/5, 30/5, 13/6, 27/6, (July break), 1/8, 15/8, 29/8, 12/9, 26/9. Term 4 Sailing will commence in October.
If you didn’t get a chance to sign up at the club on Sunday, please let us know your interest in the program by email.
Photos from the term 1 Learn to Sail course
Here is a link to the photos taken during the course this term.