Summer 2015 training update

Hi all,

This week a letter went out advertising Felpham Youth Regatta. Applications are now flooding in, and places being snapped up rapidly. If your child wishes to take part in FYR please respond soonest to avoid disappointment.

This year, for the first time ever we are offering two additional weeks of training during the summer holiday. These will be on a smaller scale than FYR and will offer a different experience.

The courses on offer are open to all of our members, both young people and families, so if Mother and Son want to sail together or Father and Daughter, sign up and give it a go.

The courses are being run by Ryan Breach and Callum Aldous together with a team of FSC Instructors. It is possible to sign up for just a couple of days or a full week if appropriate. This is done so that different skill levels are attracted to different days.

The first week is focused on learning to sail, Improving techniques (Stages 3&4) and more advanced techniques (eg seamanship, spinnakers).

these full day courses and dates are:

     Monday 03-Aug Start Sailing Course Day 1 09:30 Tuesday 04-Aug Start Sailing Course Day 2 09:30 Wednesday 05-Aug Improvers Course 09:30 Thursday 06-Aug Spinnakers/Seamanship Course Day 1 09:30 Friday 07-Aug Spinnakers/Seamanship Course Day 2 09:30

The second week is focused on Starting to Race, Race Coaching and then a final Regatta race day for our youth contingent. However adults & families may join in as well.

These full day courses and dates are:

Monday 24-Aug Race Coaching Day 1 (Start Racing & Race Coaching)

09:30 Tuesday 25-Aug Race Coaching Day 2 (Start Racing & Race Coaching)

09:30 Wednesday 26-Aug Intermediate Race Coaching Day 1 (Open Training) 09:30 Thursday 27-Aug Intermediate Race Coaching Day 2 (Open Training) 09:30 Friday  28-Aug InterClub Youth Race Day (Open Meeting) 09:30

The 26-28 August days are also Open to our own members & youth members from other local clubs to allow for some practise prior to the West Sussex Schools Regatta to be held at FSC in September.

More details about these events are included in the attached Training Prospectus.

The pricing works out at about £40 per day. Lunch is not included.

Children are expected to be self sufficient, however parents of young children not familiar with FSC may be expected to stay with their children at FSC during the day.

Course times are 0930 to 1630.

Volunteer support from parents would be most welcome.

Most of the courses will lead to the award of a certificate, but this is dependent on progress made, weather etc Logbooks will be signed up with progress made. 26/27/28 Aug will not lead to award of certificates.

Please note that the Start Sailing course is already full and I have started a reserve list. Please apply if this course is of interest – we will fit in as many as we can safely manage.

Adverse weather may cause cancellation, unfortunately we will not be able to look after all of the course participants for a full day if this happens – parents may need a bad weather option for child care – unlike during FYR we will not be able to look after your child all day if the weather is bad. But we will do our best.

If you/your children/your family  are interested in taking part in one or more of these courses during the summer please email roger.f.belton@gmail.com to register interest or request further information.

This is an exciting new development at Felpham SC which will see more training on offer than ever before in the summer and more fun for the family!

regards

Roger Belton

Training Principal.