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Barnt Green Sailing Club ~ 2009 Training Programme

 
The Training Centre Principal is Merlyn Wilcox. He can be contacted on    E-mail

 

Junior Training Co-ordinator is Mandy Suggitt. She can be contacted on Tel: 0121 445 6550 or E-mail 

 

2009 Junior Training  (scroll down for Adult training details)

Please register your interest with Mandy Suggitt as soon as possible as places are limited.  If you can help at any of these events, if only for a few hours, please let Mandy know.  We need lots of support to enable us to run these events.

 

(  For details of the 2009 junior training sessions click   here )

(  Printable Application Form, click here  -  Opens a new window, close after use )

 

Easter Junior Training

 

Training for juniors of all abilities to Stages 1, 2, 3, 4 and racing under the RYA Youth Sailing Scheme, and also advanced coaching.

 

K8’s Crew - Sunday Morning Junior Coaching by Kate Hall and Kate Smith  K8's Crew page here

 

A series of coaching sessions to help gain confidence and experience by building on the skills learned at Easter Training.  Please note: Reference K8's Crew sessions. Sailboard racing will be taking place on Sunday mornings and trainee's will be asked to keep clear of racing boards. Separate areas will be designated by the Race Officer and Instructor.

 

Summer Junior Training

   

Training for juniors of all abilities to Stages 1, 2, 3, 4 and racing under the RYA Youth Sailing Scheme, and also advanced coaching.

 

August Junior Training

 It is not certain whether there will be an August session in 2009 yet.

Training for juniors of all abilities to Stages 1, 2, 3, 4 and racing under the RYA Youth Sailing Scheme, and also advanced coaching.

 

 

Please Note: RYA/NSSA Instructors, NSSA Sailing Masters, RYA Senior Instructors or RYA Coaches do not accept responsibility for any loss, damage or injury suffered by persons and/or their property arising out of or during the course of their activities whilst training and/or coaching and/or instructing unless such injury, loss or damage was caused by, or resulted from negligence or deliberate act.

 

2009 Adult Training

 

The club has organised some training courses for Adults to be held in July and August, dates are as follows:
 
RYA level 1 - 2 days 11 & 18 July
RYA level 2 - 2 days 25 July & 1st August
 
Each course last two days and costs £90 for members (£105 for non-members with £15 reduction on
subsequent membership).  If you would like to book on a course, or require further information
please contact  our Adult Training Co-ordinator,  Paul Cross on 01905 796996 or
paul@familycross.co.uk

 

Please register your interest with our Adult Training Co-ordinator as soon as possible, places are limited.

 

Feature : From the 2007 Autumn newsletter "Bittell Banter" Caroline Whitehouse, a past adult training co-ordinator wrote this piece on Adult and Powerboat training :-

 

Having spent five years working as a Dinghy and Powerboat Instructor in various locations in the Mediterranean, I returned to the Midlands 2 years ago and landed with a bump. I really missed the seasonaire lifestyle and especially being by the water. So at the beginning of this year when I was running a Dinghy Instructor Course at Frampton on Severn, I suddenly had a yearning to get back into racing Dinghy's. One of the course candidates was selling what he described as a "Fast" Ent. He was a great salesman with extreme persuasive powers and talked me into buying his boat to sail with my novice partner, William. I decided to join the club which would have pleased my late grandfather who had been a BGSC member some 20 years previously. On joining the Club, I was approached by the Commodore to help with the training and I have spent the summer running RYA power boat level 2 and safety boat courses.

 

Despite this summer being the worst one for years, every date we scheduled for the powerboat courses, we have had nothing but glorious sunshine. The courses have been very well attended and we have seen a great diversity in different water uses enrolling on the powerboat level 2 Course at the Club. Having people from different backgrounds has led to much group discussion regarding a variety of scenarios.

 

 
Preparing sailboards for taking to shore after picking up the sailors

Not only have we trained a large number of club members, who I hope to see testing their skills when rescuing me from my Enterprise over the stormy winter months to come, but we have also trained corporate and voluntary organisations. These include rescue teams from SARA (Severn Area Rescue Association) who have had a busy summer bailing Worcestershire out of flood water and no doubt bringing much relief to families and homes affected, BRATs (Birmingham Running and Triathlon Club) who are the nutters who risk their life and limbs swimming in the pike infested waters every Thursday night and a group from Cemex, who struggled with the kill cord, or Death Rope as they termed it and are responsible for surveying quarries throughout the midlands.

 

I enjoyed my first summer training at the club and would like to thank everyone who gave up some of their precious time to come and develop a new and valuable skill. It is important for us to remember that a powerboat is a lethal piece of equipment.

 

If anyone is interested in power boat courses in the future then please get in touch with me, my contact details at the top of this piece.

 

2009 Adult Dinghy Sail Training

 

Dinghy Basic Skills Courses

 

Dinghy Start Racing and Improve Racing Courses

 

RYA Level-One Dinghy Course

 

 

RYA Level-Two Dinghy Course

 

Other dates may be introduced if demand is sufficient – keep an eye on the Training Notice Board.

 

Levels 1 & 2,  Boat Handling and Safety Boat Courses

Members are strongly advised to take these RYA recognised 1 & 2 day courses to ensure that they can competently carry out rescue duties.

 

Level 1 Powerboat Course

A basic one day course which covers basic driving skills.

 

Level 2 Powerboat Course

2 day courses which cover basic driving skills to be able to operate a powerboat safely.

This course is aimed at those wanting to progress onto the safety boat course as well as potential instructors (Level 2 is a pre-requisite to the RYA Dinghy Instructor). Holders of Level 2 can apply for an ICC, essential for using powered craft in Europe.

 

Safetyboat Course

2 day courses covering all the rescue techniques required to be able to competently cover rescue boat duties. Those wishing to undertake the safetyboat course should be holders of an RYA level 2 certificate or have suitable experience in operating powerboats.

 

The reduced (£50 & £70) costs shown are for club members only as they are subsidised by the Sailing Club.

 

Team Race Training

May be arranged if sufficient demand

 

Ladies Night  (MANDY'S  Tuesday's !)

Tuesday evenings beginning  ????

Mandys’ Tuesdays are designed for people who have already achieved

RYA Level 1 or 2 standard.  The evenings will be set aside for ladies-only sailing (if there is enough interest) with tuition on-hand if required.    If you would like to improve your confidence and build on

your experience at your own pace then call Mandy on 0121 445 6550 for more information.

Visit the Ladies Tuesdays (was Mondays) page here

 

 

 

 

Please Note: RYA/NSSA Instructors, NSSA Sailing Masters, RYA Senior Instructors or RYA Coaches do not accept responsibility for any loss, damage or injury suffered by persons and/or their property arising out of or during the course of their activities whilst training and/or coaching and/or instructing unless such injury, loss or damage was caused by, or resulted from negligence or deliberate act.

 

 

 Please note: Reference K8's Crew sessions. Sailboard racing will be taking place on Sunday mornings and trainee's will be asked to keep clear of racing boards. Separate areas will be designated by the Race Officer and Instructor. K8's Crew page here

 

 

 

                          

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