Category Youth Section

Saturday saw the launch of 29er coaching at the club for our youth sailors with Dave Stubbs, formerly the Own Boats coaching group. We have 3 x 29ers now, and Ed and Noah, pictured below, have just been selected for…

We ended the season on a high, with a sail in ideal conditions. Too much wind or too little on Tuesdays since April, has made the group used to adjusting on the day – dinghies, focus and partners. But to…

Tuesday 24June was the first opportunity this season to do capsize drill, the RYA recommended method for all our classes of dinghy. Plenary of unintentional capsizes previously, but now even our New ILCAs have had a chance to work things…

Louis, Ed, Alex, Henry, in their own boats, learning the ropes. Tom coaching Niamh in the background, Josie centre.

After two weeks when the gusts and off- shore winds were near the limit of sailable for our groups, last Tuesday was just right. Still gusts, still tricky, but less strong winds and a flat sea. All were able to…

Our training session turned out to be more challenging than the forecast due to extra strong gusty surprises. But all our young sailors did amazingly well – no one in the least put off, all enjoyed the challenges, no injuries,…

Congratulations to our youth sailors! Maintaining their success of last year, Ed and Noah hold 3rd place with several firsts on the way through the event. A range of conditions, culminating in strong winds on the final day. They still…

> Noah teaching Niamh the techniques of upwind sailing. Note the differences. ‘I have a lot to learn,’ Niamh said, ‘ it’s so quick…’ But she is determined to get to grips with this more demanding dinghy, this being only…