Saturday Club - AFTERNOON session - 10 May 2025  

Llyn Brenig Sailing Club (LBSC) is holding its Saturday Club on eight Saturdays during May - August 2025 to provide low-cost, closely supervised training to youngsters (aged 7 - 17 years) who wish to start to learn to sail or to develop their skills as ‘newbie’ dinghy sailors.

Sessions will be held on 10^th May, 31^st May, 7^th June, 21^st June, 12^th July, 2^nd August, 9^th August and 23^rd August, with each date running a morning session from 0930 - 1230 and an afternoon session from 1300 - 1600. Numbers are limited to 8 participants per session to optimise safety and progression - individuals may not attend both sessions on the same day without prior discussion with the Training Principal.

Participants will be given an initial taste of dinghy sailing - either as ‘crew’ on a dinghy sailed by one of the Instructors or single-handed in a suitable training dinghy - according to their level of confidence.

Thereafter they will receive instruction according to the Royal Yachting Association’s “Get On Board” Youth Sailing Scheme syllabus, which - with satisfactory, regular progress over the three months - will result in the award of either a Stage 1 (Beginner) or Stage 2 (Intermediate) Certificate. No minimum number of sessions is set, but we expect that at least 5 or 6 sessions will be needed for such certification.

· All tuition will be provided by RYA-accredited Dinghy Instructors in our range of training dinghies, under the close supervision of our powered Safety Boat teams.

· All participants will be charged £10 for each session they attend, which will purchase them Day Membership of the Club for the day and the appropriate training log / manual.

· Cold drinks and biscuits / snack bars will be available free of charge, but participants will need to bring their own food if wishing for more.

· A parent or guardian will need to drop their child / children off at the start of each session in order to sign the consent / Day Membership Form for that day.

Facilities

The Course will take place at LBSC’s modern and spacious clubhouse, with changing rooms, a fully-equipped galley (kitchen), and appropriate facilities for less-abled members (including lift access to the clubhouse). There is ample free parking, free wifi / internet access and a large outdoor seating area overlooking the water (great for lunch on good weather days).

Clothing

Specialised equipment (wet suits, flotation jackets, helmets) will be available for loan at no cost - although trainees who have their own kit are welcome to use it, if deemed adequate by the Instructor. Otherwise, warm, quick-drying, layered garments should be worn, with light-weight, non-slip footwear, reasonably ‘grippy’ gloves and a wind-proof outer layer (cagoule) being advised.

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