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RYA Youth Sailing Scheme Stages 1 to 4 Spring 2022
RYA Youth Sailing Scheme Stages 1 to 4
8 to 16yrs
Children's Sailing Course
Piddinghoe Pond BN9 9AF,
Dates. The 5 sessions of the course will be:
May 7th,14th,21st,28th June 4th
on Saturdays for 5 weeks, in 3 hour sessions. 1.00pm to 4.00pm.
Learn to sail as a beginner, or improve on what you already know.
Have fun and be happy to be on or in the water,
There will be fun and games, as well as a bit of work to learn how to sail.
Our Instructors will help you learn and practice, with RYA certificates awarded along the way.
Come every week to meet the friends you will make, and enjoy time on the water at our lake at Piddinghoe.
Non-Members £170. Members £135 for 5 sessions of 3 hours each. 1.00pm to 4.00pm.
Book up at https://webcollect.org.uk/nsscand look for RYA Children's Sailing Course 2019
Teaching is to the RYA Youth Sailing Scheme, Stages 1 to 4 syllabus and the RYA handbook and logbook will be provided to record achievement.
All our Instructors are RYA trained and hold DBS certificates.
Buoyancy Aids and helmets will be provided, but not wetsuits. Our boats are Slippers, Optimists and Toppers.
The course is designed for Beginners to start Stage 1 and work towards Stage 2 and be in small groups with an Instructor.
Youngsters that have already achieved these will be directly assessed and can work towards Levels 3 and 4.
Bring your own refreshments or use the Club facilities
Parents and Guardians are to remain on site during the session and are encouraged to help with supporting their child.
If a family joins the club as a result of being on the course, we would like to offer Member benefits of either:
To discount the joining fee from the membership subscription,
OR free dinghy hires during supported sailing sessions.
And be eligible to join Club Cadet Social activities in August, including camping and sailing during Sailing Week at Seaford and Cadet Week at the Pond.
At Seaford Beach (BN25 2QR) our café/bar in the clubhouse is open to the public, and Members receive a discount.
Joining Instructions. Meet at Piddinghoe Lake, Piddinghoe, Newhaven. BN9 9AF for 1.00 start each day. Go down the gravel track past the bus shelter. Free parking with changing rooms, toilets and showers.
Expect to get wet!! Do bring soft shoes eg. trainers, and clothes that you don’t mind getting wet, Bring a towel, complete change of clothes, and even better a wetsuit or drysuit if you have one, for every session.
Come in warm clothing and a waterproof outer layer if wet, or bring sunscreen, sunglasses and a peaked hat if hot. We use our Galley club room for refreshments but bring a cold drink. We will supply a Buoyancy Aid, as you are expected to wear one within 2m of the water.
You should be confident to swim in light clothes and be reasonably fit, but do tell your instructor if you have any medical problems that may affect your enjoyment of sailing. Valuables, phones etc, should be left locked in your car. Please ask if you have any queries, and most importantly, enjoy yourself.
The 10 weeks are designed as a course for children to learn sailing, related skills and be confident and safe in a water environment. Payment is for the whole course and there are no refunds for non-attendance. Certification is by assessment of their skills and not by attendance.
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