We are still running T15 right up till the end of term!!! Then in the Summer holidays starting on 30th July it willl run on Friday mornings from 9.30 – 12.30.

So come on down and learn to blast like a true expert!

See you all soon.

All the best

Rich

Here are the dates and times

0930 – 1230

AW1 – Saturday 22nd May (Beginners)

AW2 – Saturday 5th June (Improvers)

AW3 – Saturday 10th July (Beginners)

AW4 – Saturday 17th July (Improvers)

AW5 – Saturday 24th July (Improvers)

  More dates to be added soon.

 These are run on Saturday mornings and are subject to interest. These sessions are £30 per person and will have a maximum of 6 spaces per session. For further details please contact us.

Adult Beginners           June 5-6               A1

Adult Beginners            June 19-20         A2

Adult Improvers          July 3-4              A3

The Beginners course is aimed at the total novice and will cover both Levels 1 and 2 of the National Sailing Scheme. The boats used will be Picos and Visions.

The Improvers course is aimed at those who have completed the beginners course and it will cover Level 3 of the National sailing scheme which is really to hone the skills learnt in Leves 1 and 2 and further your experience.

Cost for these Courses is £150

It is called Team 15 and is an RYA initiative designed to get kids on the water having fun and eventually even racing on windsurfers. Please visit the web site http://www.rya.org.uk/programmes/team15/about/Pages/default.aspx to find out more.

The launch will be on our open day at Ladies Bay on the 8th may and it will also be your chance to sign up and register.

The club will be running every Thursday during term time from 4 – 6pm starting on the 13th May. The cost is £5 per session payable on the day. During the summer holiday T15 will run on Friday mornings so we will take full advantage of the beautiful summer we are going to have!

T15 will be run subject to the weather conditions, If its a howling gale or driving rain then we will cancel. If you are not sure then please check the web site or give me a bell at the Trust.

If you have questions then please contact me.

Rich

Chief Instructor

Please have a good look through the site and let us know if we have missed anything out!

Happy Sailing and we look forward to seeing you out on the water.

During last winter Rich and myself were busy carrying out the annual refit of the fleet after a busy summers sailing. In January Rich and his wife Elisabeth had a baby boy ‘Teo’ which made for an extra busy year for him.

The 2009 Summer term proved to be busier than ever with most schools on the island sending groups down to sail either on the model yacht pond in Oppie’s or in Havelet Bay in Pico’s and Sport 14’s. During this term we had some 1200 Students come sailing and with the help of Clare Chapple, we managed to see them all sailing safely on the water.

It was another successful year for the Trust’s Windsurfing programme. Lots of young people completed Start and Intermediate courses. The Windsurfing Club which was held every Friday morning throughout the summer holidays was a fantastic success, so much so that occasionally there were not enough boards to go around.

Once again our summer RYA courses were fully subscribed with around 300 students either learning to Sail, Windsurf or gaining the various Powerboat certificates on offer. During the year we had a huge increase in interest in Adult sailing and Powerboat courses, which for 2010 we plan to run more courses to fill the void.

This year we are hoping to phase out the Sport 14’s and to replace them with more modern RS Feva and RS Vision sailing dinghies, both of which are very durable due to their plastic construction. Their designs are very simple, but at the same time have an element of performance so as to cater for beginners to more advanced sailors alike. To add to the fleet we have also been donated a Topper Xenon which is very similar to the RS Vision. Currently the Sports are for sale and if you are interested in purchasing one please do not hesitate to contact us.

2010 looks to be bigger and better for our Windsurf Programme with the addition of a lorry to carry kit from the Trust to the beach and the start of our all new Team 15 club. Team 15 is an exciting initiative put together by the RYA, it’s designed to get young people windsurfing weekly in a safe and fun environment. If you would like to know more please visit our website or visit Team 15 at the RYA site

http://www.rya.org.uk/programmes/team15

The website is currently undergoing a revamp for 2010, if you would like to be kept up to date with the latest news then please email us and we shall add you to our mailing list.

The Trust is looking forward to another exciting season afloat and hope to see you out on the water!

Happy Sailing for 2010

Adam Reed
Principal