Training
Bardowie Instructor Team at the Summer School
mer Bookings are now being taken at dinghy.admin@googlemail.com for the 2009 Bardowie Summer School starting week commencing Monday 29th June
All junior members are able to apply. The courses run Monday – Friday 10 am to 4pm and cost £80 per week (same as last year).
When booking your place please provide the following information:
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Name of junior
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Membership number (if not already a member forms can be found at clyde.org)
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Age
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Address
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Contact email address
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Size (small medium or large for age)
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Previous experience (summer school last year, evening classes etc).
Each participant will need:
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appropriate clothing either a wetsuit (which can be purchased easily and cheaply on line or from the larger supermarkets) or a light weight track suit with tee shirt/fleece.
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Footwear that will stand being continually damp/wet
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a towel
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sun cream
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packed lunch (a tuck shop is sometimes available to top up a packed lunch)
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full change of clothes.
Come and join the fun
Sail training will be provided on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday evenings from 18.30 hrs till dusk, starting in mid April and running till mid September.
Training on Wednesdays and Fridays is aimed at beginners, both children and adults. Training courses available for children aged 8 to 16 years are RYA Youth Stages 1, 2, 3 and 4. Stages 1 to 3 are taught in single handed dinghies. Stage 4, crewing skills, is taught in 2 person dinghies. Youth Stage 3 is the equivalent of the Adult Level 2 Certificate. Children who have gained Youth Stage 4 then move to the adult syllabus, Start Racing, Sailing with Spinnakers, Seamanship Skills, Day Sailing.
Adult courses on Wednesdays and Fridays are RYA Levels 1 and 2, RYA Level 1 is designed for beginners, Level 2 is for improvers. Level 2 is the standard sailors have to achieve before they are permitted to sail unsupervised at Bardowie.
Training on Mondays is for adults and children who have mastered the basics and want to improve their skills. Typically they will have reached level 2 or above.
The cost for a beginners training course is £35.00. Logbooks and Handbooks are available for purchase.
Tuesday evenings are devoted to race training. RYA Start Racing is offered to sailors who have achieved RYA Youth Stage 3 or Basic skills Level 2 (Adult) or have the ability and experience to sail to these standards and above. In addition to the RYA qualifications, on Tuesday evenings, we run monthly racing modules at a cost of £10.00 per month to offer informal race training to all club members on a turn up and sail basis. These will take the form of a 30 minute discussion on relevant racing topics followed by a short informal race which will be free to enter for any club member with the basic skills to qualify for Tuesday evening sailing (see above).
Wednesday evening is a Club Night, when members are encouraged to visit the Club, socialise, practice sailing, and improve their sailing skills and techniques in the large variety of club dinghies. Instructors are available to assist with coaching and assessment. Training and assessment in the advanced RYA modules, Sailing with Spinnakers, Seamanship Skills, and Day Sailing can be arranged. The charge for assessments is £10.00.
During the school summer holidays, on weekdays, we run 5 day RYA training courses for members. Application forms can be downloaded from our website.
Note that children of 12 years of age and under must be accompanied by a responsible adult (on shore) at all times.
download Dinghy Training Application Form here
Please complete the Course application form and send it, along with the course fee, to our Training Secretary, Helen Kirk.
Other Training Courses available include:-
- Powerboat Certificate
- Safety Boat Certificate
- First Aid Certificate
- VHF Certificate
- Assistant Dinghy Instructor Course
- Dinghy Instructor Course
- Powerboat Instructor Course
Powerboat and First Aid Certificates are pre-requisites for all those who intend to train to become Dinghy and/or Powerboat Instructors, but we would encourage all Stewards at Bardowie to gain these qualifications.
If you are interested in any of these courses, please complete the application form and send it to Helen Kirk. Courses will be organised to suit demand and course fees will be notified when courses are filled.
Please remember that evening training activities are only possible due to the efforts of our volunteer instructors, who turn up regularly, rain or shine, to put something back into the sport. They need all your encouragement and support.
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