SAILING OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHILDREN

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SAILING OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHILDREN
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OUTING STRUCTURESTAFFING
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FLOCK STRUCTUREROLES
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OUTING STRUCTURESAFETY
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GOLDEN RULES

• ITS EVERYONES RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE WE ADHERE
  TO THESE AT ALL TIMES
• Personal Bouyancy
• All sailors and volunteers must wear a correctly
  fitting Bouyancy Aid when in, on, or near the
  water.
• Safety Boats
• No-one shall go afloat until there is a fully
  equipped Safety Boat afloat with two crew, one of
  whom must be qualified to RYA Powerboat Level 2
  or above. The ratio of one Safety Boat to six
  sailors / rowers must never be exceeded.
• Staffing
• The SI and the Coordinator (or their nominated
  stand in) must be in attendance whilst activities
  take place afloat.

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ROWING (HRCST)
PAIR PADDLES
RANDAN
SWEEP
RACING
SKULLING
WHY DO WE ROW? SAFETY AWARENESS WATER
CONFIDENCE RAPID COMPETENCE MAXIMISE TIME
AFLOAT ALTERNATIVE ACTIVITY
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SAILING (RYA)
STAGE 1
STAGE 2
STAGE 3
STAGE 4
SEAMAN- SHIP SKILLS
START RACING
PERFOR- MANCE SAILING
DAY SAILING
SAILING WITH SPI- NNAKERS
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THE FIRST FIVE OUTINGS

• AIM To introduce children and young people to
  single handed sailing, in a safe environment.
• GOAL Confident and Competent Stage One sailors
  in about five weeks

• Be flexible when using these outing plans. It
  may take more or less time to achieve the skills
  required for stage one assessment, depending on a
  number of factors such as weather conditions,
  volunteers support, group age, rate of learning
  etc.
• Pay attention to detail. Bad habits die hard, so
  be aware of any you or others (volunteers or
  sailors) may be picking up, and tactfully point
  this out. It makes life easier in the long run,
  avoiding the need for individuals to waste
  valuable time re-learning any skills.
• Remember the importance of continuity. A
  familiar face week in week out builds confidence
  and trust, two key elements of learning.
• Always remember the KISS technique Keep It
  Simple and Safe.

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THE FIRST THREE OUTINGS
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SUCCESIVE OUTINGS
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THE FIRST SAIL (3 row / 3 sail)
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THE SECOND SAIL(3 row / 3 sail)
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THE THIRD SAIL(3 row / 3 sail)
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THE FOURTH SAIL(all sail)
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THE FIFTH SAIL(all sail)
Waiting area until all are ready to depart for a
long sail to an out of site beach
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WHAT NEXT?

• We are an RYA OnBoard centre, with a shared
  objective of introducing children and young
  people to sailing, and providing the opportunity
  for them to pursue their sailing career at local,
  regional and national level. HRCST forms the
  first rung of the ladder, we introduce children
  of Year 4 to 6 to the basics of sailing. Our
  sailors begin in Optimists, where they develop
  their boat handling skills. They progress into
  the Taz to develop their seamanship and racing
  skills in a double handed dinghy, then into the
  Feva to focus on spinnaker and performance
  sailing skills. At this point they are more than
  ready to join a sailing club, and compete at
  local level. We are currently involved in
  setting up a Saturday Club with Stithians
  Watersports Centre for year 7 sailors who have
  left HRCST.