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Lancing Sailing Club - Training |
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Training this season will support youths as well as adults, with two days dedicated to Toppers. Same as last year, there is a strong emphasis on adult participation, encouraged by the RYA. After asking for input from its members, Lancing SC has earmarked several Saturdays during the season to bring adults back to sailing. Depending on the interest, there will be a few sessions bringing together mums, wives and partners. Sailing tends to be a sport predominantly masculine and ladies often miss out. During these training days, we will have lots of fun, lots games on the water building up the confidence, without putting any pressure on anyone. No start line, no racing, just enjoy the pleasure of sailing. Club boats and youth FevasIn 2010 Lancing Sailing Club has acquired two club boats, a Topper and a Laser, for use by any club member who wants to try sailing these dinghy classes without supervision, and assuming you have some basic sailing skills. This in no way changes the existing ethos, that our club members generally buy their own dinghies for use at the club, but does provide an opportunity to try out these specific dinghies, possibly before deciding what dinghy to purchase. Alternatively, you may simply want to try sailing or racing at the club, before you make any major financial commitment on a boat. However, you do need to join the club before you can book and use the club dinghies. They can be used in light and moderate wind (max f4), weather and sea conditions only, and within the skill level of the member concerned. It is not intended that any individual uses these dinghies on a long-term basis, instead of acquiring their own. In addition, the club has now two youth boats, RS Fevas, kindly provided through the Youth Opportunities Fund available for use by our juniors, targeted primarily at 13 18yr olds. Younger juniors can use them with appropriate support and supervision, if they are not being used by teenagers. This year, the committee is asking for a small contribution of £5 per session from adults borrowing the club boats and youth Fevas. Borrowing any of the boats remains free for youth and junior members. The terms and conditions are published on this website and are also available in the booking folder in the foyer at the club. You can download the documentation relating to the boats here: Notes from talksIn the early season, Lancing SC organises one or two talks on subjects relevant to the local conditions. Over the years, coaches and good sailors gave us tips on how to start properly, how to estimate the tide or simply how to sail better. Here are the slides for three of these presentations:
Lancing LadiesIn this first video, we cover the essentials of rigging a Topper.
Just before launching, slot the daggerboard in the case and make sure the mainsheet is free of tangles. This will come in the next video! In this second video, we launch a Topper from the beach.
Happy sailing! Dates for your diaryRS Feva Team RacingCrawley Mariners YC welcomes clubs to compete in a Team Racing event on Saturday 03 May 2014. Lancing SC youths are all welcome. This has proved to be a great day in the past. For more info, please contact Isabelle info@lancingsc.org.uk. Cobnor weekendsResidential sailing weekends at Cobnor, one mid-April and the second one in mid-October. Crawley Mariners YC organises the offers 2 places to Lancing SC youths.
This season will have a more fun and structured approach identifying training needs and delivering with the use of coaches, separate training area, safety boat cover and a tips board. This is only a start and will be added to and tailored to the interest generated. NB: How many other sports can you think of that enable the whole family of all ages to compete/participate on an equal level? Training resourcesThe sailor just ahead of you. The sailor just ahead of you boat on the beach. www.shorehambeachweather.co.uk. Invaluable source for very local weather, what is/has and probably will happen. Live camera feed. Small library of racing books at Lancing Sailing Club "Play the rules" website- Rules game website Brill! UK-Hasley Rules quiz section - Another entertaining quiz about the rules. Register for free with an email address. Pause and replay the action while reading the answers to understand the reasons behind the decisions. Requires Flash player plug-in, link available on the site. www.rya.org.uk Royal Yachting Association rya.org.uk/vcc Volvo Champion Clubs good stuff RYA log book to purchase from RYA. Invaluable investment. RYA Champion Club Pathway Coaching book www.gbrtopper.co.uk - UK Topper Association www.laser.org.uk - UK Laser Association Tips and articles from Sailing Solutions Links to other resources and class associations are available in the Links page of this site. YouTube Input type of dinghy and "training" www.yachtsandyachting.com Magazine site. Club Members Approx twenty qualified coaches and as many very experienced sailors and technical gurus. FitnessFridge Meat, pasta, veg & fruit etc Exercise Gym, cycling etc and for some swimming! Sleep more than 4 hours the night before the race. The futureEstablish an up to date training program in line with Lancing needs and RYA directives. Supply easier access to new and potential new Junior/Youth members. Introduce Buddy and Mentoring Systems. Develop more contacts with like minded Youths and clubs in the surrounding counties. Allow coaches and other sailors to offer training/advice/presentations on their areas of expertise eg trapezing, aeronautics, etc History of training at Lancing(Youths can skip this bit) The current Club members owe a lot to the Founding members, they were years ahead of their time as a small family club encouraging all youngsters. The RYA remit is now looking at a 20 year plan, (which LSC has carried out for almost 50) to be inclusive and add to the mix rather than just the Dynasty sailor, (handed down by generations). Sailing, unfortunately, suffers from a huge accessibility issue. Crazy really seeing as we are surrounded by water! Lancing (along with CMYC) has in my experience (as a Dynasty sailor) been the exception to the rule. I joined over 20 years ago through the honest advice/tips, micky-taking and friendly experiences of Lancing members while at a winter event. Many of those sailors including Dave, Pete and Jerry remain, thank you all. Prior to Champion Club status Lancing had many ad hoc fun learning days, but with the new status, official courses were required. As a small club we were unable to support both approaches. We have had a number of very successful courses and training since, however the lack of a clubhouse (whilst new one completed), closure of the beach (Environment Agency building new sea defences), poor or disastrous weather, and one of those cyclical falls in club youth demographics, (exacerbated by the former incidents) resulted in us falling behind with the amount of training we wanted. That was then and this is now, we are now in a great position of a clean sheet backed by qualified coaches, willing and able and prepared to pass their knowledge on. That does not happen in most walks of life Not without great expense. |
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