Junior & Youth Section
Welcome to our Winsford Flash Junior and Youth section. Click the link below for more information about what we do at Winsford Flash Sailing Club, and keep an eye on the new, training and calendar sections of this web site. There is always something going on!
We have a thriving junior section and offer a sailing experience that is inclusive, safe and lots of fun. Our aim is to build the skills of our sailors over time at their own pace and create a life long love of sailing. The majority of our junior sailors go on to join our Sunday racing and become part of our race team. Our race team is very successful, and we have one of the largest in the Northwest that travels all over the country. Whether you want to be the next national champion, dinghy instructor, race coach or to use your skills to just enjoy being outdoors, active and on the water we can provide your child with you the skills and knowledge to achieve any of the above. We have an active social calendar that goes all year round and by joining our junior section your child will have the opportunity make new friendships and become part of our section. We are a volunteer led club and our volunteer team of instructors and coaches are passionate about their sport passing on their knowledge and enthusiasm to create the next generation of sailors. We provide many opportunities for parents to get involved, and we will support parents who are not from a sailing background with advice and guidance to help them support their child with their sailing.
As a club we recognise the importance of our young sailors being the future of our sport, they are encouraged to get involved in all parts of club life from racing, social activities, committees, duties etc. As a club we are very proud of our young sailors and they are warmly welcomed as a valuable part of our Winsford sailing community.
What qualifications we offer:
The RYA National sailing scheme qualifications:
- Stage One A basic understanding of sailing, with some experience of steering and handling the boat
- Stage Two A range of sailing skills and knowledge to help in becoming a confident sailor
- Stage Three Rigging, launching and sailing in any direction. Equivalent to Level 2 in the National Sailing Scheme
- Stage Four Sail a double handed boat as crew or helm, and solve a variety of problems afloat. (optional if Stage 3 was taken in a double hander Beginners over the age of 8 years are able to start sailing independently using our club boats under instruction and coaching after they have attended our Saturday stage 1 sessions.
Club boats and equipment:
Free use of club boats for all training including Toppers, RS Fevas, RS Teras, Qubes, Ilca and Zest. We help and support families in the purchase of boats, accessing grant schemes from the RYA and with the moving and transporting of boats We provide buoyancy aids and a range of clothing to be worn on the water e.g. wetsuits and spray tops.
Friday night training and coaching sessions We run these throughout the year. From April to September these are all on the water. We split our juniors into three fleets bronze, silver and gold this ensures that our juniors have tailored tuition appropriate to their experience and time on the water. Our juniors progress through the fleets as they build their knowledge and skills. Through the winter we have social and theoretical training evenings to ensure our juniors do not lose touch with each other or the club.
Other opportunities:
We also provide our juniors with learn to race sessions on Sunday mornings, race summer camp, support to enter and represent the club at the Northwest Junior Traveller series, the Junior 12hour race at Southport. We are a popular venue with class associations and enable specialist coaches to coach at the club for those wishing to progress in their racing. We provide our race team with bibs and team kit. We provide opportunities for juniors to become involved in race management, driving powerboats and gaining their PB2 and moving on to becoming dinghy instructors.
Communications:
We provide regular communications and updates via our Facebook page, Junior WhatsApp group so that people can stay up to date with what we offer and opportunities in the local area.
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Last updated 09:30 on 20 August 2024
