Wetfeet - Beginner Sailing Programme (7-8years)
Children enjoy being outside, on the water, playing around on boats and being with friends...and our programme addresses actually this idea. It is an Active Start and Awareness to basic sailing FUNdamentals in our optimist boats and being on the water in general. Sailors will be partnered in boats (depending on size). Highlights are surprise theme days and excursions to the beach. This program emphasizes safety, fun, and learning, and provides the ideal preparation to move on to our ‘Learn to Sail’ Roughand programme.
Key aims of Wetfeet are:
- To have fun and enjoy water
- Develop comfort and safety awareness in boats, around quayside, in and around water
- Develop water confidence
- Allow children to explore risk and limits in safe environments.
- Learn correct basic fundamental movement skills in sailing boats.
- Develop basic balance in boat, propulsion (sail control) and directional (steering) sailing skills through play and discovery, with limited formal instruction.
- Children will take different roles in the boat and learn about teamwork whilst developing leadership skills.
- Introduce simple rules and ethics of sports and development of TEAM culture.
- Introduce sailing as a sport and recreation activity.
We supply the safety equipment, the boats and coaches. You don’t need to buy any special equipment as you should be able to find all of the required clothing already in your wardrobe except for good UV rated long sleeve vest. An information sheet will be supplied with your enrolment form that lets you know what clothing and gear to bring along
Rough hands - Beginner Optimist Sailing Programme (9-10years)
Children enjoy being outside, on the water, playing around on boats and being with friends...and our programme addresses actually this idea. It is an INTRODUCTION to Sailing while learning FUNDAMENTAL movement/boat handling skills. This program emphasizes safety, fun and learning.
Key aims of Roughands are:
- Learn to be comfortable and safe around boats.
- Learn about water safety and water confidence.
- Allow children to explore risk and limits in safe environments.
- Learn correct basic fundamental movement skills.
- Develop basic balance in boat, propulsion and direction skills.
- Introduction to basic sailing maneuvers: Sail to a point, Tack, Gybe, Stop, Go, Head up, Bear off.
- Introduce simple rules and ethics of sports and development of TEAM culture.
- Introduce sailing as a sport and recreation activity.
We supply the safety equipment, the boats and coaches. You don’t need to buy any special equipment as you should be able to find all of the required clothing already in your wardrobe except for good UV rated long sleeve vest. An information sheet will be supplied that lets you know what clothing and gear to bring along.
RS Feva Double Handed Sailing Programme (10-13 years)
Children enjoy being outside, on the water, playing around on boats and being with friends...and our programme addresses actually this idea. It is an INTRODUCTION to Sailing while learning FUNDAMENTAL movement/boat handling skills. Sailors will be partnered in boats (depending on size). This program emphasizes safety, fun and learning.
Key aims of this program are:
- Learn to be comfortable and safe around boats.
- Learn about water safety and water confidence.
- Allow children to explore risk and limits in safe environments.
- Learn correct basic fundamental movement skills.
- Develop basic balance in boat, propulsion and direction skills.
- Introduction to basic sailing maneuvers: Sail to a point, Tack, Gybe, Stop, Go, Head up, Bear off.
- Introduce simple rules, ethics of sports and development of TEAM culture. Introduce sailing as a sport and recreation activity.
We supply the safety equipment, the boats and coaches. You don’t need to buy any special equipment as you should be able to find all of the required clothing already in your wardrobe except for good UV rated long sleeve vest. An information sheet will be supplied with your enrolment form that lets you know what clothing and gear to bring along