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The Poole Yacht Club Youth Training and Racing Group
(Page maintained by Sara Powell)
Events
17th December 2011
Christmas Party - 15:00 to 17:45. Any age £7.50 per child. Includes party games, food and a little present from Santa (if you’re good!). Tickets on sale from the office now!
Tuesday 20th December
The annual Smarties Quiz between Parkstone and Poole yacht clubs' youth sections is at 1900 at Parkstone. It will be a quiz run by the children for the children and last about 2 hours. Meal options will be nuggets and chips, and a “Sailors Supper” of a meat or a vegetarian curry for parents.
21st December, 2012
Childrens Christmas Movie - The Santa Clause (U). 16:00 – 18:00. FREE!!
Also Jack Frost (PG) DVD being shown in the skylight. 16:00 – 18:00. Free!!
29th December, 2011
Movie Night – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II (12). 15:00 – 17:00. FREE!!
Scooby Doo (PG) 15:00-17:00. Free!!
18th January, 2012
Talent show! £2 per entry. If you’ve got a talent – we want to see it!!
3 age groups: Under 7 years, 7-11 years and Over 11 years.
There will be a prize for the winning act in each group, and a packet of sweets for every entry.
Name, Act and Age to Tracey Deary as soon as possible please!
14th February, 2012
Family Quiz - £1 Adults 50p children with a prize for the winning family.
14th March, 2012
Games Night. Come down and spend some time with your family and friends and enjoy playing games such as Twister, Cluedo, In Your Face board games! Bring your own favourite if you like.
9th April, 2012 (Easter Monday)
Easter Egg Hunt. 1300 – 1500. A small fee to cover costs to be finalised.
MAY/ JUNE
Family Olympics Day, so get in training! Time and date to be arranged
BOATS FOR SALE
Training
The Training Season
Training is available for children of Club members and runs from late April to mid-September. It is run entirely on a voluntary basis and is entered into on the understanding that a parent/guardian (or a person nominated in loco parentis) will be on site and contactable during the entire training session.
The application forms for 2012 are now available to download.
To guarantee a place, applications should be returned by the end of November 2011.
Wednesday Training Guide (Posted March 2011)
Volunteers
Safety Plan (updated April 2011)
Training Group Volunteer Duties All Volunteers please read!
General Information
Training will take place between 6.00 pm and 8.00 pm every Wednesday evening from end of March to September 2011. All boats must be rigged and ready to go on the water and crews changed ready for their briefing by 6.00 pm. We can’t wait for latecomers so please be on time or you may miss out! With so much demand for places in the Training Groups please make sure that you turn up regularly for the sessions or we may have to offer your place to someone else on the waiting list.
Supervision - Parents will need to be on site for the entire evening in case your child comes off the water early and needs help. You must also help your child to rig the boat each week and to put it away at the end of the session, if they need help. If you need instructions on rigging the boats we shall be happy to help you. Those of you who wish to let the kids sail at other times please note that the club RIBs are only available for class events and by prior appointment with the office.
Volunteers - We are fortunate enough to have many experienced and enthusiastic RYA qualified instructors and coaches to help us – all volunteers. However, parental assistance is absolutely vital! We cannot run the groups without you, and need plenty of people to help launch and recover dinghies and to crew the safety boats. No experience necessary – full training will be given, and it’s an excellent way to meet people and get involved. Please tell us how you can help by completing the Volunteer Form on the reverse of the Application Form or contact our Shore Coordinator Pam Bell who would be happy to talk you through it. Pam arranges the rota for us which is distributed via email as well as being displayed on the Club website, and outside the sailing office every Wednesday. If you are unable to do a scheduled duty please try and swap with someone else – and please bring your own sailing gear along every week if you are prepared to step in to fill a gap.
Behaviour – Enthusiasm, good manners and tenacity are held in high regard at PYC and are just as important as sailing ability! Please respect each other, your instructors and the facilities at the Club. If you are in ‘wet’ (i.e. sailing) gear please use the rear entrance of the Club which goes straight into the changing rooms, and please never go upstairs in wet gear. Also, before entering the changing rooms please wash the mud, sand and seaweed off your sailing boots and wetsuits at the outside taps.
Clothing - Everyone taking part in the training sessions must have appropriate footwear and warm clothing for their safety and comfort i.e. dry suit or wetsuit plus windproof outer clothing; an approved buoyancy aid, correctly fastened at all times; sailing boots, a hat and sailing gloves. It is often extremely cold for the first few sessions in April. For your own safety you will not be allowed to go on the water if you are not suitably dressed.
Club Regatta - The training fee also includes entry to the Club Regatta which will take place over one weekend in early July. This includes a Junior race course carefully tailored to our newer sailors and there are lots of fun events for everyone, on the water and ashore. An event for the whole Club, not to be missed!
Racing - Members of the Youth and Junior Section who take part in Club race days (Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays) are exempt from Race Fees during their first year of racing.
Commodore’s Challenge - The Commodore's Challenge is a series of match races held on 27th December between youth teams from Poole and Parkstone Yacht Clubs. The event is traditionally sailed in 2 identical Elan 333 keelboats. Each boat has a crew of 10, the crews swap boats between races and the crew that wins the most races claims the Commodore's Challenge for their Club. It is open to all 12-17 year old PYC Members, no keelboat experience necessary, and training runs from October until Christmas.
Committee – This meets once a month to organise the various aspects of the Youth training, racing and events. If there is anyone interested in helping the committee please speak to any of the committee members.
Events - The AGM starts the proceedings for the season and is a chance for everyone to meet their instructors and fellow sailors. New joiners will need to attend a pool session before the beginning of the season so that their confidence and ability in the water can be assessed. Other events through the year include a sail to Brownsea for a picnic, our own Round the Island (Long Island!) friendly race, the Roger Pedley Le Mans Race, the Youth Regatta in September, an end of season Prizegiving Dinner and a Christmas Party. Details of all events will be distributed by email so please ensure that your application forms include clearly written email addresses for sailors and/or parents – and remember to regularly check your inboxes too!