Commodore : Nigel Nurse Vice Commodore : Steve Bailey Rear Commodore : Neil Rabbitts TRAINING WEEKENDS PROGRAMME 2008
SATURDAY
09:00 Welcome to the Club - Introduction to the Course - Safety - Centerboards 09:30 Get Afloat (Boats rigged by Instructors) Introduction to the river - Demonstration sail - Basic HOVE-TO position - Basic boat control 10:15 TEA / COFFEE Land drill for GOING ABOUT - with extension tiller 10:45 Work afloat - REACHING and GOING ABOUT 12:30 LUNCH Explanation of  the FIVE ESSENTIALS - explanation of CAPSIZE DRILL 13:45 Work afloat - Sailing to windward, hopefully a long cruise - Landing and sailing away ( Tea / coffee available 15:00 to 16:00 ) - ( Race starts 15:00 ) 16:30 Capsize Demonstration - Capsize practice, strictly for VOLUNTEERS only 17:30 Approx. - Close for the day and pack all boats away
SUNDAY
09:00 Types of boats and rigging - Enterprise, GP, Laser, Lark, Mirror Students learn to rig boats from scratch 09:45 Work afloat - Revise all you learnt yesterday - Sailing downwind - Handling the GYBE Focus attention on the FIVE ESSENTIALS 10:45 TEA / COFFEE - ( Race starts 11:00 ) Man overboard routine - Description and demonstration 11:15 Further work afloat to suit the needs of individual course member Effective crewing in two person boats - Single-handed sailing 13:00 LUNCH Commodore's comments - Membership of the Club, or what next - Premature farewell 14:00 Get afloat - Further practice of all skills ( Tea / coffee available when required ) - ( Race starts 15:30 ) 17:00 End of course - Pack all equipment
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