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T
he Training
Team needs
help
your
please. We have
welcomed many
members over the
last few months
and most of them
are anxious to
learn to sail or
improve their
skills. This can only
be good for the Club in the long term. However,
there is one major drawback and that is the lack of
members who have offered to assist with the
training sessions.
You do not have to be a qualified Dinghy
Instructor, if you are a competent sailor and might
James Sinclair, Jonathan Carter and John Ashton (Instructors),
John Byrne, Wayne Moran and Glen Walkley Stubbs enjoy a day in a boat with a couple of people, then
being presented with their please come and help us. We can quickly train and
RYA Level 1 Certificates by Jonathan and John certify you as an Assistant Instructor, able to teach
after completing their course on the 23rd June. the basics of sailing. If that isn’t for you then you
As well as the Summer Lunch on the 23rd June, can be shore based, teaching theory, which allows
there were ten members undertaking training for those who are able to get afloat to use their skills
their RYA Level 1 certificates. Four of them on the water. If you are happier teaching the
successfully passed on this, the second of two practical side afloat, then there are opportunities
sessions. Congratulations to them all. Others will for that.
hopefully follow shortly. There is also so much to do ashore in order to
Graham encouraged those who have just qualified make the day run smoothly, such as rigging boats,
to get further experience by coming down to the fixing this and that, answering questions and much
casual training sessions supported by club more. You do not have to be a good sailor to do
members on a Sunday morning starting at 1000 some of these tasks. Everyone can offer
and finishing in time to enter the first race at something.
12noon. Club boats can be hired in the usual way. The plea therefore is, if you have only one
The following Saturday, 30th June, another turnout Saturday spare, that would be a great help. If you
of 10 trainees saw some good sailing in very hot think that you can assist in any way, then please do
conditions and more certificates awarded. speak to Martyn Hawkins, Graham Smith,
Martin Smethers or any member of the training
team. Dates for the training sessions booked so far
are on the web site.
Steve Forrester being
awarded his RYA Level 2 Those members who have been through the
by instructor programme should not be put off by their limited
David Matthews
experience, every little helps and many hands

make light work.

So, if you are interested in
helping and at the same time
speed up the process for those

members waiting for training,
Megan Cochrane being
awarded with her we look forward to hearing
RYA Level 1 Certificate from you. You may well be approached
by instructor Nigel Heeler individually, but please do not wait for us to talk to
you, get in first.

Thank you
RSC Troy Times 2 July 2018