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WANTED
SKIPPERS & CREW
Girls and Boys 6-15 years
(Club boats available this year)
All parents, experienced AND
non-experienced sailors needed for Saturday training and
sailing.
Become involved! Contact Warren Hood
0427 202 721
    
Come and Try on Saturday 25th Oct
PLYC Holdfast
Trainer Sailing Report 25/10/2008
By
Tiffany Perin
Gail force warnings and 25 knot winds were not what we
ordered for a great day of Sailing for our juniors
second week of racing. After not being able to get on
the water for the Opening the Week before it was decided
to get the boats on the water Friday night for an hour
or so just to build up the confidence of the ‘first
timers’. The art of collecting yellow rubber ducks,
tacking and jibing ensuring not to hit another boat was
a great way for our young Sailors to hone their skills.
The boats on the water were Hannah Hood and Kiara
Baillie in ‘Boeing’, Mark Barwick and Marty Hood in
‘Bring It On’, Amy Perin and Rose O’Donnell in ‘Mermaid
Sister’, Georgina Hughes and Isaac Scott in ‘The
Whippet’, Luke Plomka and Sonny Puglisi in ‘Pavana’,
Sophie and Harry Hood in ‘Wahine’ and Kelsey Allen and
Alyssa Kelsey in ‘Show Me The Money’.
The weekly Come & Try program was again a success on the
Saturday with Warren Hood leading many children on the
safety aspects of yachting. The basics were covered
along with caring for the equipment, especially the
centre board as “this makes the boats go fast if they
are kept in great condition”, a very important point if
you want to win a race!
Eager faces learnt what to do if the boat does tip over
and with the help of our friendly Commodore real life
examples could be seen as Ben held the yacht on its side
and then upside down!
As a Club we are impressed with the attendance at our
Weekly Come & Try’s but we still have a way to go to
keep the Parents of these kids involved each week. A
Club is only as good as its members and to get these
kids on the water we will need more Dads and Mums with
boat licenses to assist out on the water each week. I
encourage anyone with a tinny and/or a boat license to
join us on Saturdays at 10.30am to ensure we can keep
our young kids safe on the water.
For more information please ring either Warren Hood on
0427 202721 or Ben Kelsey on 0419 828626. |