Youth Sailing |
| Our Youth Section is
separated into two groups. Junior Cadets cover youth members from the age of 8 upwards, they will generally sail in Optimists or Toppers, Picos or double handed RS Fevas. Cadet Week August 11th to 15th are the dates for this year's cadet training week. The entry form is now available to download here Cadet registration Cadet registration is on Friday 19th March you can download a registration form in advance. Cadet calendar Download your own cadet calendar of events. Who can join in? Each Cadet will need to be a member of the club and be aged between 8 and 18 years. What do our Cadets do? Meeting throughout the year on a Friday evening, the winter time is taken up with social activities in the club house. Late March we hold a capsize drill at the Ryde swimming pool on a Saturday evening, with registration and boat checks ready for the sailing season at the end of March. Our first on water sailing session will be in early April and typically every other Friday dependant on tides until mid September. On the non sailing nights the groups will meet for short theory sessions. What will you learn? As an RYA Training establisment we follow the RYA training sylabus, all our leaders are qualified dinghy instructors. The qualifications you will be able to gain will be:-
The emphasis on our training is in quality and enjoyment of sailing, we do not operate under timescales to produce your qualification. You can take all year to perfect your sailing before you get your qualification. The majority of our qualifications will be presented at Cadet Week. What is Cadet Week? This is five days of intensive sailing, theory and FUN :), usually held in August after Cowes Week. You will need to book and pay in advance, but please be aware numbers are limited. You will need to be a member of the RVYC. Advanced Cadets The 'Ad Cads' are the most senior cadet group. Aged between 15 and 18 we race and train all year round in Lasers (4.7, Radial and Standard Rigs). If you want to be in the Ad cads you will need the following (other than being a club member): 1. At least a season of club racing in any class. 2. A Laser. 3. A strong interest (verging on fanaticism) for racing. 4. A good level of fitness. Successes to date include: A number of our sailors ranked as Number 1 in the Laser National rankings over the last 5 years. Pico National Champion 2006 Island Games Sailing Team members 2003, 2005 Squib Junior Champions at Cowes Week and the Squib Nationals 2006 Regularly in the Top 15 in the Laser Youth Championships. Race Winner at the World Championships. Regular trophy winners at Gurnard Dinghy Week and Royal Solent Yacht Club Regattas. (We are easily the best young sailors on the Isle of Wight) |