This message is for everyone - not just those with children.
One of my first strategic promises as Commodore was to engage the young sailors of the club more in our sailing. Thus our programme this year has been revamped to emphasise young sailor's involvement in events at KWSC. This is in addition to the Junior Constitution which will be announced soon, with a Junior elected Council, and the Junior Web Site (which requires more information) - again coming soon. I see this as a first step, and its success will be key to further improvements and hopefully, in the future, more NE Young Sailors of the Year from KWSC and more involvement in RYA Zone squads. The future of the club and sailing in general requires that we engage the very people that form that future and make sailing interesting and of relevance to them.
So - to our programme:
Sunday 30th March sees the start of the 'Topper' and 'Brucey' series (together with other races). 'Topper' racing is obvious - to qualify you simply need to be racing in a Topper. To qualify for the 'Brucey' series (thank Paul Turnbull for the name) you need to race with a young sailor in the boat as either helm or crew. Look on the programme for other dates for these series. The 6 club Toppers will be available for use on the these racing days as of course they are at other times.
Sunday 20th April sees the start of races which includes a 'Junior' series. Here the helm must be under 18.
On Saturday 10th May we have a 'Parent and Child' day ran by the training team. Here the training team will provide guidance and support to get young sailors on the water in a boat with their parent/guardian. If you want to book for this please contact Julie.
When the weather is hopefully improving on Sunday 1st June Anne Turnbull and Christine Baker will be running separate supervised Oppie racing for the youngest of our sailors (and older). Other dates are Sunday 15th June and Sunday 20th July.
Saturday 12th July is a Family Camp weekend where apart from the camping we hope to organise some fun for the young (and perhaps young at heart) amongst us.
Of course, young sailors are welcome to join in any other events (and we hope they will) and there is still a full programme for the rest of us.
In due course I hope the Junior Council will guide us in what young sailors at the club actually want and need - in the meanwhile I hope we are offering something they can enjoy.
Best wishes
Steve
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