Hamilton Yacht Club Learn to Sail Programme for 2007

National Training Scheme

Yachting New Zealand

Hamilton Yacht Club Learn to Sail is based on the Yachting New Zealand National Sailing Scheme. We follow the YNZ syllabus, as contained in National Sailing Scheme Logbooks.

What do Sailors Learn?

Level One (Start Sailing)

§         Safety and Wind Awareness

§         Parts of the boat and knots

§         Capsize

§         Sailing and Boat Handling

§         Rigging

§         Capsize Recovery and Getting out of Irons

§         Upwind and Downwind

§         Rules

Level Two (Basic Skills)

§         Rigging Advanced

§         Safety

§         Weather and Tides

§         The Five Essentials

§         Launching and Retrieving

§         Sailing

§         Rules and Hiking

§         Optional Extra: Rowing

When sailors have completed level one and are working towards level two, they can apply to come to Optisail, New Zealand’s National 4 day Junior Training Camp held on Lake Rotoroa, Hamilton, every January.

Wed-24-Oct-07

1600-1730

Registration, Introduction

Fri-26 Oct-07

1800-1900

Capsize Session, Te Rapa Pools

Wed- 31-Oct 07

1600-1730

YNZ Level 1

Wed- 7-Nov 07

1600-1730

YNZ Level 1

Wed-14-Nov 07

1600-1730

YNZ Level 1

Wed-21-Nov 07

1600-1730

YNZ Level 1

Wed-28-Nov 07

1600-1730

YNZ Level 1

Thur-17-Jan 2008 -Sun 14-Jan 08

Optisail

Costs

The Course is free to club members. If you elect to join, we will credit your course fee. Fees for non-members per session are $20 per person, and $15 for “additional” folk.

The Capsize session is the cost of entry to Waterworld only.

Notes:

Training is in Optimist dinghies. The club has a limited number of boats and can borrow others, but it helps if you have access to one too. If you do not have access to a boat, we may charge up to $10 per hour for boat hire, depending upon its age and condition.

Participants need to bring a change of clothes and be warmly clad for on the water sessions (lots of layers). The content of the session can vary with prevailing wind conditions and available help.

Remember, this is a club activity, not a commercial one!