Winter youth sailing
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James Tudball reports:
DBSC is heating up with youth sailing this winter!
Our Reach Youth Committee is excited to be launching an 8 week youth coaching program over winter. The program framework is being provided by Josh Becker (who joined DBSC in January) in conjunction with our DBSC Reach Youth Coaches. It consists of 4 weekends sailing out on Double Bay, working toward and attending the June long weekend 2023 East Coast Youth Championships at GRSC, then 3 weekends after the regatta to fine tune skills.
We thank Josh and our youth coaches for their passion and efforts to get this winter program launched, and to be firing up our youth sailing more broadly at the club. We’d also like to thank our commodore for his enthusiastic support to get this activated, which has been pivotal.
Our youth coaching team consists of members Dan Costandi, Paige Caldecoat, Sylvie Stannage, Zander Bijkerk, Brooke Wilson, Campbell Patton, Finn Alexander, and now Josh Becker. Our team of coaches will ensure we can run ongoing youth activities throughout the year amidst our coaches' own busy (and successful!) campaign schedules.
This winter the youth program will take place on Saturday mornings, kicking off this weekend. They will also race in our DBSC Winter Series on Sundays, and later have a theory session and debrief in the club.
The program has around a dozen youth members signed up, and a number of these sailors are new members, and storing their boat at the club! ... so if you see them in the club or out on the start line, please give them a smile and make them feel welcome!