Weir Wood Sailing Club - Information about our club 2016

Children 8-15

Optimist Club

Oppy Club is for children aged 8-15 and runs on

Saturday afternoons from 1.30pm (rigged and

ready to sail) to approximately 5pm. It is run by

qualified coaches, instructors and other parents.

The sessions offer children the opportunity to sail

and develop their skills to a high level of racing

competence, in a friendly, safe and supportive

environment.

Weir Wood has an active Optimist fleet with boats

sailing every Saturday afternoon during the

season which runs from March to November with

winter training sessions for the keener sailors.

The children in the group have a lot of fun and

make good friends on and off the water.

Beginners Sessions

We also run sessions for members’ and non-

members’ children to learn the basics of Optimist

sailing. Sessions are run by RYA instructors and

include use of club boats, buoyancy aids and

safety helmets. These are available subject to

availability through the club booking site –

Members £15 per session, non-members £20 per

session.

For more information, email

beginners@wwsc.org.uk

Youth (12 - 18)

Sunday Youth

This beginners’ group meets on Sunday mornings

from 10am till around 1pm from late April until late

October. Sessions cost £10 for members and £15

for non-members. They are run by RYA instruc-

tors and include use of club boats and buoyancy

aids. The group follows the RYA Young Sailors

Scheme and awards achievement certificates as

skills are gained. Joining this group costs £25 for

6 months, April – October.

Saturday Youth

This group is aimed at enhancing racing skills so

a reasonable level of sailing ability and a willing-

ness to progress in a racing environment are es-

sential. Joining this group costs £25 for 6 months,

April – October. Toppers or Lasers can be hired

for £15 a session

Outside these groups we also run a number of

other events including an annual camp in the

summer holidays and 2 residential weekends at

Cobnor Activities Centre in Chichester Harbour.

Visit us on the web: www.wwsc.org.uk

WWSC.org

@WeirWoodSC

For more information, email youth@wwsc.org.uk

Adult training courses

Weir Wood Sailing Club is a recognised RYA

Training Establishment. Training courses range

from those tailored for complete beginners

through to courses in advanced sailing tech-

niques for those wishing to improve and hone

their sailing skills. So, if you have never sailed

before, why not enrol on one of our ‘Start Sailing’

courses? It could change your life! Or, if you

have sailed before but need a ‘refresher’, our

‘Basic Skills’ course will get you back up to

speed. We also offer First Aid and Powerboat

courses (Basic Skills and the Safety Boat

Course) for members who wish to support sail-

ing.

Courses last two days and cost £115 for mem-

bers and £155 for non-members, including £40

temporary membership fee. If you join the club

in the same year we’ll waive the £50 joining fee.

We also run 2 residential weekends at Cobnor

Activities Centre in Chichester Harbour so that

members can experience tidal sailing with in-

structors on hand and full safety support.

Main membership categories

Family (£209) - Family Membership includes any

children up to age 25 in full time education

Couple (£194) – Adult couples living at the same

address

Single (£163) – One adult

Cadet (£92) – junior members under 18 on 1 April

Senior (£117) – one adult of state-pensionable

age or over

Senior Couple (£138) – two adults as above,

living at the same address

Winter member (£163) – one adult and boat,

available from 1 October until 31 March

Boat Fees – required for each boat you put on

the water, whether stored at Weir Wood or not.

1st Boat (£117) Additional boat (£77)

Optimist (£46) Cadet boat (£77)

A lovely summer evening at Weir Wood

The RYA dinghy sailing scheme

Saturday Skills

If formal courses aren’t your thing, but you

would like to improve your sailing skills with an

instructor on hand, why not try one of our Sat-

urday Skills groups? Initially conceived to pro-

vide structured sailing practice between cours-

es, these sessions have also proved very suc-

cessful with members not wishing to undertake

formal courses. Each session costs £5 with

your own boat or £20 if you hire a club boat.

Taster Sessions

New for 2016 – we’re offering taster sessions

for people who’ve never tried dinghy sailing

before or who sailed long ago and would like to

start again – so you can see if you like it before

committing yourself to a course or to member-

ship.

For more information, email training@wwsc.org.uk

For more information, email taster@wwsc.org.uk

For more information,

email membership@wwsc.org.uk