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Development
CLUB DEVELOPMENT Funding helps to Share the Waterways Waterways Ireland are working with Share Holiday Village, The SportNI and Venture Outdoors to make a series of Outdoor Activity Come and try it Days accessible to all on Upper Lough Erne. The Waterways Ireland - ‘Me Too’ Fun Day’s are a series of three fun days set up to attract minority ethnic communities, people with disabilities and low income families to participate in a series of adventure activities at Share Holiday Village – Lisnaskea. The three fun days will actively target these user groups and individuals to participate in a range of water based activities that will attract people of all ages and abilities to Lough Erne and encourage them to take up a new hobby or sport. The event will be run over two weekends (three days) at the start of the summer to give participants the opportunity to progress in their chosen sport throughout the better weather. The Dates are 23 May – Me Too - Disability, 5 June – Me Too - Ethnic Minorities, 6 June – Me Too – Low Income Families For more information on the ‘Me Too Fun Day’s’ and other outdoor activity packages please contact Rory – Share Marketing Officer on 028 6772 2122 or rory@sharevillage.org or visit www.sharevillage.org
Share Summer Scheme is now open for
business and booking up fast. We have launched new activities for this
year’s programme including a Street Circus and Magic School. To reserve
your place, simply choose which scheme suits you best by visiting
Our new Development Officer is in the process of visiting clubs. There are several aims to these visits, first and fore mostly to meet the club members. She also wants to find out what the main aims of the club are, where she can help in terms of funding, training and ideas, also to gather vital information to feed back to Sport NI. If you would like to arrange a meeting with Mary please contact her at: Regards Mary Farrell RYA NI Development Officer ( Mobile: 07919 923 018 Phone: 028 9038 3875 Email: mary.farrell@rya.org.uk Active Community funding has created sailing opportunities for people living in the borough council areas of Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon. Do you know someone who would be interested?? See the details below of the fantastic program being run at Craigavon Watersports Centre. Ahoy Instructors, principals, and Windsurfers. The 2010 RYA Principal and Instructor conference is coming up. Book your place now and get up to speed on current RYA practices, get your lifejacket checked for free, get a discount on RYA publications, AND have your say about the future development of windsurfing in NI. See the details below. Happy sailing, Mary Events: Instructor and Principals Conference Updates on RYA policies, and regional activity. Also a chance to try some new kit! 10th April 2010. Entry: Free, lunch included, discounted RYA publications. Venue: SLYC TO BOOK E-MAIL: mary.farrell@rya.org.uk
Honda RYA Youth Rib Championship 2010! Kinnego Marina ( Oxford Island Lough Neagh ) on the 15th May 2010 More information to follow. Contact for this event is Mark Fekkes: 079 1867 1790
CHANGE OF DATE!! RYA Volvo Youth Championships 4TH & 5TH September
RYA Race Management Conference Ballyholme Yacht Club Saturday 10th April 2010 Race Management update for all existing RROs, NROs and interested parties. The conference will include sessions on the new Race Management Seminar Format, the new Marklayer and GPS courses, a Safety session, a What do we do when it all goes wrong? session and a session on Wind and Tide. Application forms will be available on the RYA NI Website. Course Cost £10.00 includes lunch (Payable on the day)
RYA Club Rules Advisor Course Ballyholme Yacht Club Saturday 10th April 2010 The RYA are very keen that every Racing Club in Northern Ireland should have its own Club Rules Advisor. Resolving racing disputes without the aggravation of a protest hearing. This is the RYA dispute resolution process for club Racing. This course is for club members interested in being able to advise on the RRS and in general for sailors wanting to know a little more about the RRS and the Protest process. Course Cost £10.00 includes lunch (Payable on the day)
Enquiries to Robin Gray Regional Race Management Coordinator Tel: 028 9145 9845 Mob: 07809 395 294 Email: robin@robingray.co.uk
News:
Ballyronan Boat Club achieved RTC status for sailing, windsurfing and powerboating. “For the last two years the club has been working to become a fully recognised Royal Yachting Association training centre, which is now in place. With this now finalised the Ballyronan Boat Club now wants to start delivering fully recognised Royal Yachting Association accredited qualifications which are recognised worldwide. This will further raise the clubs profile in terms of professional training and boating, and as a result of this the club will be marketed and promoted by the RYA on its website and brochures, which is regarded as the information gateway for boating around the world and will increase the profile of Ballyronan, bringing increased economic benefits to this area. This year the Ballyronan Boat Club will be offering training which will enable those looking to sail, wind surf or just be a bit more serious about water based activities and Commodore Connor McGuckin states “we are looking forward to becoming one of the best inshore water based training centres in Northern Ireland, and with the continued support of club members Cookstown Council & Traad & Ballyronan Development Association, I’m confident we will realise this” “
Funding NEWS:
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation Have you got a great idea for an intergenerational pilot project – Tell us about your idea and you could be awarded £30,000 of funding to make it happen. Apply now at www.intergenerationall.org.
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Has your club/club member been nominated for an award, or done anything unusual or noteworthy, of so tell the NI Sailing community about it!
SUMMER SAILING COURSES!
Donaghadee Sailing Club
Adult Courses
Adult Beginner Run over two weekends £100 / £120 (non-members)
1. 29th – 30th May & 5th – 6th June
2. 12th – 13th June & 19th – 20th June
3. 11th – 12th Sept & 25th – 27th Sept
Adult Improver 3 days £100 / £120(non-members)
Start Racing 3 days £100 / £120(non-members)
Junior Courses Week long course £125 / £150 (non-members)
Beginner – RYA Stage 1 & 2
1. 5th – 9th July
2. 19th – 23rd July
3. 9th – 13th August
4. 23rd – 27th August
Improvers – RYA Stage 3 & 4
1. 19th – 23rd July
2. 26th – 30th July
3. 16th – 20th August
Start Racing – An introduction to club racing & working on the techniques from 3+4
1. 5th – 9th July
2. 26th – 30th July
3. 23rd – 27th August
Intermediate Racing – Preparing for sailing at Topper Travellers, Youth Champs, etc
1. 9th – 13th August
Advanced Racing – Pinnacle of your sailing course career!
1. 16th – 20th August
Personal Tuition
“One to One” sessions available on request at £25/hr.
Email training@donaghadeesc.co.uk
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Racing Rules
An RYA Club Racing Rules course has been organised for Friday 30th April at 7.30. Cost will be £2 for juniors and £3 for adults. Rules have recently changed, so this is a must for anyone who races.
SHARE Centre
Summer Scheme is now open for business and booking up fast. We have launched new activities for this year’s programme including a Street Circus and Magic School. To reserve your place, simply choose which scheme suits you best by visiting
http://www.sharevillage.org/upcoming-courses-and-events/
Or simply contact Celia@sharevillage.org
or telephone 028 67 722 182
Craigavon Watersports Centre
Activity Community Programme for Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon
Sailing courses
Active communities is an investment programme funded by Sports Northern Ireland Lottery Fund, that seeks to increase participation in physical recreation, especially amongst under-represented groups through the provision of an Outdoor Pursuits Instructor and the delivery of heavily subsidized activity sessions.
This programme will run activities for those who live in Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon
Type of programme on offer: Mother and daughter, Girls Only Taster sessions, Girls Only 2 day courses, we can tailor make a course to suit your group.
Open courses.
Evening course – Females of all ages – 6.30pm – 8.30pm each session. Cost £18 per course
Course 1. 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th May.
Course 2. 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th July
Two day courses – Females of all ages -9.30am - 1.30pm each day. Cost £18.00 per course
Course 3. 19th/20th July
Course 4. 9th/10th August
For further details or bookings please contact Kelley Rushton at Craigavon Watersports Centre on Tel 02838-342669 or Kelley.rushton@craigavon.gov.uk check out www.craigavonactivity.org
County Antrim Yacht Club;
have got the dates of their sailing courses out:
Forms Required to secure a place on courses: 1) Registration 2) Medical Consent
If new to the Club, membership forms can be found on the Home Page & details of Fees.
Monday 5-9 July : RYA YSS (Beginners \ Stage 1 & Stage2) (Open to Beginners, also stage l Sailors who need to consolidate from last year if little or no sailing occurred after the course)
Monday 26-30 July : RYA YSS (Beginners \ Stage 1 & Stage2) (Open to Beginners, also stage l Sailors who need to consolidate from last year if little or no sailing occurred after the course)
Monday 2-6 August : RYA YSS (Progress to Stage 2+ & Stage 3) (Open to confident & practiced Stage 2 Sailors )– This course will expect the sailors to have already logged some time this season. Be able to rig a dinghy, launch, sail on a close reach, go about and return to shore without assistance.
Monday 9-13 August RYA YSS (Progress Stage 3+ & Stage 4 )(Open to experienced Stage 3+ progressing to stage 4 working on consolidating experience ).
Completed Registration forms must be accompanied with a full fee of £100. Only refundable if the Courses are over subscribed. Consent Form with Medical info to be completed.
RYA START RACING
Provisionally to start either Saturday 3 or 10 April for 9-10 Weeks. If we have more trained Club Race Coaches this year we will schedule two streams: Further details will be available in March.
1) Existing Topper Squad who are moving on to Intermediate Racing
2) Selected Sailors with Stage 3/4 ready to undertake Start Racing Scheme
CAYC training includes an Adult Training Course on Friday evenings starting 30th April 2010.
Other CAYC events:
Cycling around Islandmagee leaving Club at 9.30 on Saturday 27 March
Around the World Sailing talk (Ireland to New Zealand ) on Saturday 27 March @ CAYC , 8.00pm (Pat &Olivia Murphy )
Strangford Lough Yacht Club
http://www.slyc.co.uk/SailingSchool
Dates are:
RYA Junior Sailing Courses Level 1 - 4
 | 5th - 9th July |
| 19th - 23rd July |
| 26th - 30th July |
| 2nd - 6th August |
| 18th - 20th June |
| 14th July - 16th July |
Racing:
Do you have an opening day regatta, or a spring series? Let us know, and we will put it out in this newsletter in the future.
Ulster Topper Championships
East Antrim Boat Club
24th/25th April
Laser Ulsters and Ladies Championships
Cushendall SBC
8th/9th May
Phone: 028 9038 3875
Email: mary.farrell@rya.org.uk
WEB: www.ryani.org.uk
Skype: Mary Farrell
