Other Training Activities 2010

Other Training Activities

Places must be booked through the online booking system on www.elyc.org.uk

Sailing a Double Hander Weekend – 22^nd & 23^rd May 2010

This course is to help give you the confidence to sail a double hander competently, develop communication skills, boat handling skills and be able to take out one of the club boats comfortably.

Cost £60 per person for this weekend if you are a club member

Cost £90 for non club members (this fee includes club membership) Participants must be a member of ELYC and this can be applied for on www.elyc.org.uk

Each participant must have a Level 2 or equivalent experience – please email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to clarify your position prior to booking.

Get Racing Thursdays

This evening activity will take place throughout the season, and starts on 8^th April with alternate weeks of coaching and racing, to help individuals (both adults and children) to develop their confidence and skills, and progress into racing regularly in the club racing programme. The club boats can be used during this activity, alongside those with their own boats. Places are limited in this activity to 12, and can be booked a week in advance by going to www.elyc.org.uk.

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Fun Fridays

A great activity for those who have just completed a beginners course, and are looking to develop their skills and confidence. The activities delivered in this evening are carefully programmed, to ensure a progression, and to help individuals move towards the ‘Get Racing Thursday’ activities, and start on 16^th April.

Club boats can be used for this activity, and places are limited to 12, and can be booked a week in advance, go to www.elyc.org.uk to book a place

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Saturday Morning Race Coaching

These clinics are again carefully planned, to help both adults and children progress towards not only achieving more RYA certificates, but also feeding into the club racing activities, which take place on Saturday afternoons and start on 17^th April. Again, useful for anyone who has just completed a beginners course, and places can be booked a week in advance by booking online at www.elyc.org.uk

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East Lothian YC ‘Bass Rock Bandits’

This is a new activity to bring in the younger members of the club, and is only open to members of the club who are between 8 and 10 years of age, and whose families have been members of the club for the last two years. It is intended that this activity will be aimed at those 8 – 10 year olds who have either done no sailing, or only done a little sailing. This activity will be running on Sunday mornings, throughout the season with the dates are below. Each session will start at 1030hrs and finish at 1230hrs. Places are limited to 8 children per course. Please book online at www.elyc.org.uk.

Course 1 – 2^nd May to 27^th June

Course 2 – 4^th July – 22^nd August

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‘Girls Go Sailing Day’

This is a special one day sailing event, open to all the female members of the club, and intended to provide a fun relaxed day on the water, with opportunities to try your hand at not only sailing, but at driving a rescue boat too, as well as meet some of the other club members and develop your sailing skills. This event is planned for Sunday 27^th June, and please email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to indicate your interest in the day and to receive some details.

Powerboat Training

The club has a very active racing and regatta programme, and there is always a need for competent powerboat drivers to help out with these activities. To that end, a programme of training courses will be created and emailed out to club members by the end of February2010. You must be a member of the club to participate in this training. Details on how to sign up will be contained within the information on the courses. Please book a place on a course at www.elcy.org.uk .

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ELYC Regatta – Novice Racers

Following on from the programme of Get Racing Thursdays , a novice racing fleet will take part in the ELYC Regatta on 5^th & 6^th June, where a separate start will be provided, and a coach on the water to help individuals get round the course will also be provided.

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Other Racing Events

We also plan to run a weekend of race training with Volvo Champion Clubs Racing Coach this summer, as well as help individuals attend events such as the RYA Scotland Zone Championships, The Brown Cup and the Laird Trophy, leading towards regular race training activities. If you have any questions about these activities, please email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it