Bowmoor Sailing Club
Bowsprit - 9th April 2025

by Simon Hinnigan

Commodore's Note

Hello Bowmoor Sailors and Swimmers - what an amazing start to April!

In this weeks Bowsprit we focus on Youth and Adult coaching.  Please see the note from Graham Fletcher below and sign up.  There are some important changes in 2025.  Starting from May 3rd, training will happen every other Saturday until 1st November and you can sign up via a season pass for a reduced cost of £120 or for individual sessions at £25 each (£300 in total).

I think this is a fantastic setup and a great way to support youth development in particular.  As Graham explains, Squad members should join the Saturday program and we will run extra sessions
for our competitive Squad sailors.  I want to thank both Graham and Jo White for organizing these for the club.

I also wanted to give a big thank you to Sarah Pickard and Sarah Davies for their hard work in running the Youth program (Otters, Sprints, Yoo Regatta, and Interclub Regatta) over the past two years.  I think we've all seen how their efforts helped many of our young sailors develop skills and confidence.  Exactly what we want for our youth members.  If you would like to support these events in the future then please step forward as many hands make light work!

Next weekend we have the Phantom and Hadron H2 Open on Saturday, Sunday racing as usual on Sunday.

Remember to stop at the Galley and buy your tickets for the Easter Egg Raffle in support of LIONS.


Enjoy the sunshine!
Simon

News and Events
Youth & Adult Member Training
From Graham Fletcher.

Now that summer, or at least spring, is upon us, it’s time to start our summer training program.  This year we will be running the training in three parts.  Firstly the club will be continuing to train beginners through the usual RYA 1&2 courses for both children and adults.  These excellent courses are a great introduction to our sport.  We will also be continuing to run our “squad” training that target competitive sailors. You know who you are, so look out for opportunities to build on your skills with training inside and outside of the club.
 
New this year, is a training program to bridge between these two groups.  So, if you have just finished your RYA2 or if you did it last year and have done nothing since, the new youth or adult member training is for you.  Several groups will be running, so there will be an ability group for everyone.  It’s a chance to sail and learn with other sailors and to work with some of our excellent coaches.  The program will run every other Saturday starting on 3rd May until 1st November.  Individual sessions will cost £25 each, or all 12 for £120. This is an awesome opportunity for all our sailors.  I look forward to seeing you on the 3rd of may. 
 
Youth individual - https://bowmoor.com/product/youth-member-training-individual-date-booking/ 
Youth season - https://bowmoor.com/product/youth-training-all-sessions-season-pass/ 
Adult individual - https://bowmoor.com/product/adult-member-training-individual-date-booking/
Adult season - https://bowmoor.com/product/adult-member-training-all-sessions-season-pass/
Shore Duties

Message from Facilities.

The introduction of shore duties for non-sailing members was very successful last summer.  The clubhouse and grounds are looking better than ever with the help from our members. If you have signed up for a shore duty the rota is accessed through the bowmoor website here. 

Members are sometimes turning up unprepared, before you start:

  • Make sure you know how to access the equipment in the powerboat shed.
  • Make sure you are aware where the First Aid kit is (Clubhouse).
  • Make sure you are wearing appropriate footwear and clothing.
  • If you fancy helping out with more substantial gardening we can train you on the tractor or ride on mower.

Any questions please contact Mike Dyer, vice-commodore@bowmoor.com

Club Calendar

Wednesday 9th April
19:00 Spring Wednesday Evening Series Starts
Saturday 12th April
Phantom & Hadron H2 Open
Sunday 13th April
11:30 Spring Series AM
13:30 Spring Series PM
15:00 Spring Series late PM
Wednesday 16th April
19:00 Spring Wednesday
Monday 14th to Thursday 17th April
RYA Adult and RYA Junior Training

 

The full calendar is published on bowmoor.com/calendar/

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