Ashford's Conningbrook Lakes Sailing Club is encouraging more women and girls to get into sailing by supporting the 'Steering the Course' Women's Sailing Festival this summer. This has been initiated by World Sailing and promoted by the Royal Yachting Association.
The club encourages girls to progress from novice sailors to Assistant Instructors as a stepping stone to becoming qualified RYA Dinghy Instructors, with the work opportunities this brings for young people.
Helen Hofmann, Sailing Development Officer at Conningbrook, said: "We actively encourage all our participants to consider progressing with their sailing, and eventually becoming part of the Conningbrook Team, whether that is instructing or being part of the safety boat team. It's good to see so many girls actively considering gaining their instructor qualifications, with sailing being a sport for all."
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