As the 2021/2022 Winter Training comes to an end, SYC reflects on a very successful season's program. At a time when attracting and retaining young sailors in the sport is increasingly hard, SYC's experience is interesting and may be useful for other clubs.
23 children signed up to what was an over-subscribed program, with 13 day-long sessions planned between November and April. In the event, only one of the planned sessions was cancelled due to weather.
Most of the sessions saw the juniors split into two groups, one for the less experienced sailors who were relatively new to racing, and the other for the more experienced and competitive youngsters. Two RYA coaches, Stuart Jones and Izzy Cramp, were hired, and ran the majority of the sessions. They were supported by the large team of Starcross' own RYA Race Coach L2 members & parents. This gave a very high instructor to sailor ratio, and enabled excellent one-to-one support on the water.
Attendees came from a number of clubs in the region, with visitors from as far away as Falmouth - and from parent feedback after the last session - has been a roaring success.
Ian Purvis, Starcross Yacht Club Commodore in this 250th anniversary year commented "We are delighted to see so many enthusiastic juniors out on the water, and the engagement from juniors at all levels and it's very inspiring".
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