GHYC Sailing Course Notes and Code of Conduct
• Minimum age for ISA courses is 10 years. Minimum
age for Splash Sailing course is 9 years.
• Applicants must be able to swim 25 meters in their clothes. Swimming
test is mandatory for anyone
sailing with GHYC for the first time. It takes place on the first morning
so bring old clothes.
• ISA courses commence at l0am and finish at 5pm with a lunch break
lpm-2pm. Lunch is to be supplied from home. All sailors should be ready
in appropriate gear at course commencement times.
• The club is not responsible for the children at lunch-time.
• Course fees once paid are non-refundable.
• Buoyancy aids and appropriate footwear must be worn at all times
( ie no flip flops on the water). Any infringement of these rules means
automatic dismissal from the course. Weather gear, sun and wind protection,
should be brought each day and a change of warm clothing including shoes.
• Jumping off the pier or throwing / pushing anyone off the pier
is strictly forbidden during the course, including lunchtime.
• Through our courses we aim to help sailors improve their sailing
skills in a friendly and fun environment. Any sailor disrupting this will
be warned. If the disruption continues they will be dismissed from the
course.
• A strict no smoking ban applies during the sailing course.
While every effort is made to keep course participants occupied for the
full day, in bad weather conditions it may be necessary to send them home
so a valid phone number is essential.
Level 4 sailors may have the optional opportunity of participating in
the Fastnet International Schools Regatta for one week of their course.
Sailors who choose to participate in the Schools Regatta will not be asked
to pay a separate entry fee for the regatta. There may however be a transport
cost if parents elect to hire a minibus for transport to Schull. Last
time this cost was approx. 30 euro per sailor for the week. Level 4 sailors
will also be prepared for Pre-Entry Assessment for ISA Junior Instructor
Tests. We are offering Level 4 Racing this year and hope to offer the
higher level 4 Advanced next year if there is sufficient demand
Student Supplied Boats
Sailors who register as boat-owners must present a sea-worthy boat on
the first day of their course. Boats will be assessed by the instructors,
and any boats judged unsuitable for any reason will not be used and the
higher course fee for non-boat-owners will then be charged. If there is
no boat available that they can use then they cannot do the course. Owner
supplied boats must carry appropriate liability insurance.
Boat Damage
If damage occurs to a boat during the sailing course, the party responsible
for causing the damage should cover the repair costs. There are rules
governing liability for damages caused by collisions. If boats are racing
when a collision occurs, then liability is decided on the basis of the
Racing Rules of Sailing. At other times, the International Rules for the
Prevention of Collisions at Sea apply.
PLEASE NOTE: The ISA Level assessments
after Level 1 are challenging, geared towards sailors who participate
in their sport for three or even four seasons of the year, and for whom
it may represent their main sporting activity. Most of our sailors at
GHYC are summer sailors, and many do not sail at all other than for the
duration of their course. For this reason, it is to be expected that most
of our sailors will spend at least two seasons at Level 2 and Level 3.
This is necessary if they are to attain the standard prescribed by the
ISA, and helps them to gain confidence and skill at a rate appropriate
to their actual experience on the water. As parents, it is important that
we explain this properly before they begin the course, and help them to
understand that their ISA courses represent a learning curve over time,
rather than a ladder of tests that they can expect to pass on an annual
basis. Our instructors are happy to explain to sailors and their parents
the rationale of test decisions; if during the 2008 season, such discussions
become heated in any way, these will be referred to Junior committee for
resolution.
Please print a separate course application form for each sailor
Course
Application Form
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