TRAINING & COACHING
CONTACTS
coaching@chanonry.org.uk Chief Race Coach and place bookings for Race Coaching
RecogniZed Training Centre
The Club runs various formal RYA dinghy & powerboat courses and issues RYA certificates which are recognized throughout the world and additionally provides instructor or coach led opportunities to develop skills. We take dinghy sailors from 8 years old onwards and can offer total beginner to advanced dinghy modules. In addition to the formal courses, Dolphins provides Stage 1 juniors with regular evening opportunities to gain more time on the water while Race Coaching provides opportunities for the more advanced juniors and adults to improve their sailing skills.
Anyone interested in formal dinghy courses or to book a place on one of the training courses should contact our Training Principal.
Our Chief Race Coach is interested in hearing from anyone who would like some Race Coaching sessions.
The Club actively promotes powerboat courses (Level 2 and Safety Boat) for members keen to help with safety on the water and prices this training at the ‘break even’ rate. We also offer continuation or refresher powerboat training – please let training@chanonry.org.uk know if you wish to attend any of these courses or training sessions.
The Club’s ethos is to offer training to members – including of course new members - at a fraction of the price charged commercially without compromising on quality. The programme will available via the link at the head of this page from late February onward.
Dolphins & Race COACHING
- Chanonry Dolphins on Thursday evenings and
- Race Coaching on Sunday mornings between April and September; Signup to these summer sessions via the Calendar.
Open the event and look for "Signup". Signing up requires only your name and email address - the latter will not be displayed publicly and you will be able to see who else has signed up.
Race Coaching Entry Level – the entry level is RYA Stage 2 or equivalent with some post qualification practice at the discretion of the lead coaches.
Consent Form
| dolphins_race_coaching_consent_form.pdf |
Some on-the-water courses are also planned for early in the year before the main training programme begins around Easter - see below. To book sessions in February, March and 7/8 April follow this link.
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Date & Time |
Title |
Description |
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Sat 3 Feb |
Using Sailwave for racing results |
Manual race result calculation and operating Sailwave: practical hands-on use and examples. |
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Sat 10 Feb |
Racing Rules |
Racing Rules: with as high proportion of question and answer format |
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Sat 17 Feb |
Race Coaching - ashore to develop the 5 Essentials |
Why the 5 Essentials important to making your boat go better |
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Sat 3 & Sun 4 Mar |
Assistant Dinghy Instructor course |
A 2-day structured shore-based course for those
wanting to become ADIs at the Club. |
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Sat 10 Mar |
Race Coaching on the water |
Similar format to Champs and Race Team sessions. Weather dependent length of time on the water (~2 hrs). |
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Sat 17 Mar |
Safety boat skills on the water |
Start of season refresher for Club safety crews. |
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Sat 17 Mar |
Race Coaching on the water |
As 10 March |
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Sun 18 Mar |
GPS and Tides |
Practical use of a handheld GPS - covers how
GPS works, setting up your GPS receiver, quick position
plotting using GPS with prepared charts (suitable for small,
open boats), GPS for clearing lines and quick course to steer
using GPS to negate tidal effects on course. |
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Sat 24 Mar |
Race Coaching on the water |
As 10 March |
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Sat 31 Mar |
Safety boat skills on the water |
Start of season refresher for Club safety crews |
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NEW Sun 1 April 10:00 - 17:00 |
Assistant Dinghy Instructor part 2 |
Postponed session from 4 March |
Sat 7 & Sun 8 April All day |
Race Coaching on the water |
As 10 March but split into 4 sessions: Saturday am and pm and Sunday am and pm. The Sunday pm session will provide coaching during the 3 races of the first Fraser MacKenzie Series afternoon with de-briefing afterwards. |
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Sat 28 & Sun 29 Apr |
Powerboat Level 2 course |
This two-day entry level course provides the skills and background knowledge needed to drive a powerboat. Cost £30 to include log book, Start Powerboating booklet and certificate |
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Sat 5 & Sun 6 + Sat 12 & Sun 13 May |
Adult dinghy course Level 2 |
The course assumes no prior experience. The aim is to achieve RYA Level 2 which gives students the ability to sail a dinghy in good conditions in any direction, that is, able to get “there and back again”! Cost £120 to include log book, Start Sailing booklet & certificate |
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Thu 10 May 18:30 |
Dolphins 1 |
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Thu 24 May 18:30 |
Dolphins 2 |
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Thu 7 Jun 18:30 |
Dolphins 3 |
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Thu 21 Jun 18:30 |
Dolphins 4 |
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Thu 5 Jul 18:30 |
Dolphins 5 |
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Mon 16 – Fri 20 Jul |
Junior Dinghy week |
For juniors age 8 – 16. Over the week students should be able to achieve their next Stage depending on their previous experience and progress. Cost of full week is £150 to include log book (if required), a sailing book and a certificate. It may be possible to book a part week at £30/day. |
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Thu 26 Jul 18:30 |
Dolphins 6 |
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Thu 9 Aug 18:30 |
Dolphins 7 |
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Thu 23 Aug 18:30 |
Dolphins 8 |
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Parent Power
While most of the training for those helping out is ‘on the job training’ we can provide training on request – please contact: Training Principal.
